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A polymer is a large molecule made up of many smaller units linked together in a chain, as shown in this microscope image where individual polymer chains appear as tiny threads only a fraction of a nanometer thick. Polymers matter because their chain-like structure gives them useful properties that make them valuable for countless applications in materials science and manufacturing.
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Research
1,321,849 papers- Polymer Based Protein Therapeutics.ReviewCurrent protein & peptide science · 2018Bhawani SA, Husaini A, Ahmad FB et al.DOI: 10.2174/1389203718666170821162823
- Covalent polymer-drug conjugates.ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2005Elvira C, Gallardo A, Roman JS et al.DOI: 10.3390/10010114
- Recent Advances in Polymer Flooding in China.ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Song K, Tao J, Lyu X et al.DOI: 10.3390/molecules27206978
- Polymer therapeutics as nanomedicines: new perspectives.ReviewCurrent opinion in biotechnology · 2011Duncan RDOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2011.05.507
- Exploring structure-activity relationships for polymer biodegradability by microorganisms.ReviewThe Science of the total environment · 2023Kim JR, Thelusmond JR, Albright VC 3rd et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164338
- PEEK polymer's properties and its use in prosthodontics. A review.ReviewStomatologija · 2018Skirbutis G, Dzingutė A, Masiliūnaitė V et al.
- Bacterial peptidoglycan as a living polymer.ReviewCurrent opinion in chemical biology · 2025El-Araby AM, Fisher JF, Mobashery SDOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2024.102562
- [Application of biomanufacturing in polymer flooding].ReviewSheng wu gong cheng xue bao = Chinese journal of biotechnology · 2025Zhou J, Pan Q, Huang L et al.DOI: 10.13345/j.cjb.240257
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- material
- Has part
- macromolecule
- Has parts of class
- macromolecule
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- different from
- prepolymer
- studied by
- polymer science
- has cause
- polymerization
- opposite of
- monomer
- Commons category
- Polymers
- topic's main category
- Category:Polymers
- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C48803
- fabrication method
- polymerization
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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