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  1. Polymer - Wikipedia

    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 natural and …

  2. Polymer | Description, Examples, Types, Material, Uses, & Facts ...

    Jan 12, 2026 · Polymer, any of a class of natural or synthetic substances composed of very large molecules that are multiples of simpler chemical units. Polymers make up many of the materials in …

  3. Polymers | An Open Access Journal from MDPI

    Conducting polymers are extensively researched due to their remarkable characteristics, including adaptable and tunable electrical conductivity, straightforward manufacturing process, enhanced …

  4. What Is a Polymer? - ThoughtCo

    May 16, 2025 · Polymers are chains of molecules that come in both natural forms like rubber and synthetic forms like plastic. Different properties of polymers, like elasticity or reflectivity, make them …

  5. Polymer: Definition, Properties, Types, and Applications

    Mar 30, 2023 · Polymers are made of repeating steps of simpler compounds called monomers. Many chemicals have the potential to be polymerized into chains that make a material whose properties …

  6. SLAP 2026

    Feb 2, 2026 · Held biennially since 1988, SLAP gathers approximately 500 participants and is one of the most significant scientific events in Latin America in the field of polymers. The event aims to foster …

  7. Polymer - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics

    Polymers are typically very large molecules (poly=many, mer=unit) but can be as small as oligomeric polymers (oli=few). A polymer molecule (chain) typically consists of thousands—even millions—of …

  8. Polymers - Latest research and news | Nature

    4 days ago · Polymers are either natural or synthetic macromolecules composed of many repeating units (monomers) usually arranged in the form of a chain. Examples of polymers are silk, rubber, …

  9. Polymer Fundamentals - Chemistry LibreTexts

    Polymers are long chain, giant organic molecules are assembled from many smaller molecules called monomers. Polymers consist of many repeating monomer units in long chains, sometimes with …

  10. What are polymers? - International Union of Pure and Applied …

    What are polymers? 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.