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Adhesive
Adhesive, also known as glue, cement, mucilage, or paste, is any non-metallic substance applied to one or both surfaces of two separate items that binds them together and resists their separation.
Alexander R. Todd
Alexander Robertus Todd, Baron Todd (2 October 1907 – 10 January 1997), was a British biochemist whose research on the structure and synthesis of nucleotides, nucleosides, and nucleotide coenzymes gained him the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1957.
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Alkyl group
In organic chemistry, an alkyl group is an alkane missing one hydrogen.
Amber
Amber is fossilized tree resin.
American Chemical Society
The American Chemical Society (ACS) is a scientific society based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry.
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Amide
In organic chemistry, an amide, also known as an organic amide or a carboxamide, is a compound with the general formula, where R, R', and R″ represent any group, typically organyl groups or hydrogen atoms.
Amino acid
Amino acids are organic compounds that contain both amino and carboxylic acid functional groups.
Amorphous solid
In condensed matter physics and materials science, an amorphous solid (or non-crystalline solid) is a solid that lacks the long-range order that is characteristic of a crystal.
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Angstrom
The angstrom is a unit of length equal to m; that is, one ten-billionth of a metre, a hundred-millionth of a centimetre, 0.1 nanometre, or 100 picometres.
Anti-graffiti coating
An anti-graffiti coating is a coating that prevents graffiti paint from bonding to surfaces.
See Polymer and Anti-graffiti coating
Aramid
Aramid fibers, short for aromatic polyamide, are a class of heat-resistant and strong synthetic fibers. Polymer and Aramid are organic polymers.
Asphalt concrete
Asphalt concrete (commonly called asphalt, blacktop, or pavement in North America, and tarmac or bitumen macadam in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland) is a composite material commonly used to surface roads, parking lots, airports, and the core of embankment dams.
See Polymer and Asphalt concrete
Asphaltene
Asphaltenes are molecular substances that are found in crude oil, along with resins, aromatic hydrocarbons, and saturates (i.e. saturated hydrocarbons such as alkanes).
Atom
Atoms are the basic particles of the chemical elements.
See Polymer and Atom
Aztecs
The Aztecs were a Mesoamerican civilization that flourished in central Mexico in the post-classic period from 1300 to 1521.
Bakelite
Bakelite, formally, is a thermosetting phenol formaldehyde resin, formed from a condensation reaction of phenol with formaldehyde.
Ball (association football)
A football is the ball used in the sport of association football.
See Polymer and Ball (association football)
Barrel
A barrel or cask is a hollow cylindrical container with a bulging center, longer than it is wide.
Biodegradation
Biodegradation is the breakdown of organic matter by microorganisms, such as bacteria and fungi.
See Polymer and Biodegradation
Biophysics
Biophysics is an interdisciplinary science that applies approaches and methods traditionally used in physics to study biological phenomena.
Biopolymer
Biopolymers are natural polymers produced by the cells of living organisms. Polymer and Biopolymer are polymers.
Black ice
Black ice, sometimes called clear ice, is a coating of glaze ice on a surface, for example on streets or on lakes.
Blood transfusion
Blood transfusion is the process of transferring blood products into a person's circulation intravenously.
See Polymer and Blood transfusion
Branching (polymer chemistry)
In polymer chemistry, branching is the regular or irregular attachment of side chains to a polymer's backbone chain. Polymer and branching (polymer chemistry) are polymer chemistry.
See Polymer and Branching (polymer chemistry)
Bucket
A bucket is typically a watertight, vertical cylinder or truncated cone or square, with an open top and a flat bottom, attached to a semicircular carrying handle called the bail.
Bulletproof vest
A bulletproof vest, also known as a ballistic vest or a bullet-resistant vest, is an item of body armour that helps absorb the impact and reduce or stop penetration to the torso by firearm-fired projectiles and fragmentation from explosions.
See Polymer and Bulletproof vest
Bumper (car)
A bumper is a structure attached to or integrated with the front and rear ends of a motor vehicle, to absorb impact in a minor collision, ideally minimizing repair costs.
