- A
polymer (/ˈpɒlɪmər/) is a
substance or
material consisting of very
large molecules called macromolecules,
composed of many
repeating subunits. Due to...
- In
polymer chemistry,
polymerization (American English), or
polymerisation (British English), is a
process of
reacting monomer molecules together in a...
- composite. The
picture labeled "graft
polymer"
shows how
grafted chains of
species B are
covalently bonded to
polymer species A.
Although the side chains...
- A
polymeric foam is a
special foam, in
liquid or
solidified form,
formed from
polymers.
Examples include: Ethylene-vinyl
acetate (EVA) foam, the copolymers...
-
IUPAC definition Polymerization in
which polymer is
formed in monomer, or monomer-solvent
droplets in a
continuous phase that is a
nonsolvent for both...
- A
lithium polymer battery, or more
correctly lithium-ion
polymer battery (abbreviated as LiPo, LIP, Li-poly, lithium-poly and others), is a rechargeable...
- In
polymer chemistry,
living polymerization is a form of
chain growth polymerization where the
ability of a
growing polymer chain to
terminate has been...
- In
polymer chemistry, an
inorganic polymer is a
polymer with a
skeletal structure that does not
include carbon atoms in the backbone.
Polymers containing...
- 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...
