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Applications
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History
17 related topics
Common examples
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Synthesis
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Overview
- IUPAC International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
- Substance Chemical substance
- Material
- Macromolecules Macromolecule
- Repeat units Repeat unit
- Monomers Monomer
- Synthetic plastics Synthetic plastic
- Polystyrene
- Biopolymers Biopolymer
- DNA
- Proteins Protein
- Polymerization
- Molecular mass
- Small molecule
- Compounds Compound (chemistry)
- Physical properties Physical property
- Toughness
- Elasticity Rubber elasticity
- Viscoelasticity
- Amorphous Amorphous solid
- Crystallization and melting transitions Crystallization of polymers
- Crystals Crystal
- Polymer science
- Polymer chemistry
- Polymer physics
- Biophysics
- Materials science and engineering Materials science
- Covalent
- Chemical bonds Chemical bond
- Supramolecular polymers Supramolecular polymer
Etymology
- Greek Greek language
- With a definition Jöns Jacob Berzelius
- IUPAC
- Hermann Staudinger
Common examples
- Natural polymeric materials Natural polymer
- Hemp
- Shellac
- Amber
- Wool
- Silk
- Cellulose
- Polyethylene
- Polypropylene
- Polyvinyl chloride
- Synthetic rubber
- Phenol formaldehyde resin
- Bakelite
- Neoprene
- Nylon
- Polyacrylonitrile
- PVB Polyvinyl butyral
- Silicone
- Carbon
- Ethylene
- Silly Putty
- Oxygen
- Polyethylene glycol
- Glycosidic bonds Glycosidic bond
- Phosphodiester bonds Phosphodiester bond
Synthesis
- PET polyester Polyethylene terephthalate
- Terephthalic acid
- Ethylene glycol
- Step-growth polymerization
- Chain polymerization Addition polymerization
- Polyester
- Polycondensation
- Polyaddition
- Plasma polymerization
- Catalyst Catalysis
- Proteins Peptide synthesis
- Polypeptides Polypeptide
- Polynucleotides Polynucleotide
- DNA polymerase
- Synthesis of proteins Protein biosynthesis
- Transcribe Transcription (genetics)
- RNA Ribonucleic acid
- Translate Translation (biology)
- Modified further Posttranslational modification
- Suberin
- Melanin
- Lignin
- Cotton
- Starch
- Polyethene
- Perspex
- Nitric acid
- Nitrocellulose
- Vulcanized rubber
- Sulfur
Structure
- Microstructure
- Copolymer
- Ethylene-vinyl acetate
- Nucleotide
- Carboxylic groups Carboxylic acid
- Polyelectrolyte
- Ionomer
- Alkyl groups
- Elastomers Elastomer
- Thermosets
- Freely-jointed-chain model Freely Jointed Chain
- Solid state Solid
- Conformations Protein conformation
- Intermolecular Intermolecular force
- Semi-crystalline
- Spherulite Spherulite (polymer physics)
- Hydrogen bonds Hydrogen bond
- P-aramid Aramid
- Circuit topology
- Thermoplastics Thermoplastic
- Decomposition Thermal decomposition
- Thermoplastic elastomers Thermoplastic elastomer
Properties
- Intensive properties Intensive and extensive properties
- Thermodynamics
- Transport properties Transport phenomena
- Diffusivity Mass diffusivity
- Ionic bonding
- Hydrogen bonding
- Dipoles Dipole
- Amide
- Carbonyl
- Urethane Carbamate
- Urea
- Kevlar
- Twaron
- Self-assembly
- Superhydrophobic
- PMMA Poly(methyl methacrylate)
- Solid-state dye lasers Solid-state dye laser
- Laser dye
- Organic lasers Organic laser
- Linewidths Laser linewidth
- Electrical insulators Insulator (electricity)
- Π-conjugated bonds Conjugated system
- Semiconductors Semiconductor
- Polythiophenes Polythiophene
- Organic electronics
Applications
- Composites Polymer matrix composite
- PVC clothing
- Spandex
- Sport shoes Sneakers
- Wetsuits Wetsuit
- Footballs Ball (association football)
- Billiard balls Billiard ball
- Skis Ski
- Snowboards Snowboard
- Rackets Racket (sports equipment)
- Parachutes Parachute
- Sails Sailcloth
- Tents and shelters Tent
- Light emitting diodes OLED
- Solar cells Organic solar cell
- Television components Television set
- Compact discs Compact disc
- Photoresists Photoresist
- Holography
- Films Plastic film
- Bottles Plastic bottle
- Food packaging
- Barrels Barrel
- Thermal insulation
- Spray foams Spray foam
- Garden furniture
- Sealing Seal (mechanical)
- Pipes Plastic pipework
- Varnish
- Adhesives Adhesive
Standardized nomenclature
Characterization
- Size-exclusion chromatography
- Gel permeation chromatography
- Static light scattering
- Dispersity Polydispersity
- Small-angle neutron scattering
- Block polymers Block polymer
- Wide-angle X-ray scattering
- Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy FTIR
- Raman spectroscopy
- Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
- Differential scanning calorimetry
- Thermogravimetry
- Rheology
- Modulus Elastic modulus
Degradation
- Color
- Heat
- Light
- Chemicals Chemical
- Enzymes
- Chain scission
- Biodegradation
- Recycling
- Pollution