Butadiene
1,3-Butadiene is the organic compound with the formula CH2.
Car seat
A car seat is the seat used in automobiles.
Carbamate
In organic chemistry, a carbamate is a category of organic compounds with the general formula and structure, which are formally derived from carbamic acid.
Carbon
Carbon is a chemical element; it has symbol C and atomic number 6.
Carbonyl group
For organic chemistry, a carbonyl group is a functional group with the formula, composed of a carbon atom double-bonded to an oxygen atom, and it is divalent at the C atom.
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Carboxylic acid
In organic chemistry, a carboxylic acid is an organic acid that contains a carboxyl group attached to an R-group.
See Polymer and Carboxylic acid
Catalysis
Catalysis is the increase in rate of a chemical reaction due to an added substance known as a catalyst.
Catenation
In chemistry, catenation is the bonding of atoms of the same element into a series, called a chain.
Celluloid
Celluloids are a class of materials produced by mixing nitrocellulose and camphor, often with added dyes and other agents.
Cellulose
Cellulose is an organic compound with the formula, a polysaccharide consisting of a linear chain of several hundred to many thousands of β(1→4) linked D-glucose units. Polymer and Cellulose are organic polymers.
Chain scission
Chain scission is a term used in polymer chemistry describing the degradation of a polymer main chain.
See Polymer and Chain scission
Chain-growth polymerization
Chain-growth polymerization (AE) or chain-growth polymerisation (BE) is a polymerization technique where monomer molecules add onto the active site on a growing polymer chain one at a time. Polymer and chain-growth polymerization are polymer chemistry.
See Polymer and Chain-growth polymerization
Chemical bond
A chemical bond is the association of atoms or ions to form molecules, crystals, and other structures.
Chemical compound
A chemical compound is a chemical substance composed of many identical molecules (or molecular entities) containing atoms from more than one chemical element held together by chemical bonds.
See Polymer and Chemical compound
Chemical substance
A chemical substance is a unique form of matter with constant chemical composition and characteristic properties.
See Polymer and Chemical substance
Chirality (chemistry)
In chemistry, a molecule or ion is called chiral if it cannot be superposed on its mirror image by any combination of rotations, translations, and some conformational changes.
See Polymer and Chirality (chemistry)
Chlorine
Chlorine is a chemical element; it has symbol Cl and atomic number 17.
Circuit topology
The circuit topology of a folded linear polymer refers to the arrangement of its intra-molecular contacts.
See Polymer and Circuit topology
Coil–globule transition
In polymer physics, the coil–globule transition is the collapse of a macromolecule from an expanded coil state through an ideal coil state to a collapsed globule state, or vice versa. Polymer and coil–globule transition are polymer chemistry.
See Polymer and Coil–globule transition
Color
Color (American English) or colour (British and Commonwealth English) is the visual perception based on the electromagnetic spectrum.
Compact disc
The compact disc (CD) is a digital optical disc data storage format that was codeveloped by Philips and Sony to store and play digital audio recordings.
Condensation polymer
In polymer chemistry, condensation polymers are any kind of polymers whose process of polymerization involves a condensation reaction (i.e. a small molecule, such as water or methanol, is produced as a byproduct). Polymer and condensation polymer are polymer chemistry.
See Polymer and Condensation polymer
Condom
A condom is a sheath-shaped barrier device used during sexual intercourse to reduce the probability of pregnancy or a sexually transmitted infection (STI).
Conjugated system
In theoretical chemistry, a conjugated system is a system of connected p-orbitals with delocalized electrons in a molecule, which in general lowers the overall energy of the molecule and increases stability.
See Polymer and Conjugated system
Construction set
A construction set is a standardized piece assortment allowing for the construction of various different models.
See Polymer and Construction set
Contact lens
Contact lenses, or simply contacts, are thin lenses placed directly on the surface of the eyes.
