- properties, both
synthetic and
natural polymers play
essential and
ubiquitous roles in
everyday life.
Polymers range from
familiar synthetic plastics...
- same
monomer unit,
whereas polymers that
consist of more than one
monomer unit are
referred to as
copolymers (or co-
polymers).
Other monomer units, such...
- In
polymer chemistry,
condensation polymers are any kind of
polymers whose process of
polymerization involves a
condensation reaction (i.e. a
small molecule...
- of
solid substances. Most
plastics contain organic polymers. The vast
majority of
these polymers are
formed from
chains of
carbon atoms, with or without...
- In
polymer science, the
polymer chain or
simply backbone of a
polymer is the main
chain of a
polymer.
Polymers are
often classified according to the elements...
-
common polymer, with
major degradation occurring from ~250 °C (480 °F) onwards;
other polymers degrade at
higher temperatures.
Molten polymers are non-Newtonian...
-
length of the
polymer, the
progress of reactions, and in what ways the
polymer branches.
Polymers can be
classified in many ways.
Polymers,
strictly speaking...
-
between 10 and 80%, with
crystallized polymers often called "semi-crystalline". The
properties of semi-crystalline
polymers are
determined not only by the degree...
-
Carbon fiber-reinforced
polymers (American English), carbon-fibre-reinforced
polymers (Commonwealth English), carbon-fiber-reinforced plastics, carbon-fiber...
-
Nylon is a
family of
synthetic polymers with
amide backbones,
usually linking aliphatic or semi-aromatic groups.
Nylons are
white or
colorless and soft;...
