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IUPAC definition A
polymer is a
substance composed of macromolecules. A
macromolecule is a
molecule of high
relative molecular m****, the
structure of...
- In
polymer chemistry,
polymerization (American English), or
polymerisation (British English), is a
process of
reacting monomer molecules together in a...
- A
lithium polymer battery, or more correctly, lithium-ion
polymer battery (abbreviated as LiPo, LIP, Li-poly, lithium-poly, and others), is a rechargeable...
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Carbon fiber-reinforced
polymers (American English), carbon-fibre-reinforced
polymers (Commonwealth English), carbon-fiber-reinforced plastics, carbon-fiber...
- Silyl-modified
polymers (SMP; also silane-modified
polymers, modified-silane
polymers, MS
polymers, silane-terminated
polymers, etc.) are
polymers terminating...
- polypropene, is a
thermoplastic polymer used in a wide
variety of applications. It is
produced via chain-growth
polymerization from the
monomer propylene....
- Shape-memory
polymers (SMPs) are
polymeric smart materials that have the
ability to
return from a
deformed state (temporary shape) to
their original (permanent)...
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Polymer clay is a type of
hardenable modeling clay
based on the
polymer polyvinyl chloride (PVC). It
typically contains no clay minerals, but like mineral...
- In
materials science, a
thermosetting polymer,
often called a thermoset, is a
polymer that is
obtained by
irreversibly hardening ("curing") a soft solid...
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Nylon is a
family of
synthetic polymers characterized by
amide linkages,
typically connecting aliphatic or semi-aromatic groups.
Nylons are
generally white...