Copolymer
In polymer chemistry, a copolymer is a polymer derived from more than one species of monomer. Polymer and copolymer are polymer chemistry.
Cosmetics
Cosmetics are composed of mixtures of chemical compounds derived from either natural sources or synthetically created ones.
Cotton
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus Gossypium in the mallow family Malvaceae.
Covalent bond
A covalent bond is a chemical bond that involves the sharing of electrons to form electron pairs between atoms.
Cross-link
emanate, and formed by reactions involving sites or groups on existingmacromolecules or by interactions between existing macromolecules. Polymer and Cross-link are polymer chemistry.
Crystal
A crystal or crystalline solid is a solid material whose constituents (such as atoms, molecules, or ions) are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure, forming a crystal lattice that extends in all directions.
Crystallinity
Crystallinity refers to the degree of structural order in a solid.
Crystallite
A crystallite is a small or even microscopic crystal which forms, for example, during the cooling of many materials.
Crystallization of polymers
Crystallization of polymers is a process associated with partial alignment of their molecular chains. Polymer and Crystallization of polymers are polymers.
See Polymer and Crystallization of polymers
Crystallography
Crystallography is the branch of science devoted to the study of molecular and crystalline structure and properties. Polymer and Crystallography are materials science.
See Polymer and Crystallography
Cyperus papyrus
Cyperus papyrus, better known by the common names papyrus, papyrus sedge, paper reed, Indian matting plant, or Nile grass, is a species of aquatic flowering plant belonging to the sedge family Cyperaceae.
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Degassing
Degassing, also known as degasification, is the removal of dissolved gases from liquids, especially water or aqueous solutions.
Degree of polymerization
The degree of polymerization, or DP, is the number of monomeric units in a macromolecule or polymer or oligomer molecule. Polymer and degree of polymerization are polymer chemistry.
See Polymer and Degree of polymerization
Dendrimer
Dendrimers are highly ordered, branched polymeric molecules.
Dendronized polymer
Dendronized polymers (or dendronised polymers) are linear polymers to every repeat unit of which dendrons are attached. Polymer and Dendronized polymer are polymers and soft matter.
See Polymer and Dendronized polymer
Depolymerization
Depolymerization (or depolymerisation) is the process of converting a polymer into a monomer or a mixture of monomers. Polymer and Depolymerization are polymers.
See Polymer and Depolymerization
Diaper
A diaper (NAmE) or a nappy (BrE, AuE, IrE) is a type of underwear that allows the wearer to urinate or defecate without using a toilet, by absorbing or containing waste products to prevent soiling of outer clothing or the external environment.
Dictionary.com
Dictionary.com is an online dictionary whose domain was first registered on May 14, 1995.
See Polymer and Dictionary.com
Diesel fuel
Diesel fuel, also called diesel oil, heavy oil (historically) or simply diesel, is any liquid fuel specifically designed for use in a diesel engine, a type of internal combustion engine in which fuel ignition takes place without a spark as a result of compression of the inlet air and then injection of fuel.
Differential scanning calorimetry
Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) is a thermoanalytical technique in which the difference in the amount of heat required to increase the temperature of a sample and reference is measured as a function of temperature. Polymer and Differential scanning calorimetry are materials science.
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Dipole
In physics, a dipole is an electromagnetic phenomenon which occurs in two ways.
Dispersant
A dispersant or a dispersing agent is a substance, typically a surfactant, that is added to a suspension of solid or liquid particles in a liquid (such as a colloid or emulsion) to improve the separation of the particles and to prevent their settling or clumping.
Dispersity
In chemistry, the dispersity is a measure of the heterogeneity of sizes of molecules or particles in a mixture. Polymer and dispersity are polymer chemistry.
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a polymer composed of two polynucleotide chains that coil around each other to form a double helix.
See Polymer and DNA
DNA polymerase
A DNA polymerase is a member of a family of enzymes that catalyze the synthesis of DNA molecules from nucleoside triphosphates, the molecular precursors of DNA.