- Polylactic acid
- Polyglycolic acid
- UV degradation
- Hydrolysis
- Unsaturated Saturated and unsaturated compounds
- Ozone cracking
- Inorganic polymers Inorganic polymer
- Polydimethylsiloxane
- Atoms Atom
- Depolymerization
- Resin identification codes Resin identification code
- Society of the Plastics Industry
- Safety-critical
- Fuel lines Fuel line
- Acetal resin
- Polybutylene
- Chlorine
- Extruded
- Injection molded Injection molding
- Stress concentration
- Medical devices Medical device
History
- Keratin
- Linen
- Paper reed Cyperus papyrus
- Paper
- "caoutchouc" trees Hevea brasiliensis
- Olmec Olmecs
- Maya Maya civilization
- Aztec Aztecs
- Thomas Graham Thomas Graham (chemist)
- Braconnot Henri Braconnot
- Parkesine
- Hayward Nathaniel Hayward
- Celluloid
- Galalith
- Rayon
- Vulcanised rubber
- Lord Todd Alexander R. Todd
Bibliography
- ISBN ISBN (identifier)
Advanced semantic analysis
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Map overview Semantic statistics
Number of nodes, edges, triples, density and central hubs. Use it to gauge the size and connectivity of the map.Polymer
Nodes359
Edges358
Triples254
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.005571
Components1
How this topic connects Entity context
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Polymer
Top relations
has application · 23
Polymer → Car, CD, Clothing, Construction, Electronic, For, Household, Insulation, Medical, Modern, Money, Nowadays, OFET, OLED, Packaging, Paints, Personal, PVC, Rubik's Cube, Security
related to Bibliography · 21
Polymer → Academic Press, Alfred, Blackie, Christopher, Cowie, David, Environmental Stress Cracking, Glasgow, Hall, ISBN, John McKenzie Grant, London, Macmillan, New York, PDF, Plastics, Polymers, RAPRA, Rudin, The
related to Synthesis · 15
Polymer → C6H4, CH2, COO, COOH, During, HO, HOOC, OC, OH, PET, Polymerization, Step-growth, Synthetic, The, This
related to Characterization · 14
Polymer → Differential, Fourier-transform, It, Raman, Rheology, Scattering, Select, Size-exclusion, Spectroscopy, The, Thermogravimetry, These, Wide-angle X-ray, X-ray
related to Chemical properties · 14
Polymer → As, Because, Different, Dipole, H-C, Kevlar's, N-H, Polyesters, Polymers, The, These, Twaron, Van, Waals
related to Product failure · 10
Polymer → Attack, Chlorine-induced, Cracks, Failure, If, In, One, They, Traces, US
related to Standardized nomenclature · 10
Polymer → ACS, American Chemical Society, Both, Examples, For, In, IUPAC, Many, The, There
related to Synthetic · 10
Polymer → Bakelite, British English, DNA, Many, More, Most, Oxygen, PVB, Silly Putty, The
related to Microstructure · 9
Polymer → Close-meshed, Cross-links, Highly, In, The, There, These, Various, While
related to history · 8
Polymer → Aztec, Europe, Maya, Olmec, Polymers, South America, The, Thomas Graham
Important terminology Word statistics
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Important terminology
polymers chain properties also chains molecules monomers synthetic one molecular units used may many chemical structure materials monomer amorphous rubber
Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples
Extracted RDF-like relationships with confidence and source. The table includes structured facts and lower-confidence contextual relations.| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polymer | is a | substance composed of macromolecules | 0.90 | text |
| Polymer | is a | identity of its constituent monomers | 0.90 | text |
| DNA | instance of | Polymers range from familiar synthetic plastics such as polystyrene to natural biopolymers | 0.80 | text |
| proteins that are fundamental to biological structure | instance of | Polymers range from familiar synthetic plastics such as polystyrene to natural biopolymers | 0.80 | text |
| function | instance of | Polymers range from familiar synthetic plastics such as polystyrene to natural biopolymers | 0.80 | text |
| hemp | instance of | naturally occurring and synthetic or man made.NaturalNatural polymeric materials | 0.80 | text |
| shellac | instance of | naturally occurring and synthetic or man made.NaturalNatural polymeric materials | 0.80 | text |
| amber | instance of | naturally occurring and synthetic or man made.NaturalNatural polymeric materials | 0.80 | text |
| wool | instance of | naturally occurring and synthetic or man made.NaturalNatural polymeric materials | 0.80 | text |
| silk | instance of | naturally occurring and synthetic or man made.NaturalNatural polymeric materials | 0.80 | text |
| and natural rubber have been used for centuries | instance of | naturally occurring and synthetic or man made.NaturalNatural polymeric materials | 0.80 | text |
| silicones | instance of | elements such as silicon form familiar materials | 0.80 | text |
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