We welcome submissions on polymer chemistry, polymer physics, polymer hybrids, nanocomposites, characterisation and self-assembly. Polymer also publishes work on the …

Polymers range from familiar synthetic plastics such as polystyrene to natural biopolymers such as DNA and proteins that are fundamental to biological structure and function. Polymers, both …

Jun 20, 2025 · A polymer is any of a class of natural or synthetic substances composed of very large molecules, called macromolecules, which are multiples of simpler chemical units called …

Jan 15, 2025 · Although many manufacturers are familiar with the term polymer, it’s easy to lose track of the basics of familiar terms. What then is a polymer? How do you know what you can …

May 16, 2025 · A polymer is a chemical compound with molecules bonded together in long, repeating chains. Because of their structure, polymers have unique properties that can be …

Many of the same units (or mers) are connected together to form a long chain or polymer. Because they can be extremely large, often made up of hundreds of thousands of atoms, …

A polymer is a substance or material consisting of very large molecules called macromolecules, composed of many repeating subunits. These macromolecules are bonded together in long, …

Polymers are substances composed of macromolecules, very large molecules with molecular weights ranging from a few thousand to as high as millions of grams/mole.

A commonly used definition of polymer is a material that is composed of many monomers (from 10s to 1000s) all linked together to form chains. A monomer can be composed of one to many …

Jan 30, 2025 · The polymerization process is the chemical reaction where small molecules, called monomers, combine to form a large chain-like molecule, known as a polymer. This process is …