See Polymer and DNA polymerase
Drug carrier
A drug carrier or drug vehicle is a substrate used in the process of drug delivery which serves to improve the selectivity, effectiveness, and/or safety of drug administration.
Dynamic mechanical analysis
Dynamic mechanical analysis (abbreviated DMA) is a technique used to study and characterize materials. Polymer and Dynamic mechanical analysis are materials science.
See Polymer and Dynamic mechanical analysis
Elastic modulus
An elastic modulus (also known as modulus of elasticity) is the unit of measurement of an object's or substance's resistance to being deformed elastically (i.e., non-permanently) when a stress is applied to it.
See Polymer and Elastic modulus
Elasticity (physics)
In physics and materials science, elasticity is the ability of a body to resist a distorting influence and to return to its original size and shape when that influence or force is removed.
See Polymer and Elasticity (physics)
Elastomer
An elastomer is a polymer with viscoelasticity (i.e. both viscosity and elasticity) and with weak intermolecular forces, generally low Young's modulus (E) and high failure strain compared with other materials. Polymer and elastomer are materials science.
Endcapping
In chromatography, endcapping refers to the replacement of accessible silanol groups in a bonded stationary phase by trimethylsilyl groups.
Entropy
Entropy is a scientific concept that is most commonly associated with a state of disorder, randomness, or uncertainty.
Enzyme
Enzymes are proteins that act as biological catalysts by accelerating chemical reactions.
Ethylene
Ethylene (IUPAC name: ethene) is a hydrocarbon which has the formula or.
Ethylene glycol
Ethylene glycol (IUPAC name: ethane-1,2-diol) is an organic compound (a vicinal diol) with the formula.
See Polymer and Ethylene glycol
Ethylene-vinyl acetate
Ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA), also known as poly(ethylene-vinyl acetate) (PEVA), is a copolymer of ethylene and vinyl acetate.
See Polymer and Ethylene-vinyl acetate
Extrusion
Extrusion is a process used to create objects of a fixed cross-sectional profile by pushing material through a die of the desired cross-section.
Filtration
Filtration is a physical separation process that separates solid matter and fluid from a mixture using a filter medium that has a complex structure through which only the fluid can pass.
Food packaging
Food packaging is a packaging system specifically designed for food and represents one of the most important aspects among the processes involved in the food industry, as it provides protection from chemical, biological and physical alterations.
See Polymer and Food packaging
Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy
Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) is a technique used to obtain an infrared spectrum of absorption or emission of a solid, liquid, or gas.
See Polymer and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy
Fuel line
A fuel line is a hose or pipe used to transfer fuel from one point in a vehicle to another.
Fuel tank
A fuel tank (also called a petrol tank or gas tank) is a safe container for flammable fluids, often gasoline or diesel fuel.
Galalith
Galalith (Erinoid in the United Kingdom) is a synthetic plastic material manufactured by the interaction of casein and formaldehyde.
Garden furniture
Garden furniture, also called patio furniture or outdoor furniture, is a type of furniture specifically designed for outdoor use.
See Polymer and Garden furniture
Gasoline
Gasoline or petrol is a petrochemical product characterized as a transparent, yellowish, and flammable liquid normally used as a fuel for spark-ignited internal combustion engines.
Gel permeation chromatography
Gel permeation chromatography (GPC) is a type of size-exclusion chromatography (SEC), that separates high molecular weight or colloidal analytes on the basis of size or diameter, typically in organic solvents. Polymer and Gel permeation chromatography are polymers.
See Polymer and Gel permeation chromatography
Glass transition
The glass–liquid transition, or glass transition, is the gradual and reversible transition in amorphous materials (or in amorphous regions within semicrystalline materials) from a hard and relatively brittle "glassy" state into a viscous or rubbery state as the temperature is increased. Polymer and glass transition are polymer chemistry.
See Polymer and Glass transition
Glycosidic bond
A glycosidic bond or glycosidic linkage is a type of ether bond that joins a carbohydrate (sugar) molecule to another group, which may or may not be another carbohydrate.
