IUPAC definition A polymer is a substance composed of macromolecules. A macromolecule is a molecule of high relative molecular mass, the structure of...
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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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In polymer chemistry, polymerization (American English), or polymerisation (British English), is a process of reacting monomer molecules together in a...
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Polymer banknotes are banknotes made from a synthetic polymer such as biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP). Such notes incorporate many security features...
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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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Polypropylene (redirect from Propene polymer)
polypropene, is a thermoplastic polymer used in a wide variety of applications. It is produced via chain-growth polymerization from the monomer propylene....
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Plastic (redirect from Biodegradability of polymers)
Plastics are a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic materials that use polymers as a main ingredient. Their plasticity makes it possible for plastics to...
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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...
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Crystallization of polymers is a process associated with partial alignment of their molecular chains. These chains fold together and form ordered regions...
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Polylactic acid (redirect from PLA polymer)
of water (hence its name). It can also be prepared by ring-opening polymerization of lactide [–C(CH 3)HC(=O)O–] 2, the cyclic dimer of the basic repeating...
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