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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...
- An
acrylate polymer (also
known as
acrylic or polyacrylate) is any of a
group of
polymers prepared from
acrylate monomers.
These plastics are
noted for...
- A
superabsorbent polymer (SAP) (also
called slush powder) is a water-absorbing
hydrophilic homopolymers or
copolymers that can
absorb and
retain extremely...
- 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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Polymer science or
macromolecular science is a
subfield of
materials science concerned with
polymers,
primarily synthetic polymers such as
plastics and...
- The
degree of
polymerization, or DP, is the
number of
monomeric units in a
macromolecule or
polymer or
oligomer molecule. For a homopolymer,
there is...
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organic polysulfide polymers.
Thiokol polymers are used as an
elastomer in
seals and sealants. The
distinction between the
polymers first commercialized...
- In
materials science, a
thermosetting polymer,
often called a thermoset, is a
polymer that is
obtained by
irreversibly hardening ("curing") a soft solid...
- In
polymer chemistry,
emulsion polymerization is a type of
radical polymerization that
usually starts with an
emulsion incorporating water, monomers, and...