See Polymer and Glycosidic bond
Graft polymer
In polymer chemistry, graft polymers are segmented copolymers with a linear backbone of one composite and randomly distributed branches of another composite. Polymer and graft polymer are polymers.
Growth medium
A growth medium or culture medium is a solid, liquid, or semi-solid designed to support the growth of a population of microorganisms or cells via the process of cell proliferation or small plants like the moss Physcomitrella patens.
Heat
In thermodynamics, heat is the thermal energy transferred between systems due to a temperature difference.
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Helix
A helix is a shape like a cylindrical coil spring or the thread of a machine screw.
Hemoglycin
Hemoglycin (previously termed hemolithin) is a space polymer that is the first polymer of amino acids found in meteorites.
Hemolithin
Hemolithin (sometimes confused with the similar space polymer Hemoglycin) is a proposed protein containing iron and lithium, of extraterrestrial origin, according to an unpublished preprint.
Hemp
Hemp, or industrial hemp, is a plant in the botanical class of Cannabis sativa cultivars grown specifically for industrial and consumable use.
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Henri Braconnot
Henri Braconnot (29 May 178013 January 1855) was a French chemist and pharmacist.
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Hermann Staudinger
Hermann Staudinger (23 March 1881 – 8 September 1965) was a German organic chemist who demonstrated the existence of macromolecules, which he characterized as polymers.
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Hevea brasiliensis
Hevea brasiliensis, the Pará rubber tree, sharinga tree, seringueira, or most commonly, rubber tree or rubber plant, is a flowering plant belonging to the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, originally native to the Amazon basin, but is now pantropical in distribution due to introductions.
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Holography
Holography is a technique that enables a wavefront to be recorded and later reconstructed.
Hydrogen bond
In chemistry, a hydrogen bond (or H-bond) is primarily an electrostatic force of attraction between a hydrogen (H) atom which is covalently bonded to a more electronegative "donor" atom or group (Dn), and another electronegative atom bearing a lone pair of electrons—the hydrogen bond acceptor (Ac).
Hydrolysis
Hydrolysis is any chemical reaction in which a molecule of water breaks one or more chemical bonds.
Hysteresis
Hysteresis is the dependence of the state of a system on its history. Polymer and Hysteresis are materials science.
Ideal chain
An ideal chain (or freely-jointed chain) is the simplest model in polymer chemistry to describe polymers, such as nucleic acids and proteins. Polymer and ideal chain are polymer chemistry.
Injection moulding
Injection moulding (U.S. spelling: injection molding) is a manufacturing process for producing parts by injecting molten material into a mould, or mold.
See Polymer and Injection moulding
Inorganic polymer
In polymer chemistry, an inorganic polymer is a polymer with a skeletal structure that does not include carbon atoms in the backbone.
See Polymer and Inorganic polymer
Insulator (electricity)
An electrical insulator is a material in which electric current does not flow freely.
See Polymer and Insulator (electricity)
Intermolecular force
An intermolecular force (IMF) (or secondary force) is the force that mediates interaction between molecules, including the electromagnetic forces of attraction or repulsion which act between atoms and other types of neighbouring particles, e.g. atoms or ions.
See Polymer and Intermolecular force
International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) is an international federation of National Adhering Organizations working for the advancement of the chemical sciences, especially by developing nomenclature and terminology.
See Polymer and International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
Ion-exchange resin
An ion-exchange resin or ion-exchange polymer is a resin or polymer that acts as a medium for ion exchange. Polymer and ion-exchange resin are polymers.
See Polymer and Ion-exchange resin
Ionic bonding
Ionic bonding is a type of chemical bonding that involves the electrostatic attraction between oppositely charged ions, or between two atoms with sharply different electronegativities, and is the primary interaction occurring in ionic compounds.
Ionomer
An ionomer (iono- + -mer) is a polymer composed of repeat units of both electrically neutral repeating units and ionized units covalently bonded to the polymer backbone as pendant group moieties.
