The Small Molecules That Make Up Polymers Are Made Up Of Chains Or...

The Small Molecules That Make Up Polymers Are Made Up Of Chains Or Networks Of Smaller Molecules Called Monomers

Posted 2023-05-09 13:07:18

More than any other class of material now in use, Polymers have a wide range of potential uses. Adhesives, coatings, foams, and packaging materials are just some of the current uses, in addition to textile and industrial fibres, composites, electrical and medicinal devices, optical devices, and many recently created high-tech ceramic precursors.

Polymers come in a variety of forms. Natural, synthetic, addition, condensation, and rearrangement are a few of the most common. All Polymers found in nature are considered natural. Rubber, polysaccharides, starch, glycogen, and proteins are a few of the prominent examples. In the laboratory, synthetic or artificial Polymers are created and often contain components obtained from petroleum.

Polystyrene, methyl polymethacrylate (acrylic), polypropylene, polyethylene, and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) are some of the most well-known examples of this choice. By adding monomers one at a time, addition Polymers are created. Examples of these Polymers are proteins and polysaccharides, which are created from monomers of monosaccharides and monomers of amino acids, respectively.