Jöns Jacob Berzelius
Baron Jöns Jacob Berzelius ((20 August 1779 – 7 August 1848) was a Swedish chemist. In general, he is considered the last person to know the whole field of chemistry. Berzelius is considered, along with Robert Boyle, John Dalton, and Antoine Lavoisier, to be one of the founders of modern chemistry.
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Keratin
Keratin is one of a family of structural fibrous proteins also known as scleroproteins.
Kevlar
Kevlar (para-aramid) is a strong, heat-resistant synthetic fiber, related to other aramids such as Nomex and Technora. Polymer and Kevlar are organic polymers.
Kitchenware
Kitchenware refers to the tools, utensils, appliances, dishes, and cookware used in food preparation and the serving of food.
Ladder polymer
In chemistry, a ladder polymer is a type of double stranded polymer with the connectivity of a ladder. Polymer and ladder polymer are polymer chemistry.
See Polymer and Ladder polymer
Laser dye
Close-up of a table-top dye laser using Rhodamine 6G as active medium. Molecular structure of Rhodamine 6G, perhaps the best known laser dye. A Laser dye is a dye used as laser medium in a dye laser.
Laser linewidth
Laser linewidth is the spectral linewidth of a laser beam.
See Polymer and Laser linewidth
Latex
Latex is an emulsion (stable dispersion) of polymer microparticles in water.
Light
Light, visible light, or visible radiation is electromagnetic radiation that can be perceived by the human eye.
Lignin
Lignin is a class of complex organic polymers that form key structural materials in the support tissues of most plants. Polymer and Lignin are polymers.
Linen
Linen is a textile made from the fibers of the flax plant.
List of synthetic polymers
Some familiar household synthetic polymers include: Nylons in textiles and fabrics, Teflon in non-stick pans, Bakelite for electrical switches, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) in pipes, etc. Polymer and List of synthetic polymers are polymers.
See Polymer and List of synthetic polymers
Living polymerization
In polymer chemistry, living polymerization is a form of chain growth polymerization where the ability of a growing polymer chain to terminate has been removed.
See Polymer and Living polymerization
Lower critical solution temperature
The lower critical solution temperature (LCST) or lower consolute temperature is the critical temperature below which the components of a mixture are miscible in all proportions.
See Polymer and Lower critical solution temperature
Lubricant
A lubricant (sometimes shortened to lube) is a substance that helps to reduce friction between surfaces in mutual contact, which ultimately reduces the heat generated when the surfaces move.
Macromolecule
A macromolecule is a very large molecule important to biological processes, such as a protein or nucleic acid. Polymer and macromolecule are polymer chemistry and polymers.
Maleic anhydride
Maleic anhydride is an organic compound with the formula C2H2(CO)2O.
See Polymer and Maleic anhydride
Mass diffusivity
Diffusivity, mass diffusivity or diffusion coefficient is usually written as the proportionality constant between the molar flux due to molecular diffusion and the negative value of the gradient in the concentration of the species.
See Polymer and Mass diffusivity
Material
A material is a substance or mixture of substances that constitutes an object.
Materials science
Materials science is an interdisciplinary field of researching and discovering materials.
See Polymer and Materials science
Maya civilization
The Maya civilization was a Mesoamerican civilization that existed from antiquity to the early modern period.
See Polymer and Maya civilization
Medical device
A medical device is any device intended to be used for medical purposes.
See Polymer and Medical device
Melanin
Melanin is a family of biomolecules organized as oligomers or polymers, which among other functions provide the pigments of many organisms.
Merosity
Merosity (from the greek "méros," which means "having parts") refers to the number of component parts in a distinct whorl of a plant structure.
Meteorite
A meteorite is a rock that originated in outer space and has fallen to the surface of a planet or moon.
Meteoritics & Planetary Science
Meteoritics & Planetary Science is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Meteoritical Society.
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Microstructure
Microstructure is the very small scale structure of a material, defined as the structure of a prepared surface of material as revealed by an optical microscope above 25× magnification. Polymer and Microstructure are materials science.
See Polymer and Microstructure
Miscibility
Miscibility is the property of two substances to mix in all proportions (that is, to fully dissolve in each other at any concentration), forming a homogeneous mixture (a solution).
Molar mass
In chemistry, the molar mass (or molecular weight) of a chemical compound is defined as the ratio between the mass and the amount of substance (measured in moles) of any sample of the compound.
Molar mass distribution
In polymer chemistry, the molar mass distribution (or molecular weight distribution) describes the relationship between the number of moles of each polymer species and the molar mass of that species. Polymer and molar mass distribution are polymer chemistry.
See Polymer and Molar mass distribution
Molecular mass
The molecular mass (m) is the mass of a given molecule.
See Polymer and Molecular mass
Monomer
A monomer (mono-, "one" + -mer, "part") is a molecule that can react together with other monomer molecules to form a larger polymer chain or three-dimensional network in a process called polymerization.
Nathaniel Hayward
Nathaniel Manley Hayward (January 19, 1808 – July 18, 1865) was an American businessman and inventor best known for selling a patent to Charles Goodyear that Goodyear later used to develop the process of vulcanization.
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Natural rubber
Rubber, also called India rubber, latex, Amazonian rubber, caucho, or caoutchouc, as initially produced, consists of polymers of the organic compound isoprene, with minor impurities of other organic compounds. Polymer and Natural rubber are organic polymers.
See Polymer and Natural rubber
Neoprene
Neoprene (also polychloroprene) is a family of synthetic rubbers that are produced by polymerization of chloroprene.
Nitric acid
Nitric acid is the inorganic compound with the formula.
Nitrile rubber
Nitrile rubber, also known as nitrile butadiene rubber, NBR, Buna-N, and acrylonitrile butadiene rubber, is a synthetic rubber derived from acrylonitrile (ACN) and butadiene.
See Polymer and Nitrile rubber
Nitrocellulose
Nitrocellulose (also known as cellulose nitrate, flash paper, flash cotton, guncotton, pyroxylin and flash string, depending on form) is a highly flammable compound formed by nitrating cellulose through exposure to a mixture of nitric acid and sulfuric acid.
See Polymer and Nitrocellulose
Non-stick surface
A non-stick surface is engineered to reduce the ability of other materials to stick to it. Polymer and non-stick surface are materials science.
See Polymer and Non-stick surface
Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, most commonly known as NMR spectroscopy or magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), is a spectroscopic technique based on re-orientation of atomic nuclei with non-zero nuclear spins in an external magnetic field.
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Nucleic acid
Nucleic acids are large biomolecules that are crucial in all cells and viruses.
Nucleotide
Nucleotides are organic molecules composed of a nitrogenous base, a pentose sugar and a phosphate.
Nylon
Nylon is a family of synthetic polymers with amide backbones, usually linking aliphatic or semi-aromatic groups.
Nylon 6
Nylon 6 or polycaprolactam is a polymer, in particular semicrystalline polyamide.
Nylon 66
Nylon 66 (loosely written nylon 6-6, nylon 6/6, nylon 6,6, or nylon 6:6) is a type of polyamide or nylon.
Oligomer
In chemistry and biochemistry, an oligomer is a molecule that consists of a few repeating units which could be derived, actually or conceptually, from smaller molecules, monomers. Polymer and oligomer are polymer chemistry.
Oligosaccharide
An oligosaccharide is a saccharide polymer containing a small number (typically three to ten) of monosaccharides (simple sugars).
See Polymer and Oligosaccharide
Olmecs
The Olmecs were the earliest known major Mesoamerican civilization.
Organic electronics
Organic electronics is a field of materials science concerning the design, synthesis, characterization, and application of organic molecules or polymers that show desirable electronic properties such as conductivity.
See Polymer and Organic electronics
Organic laser
Liquid organic dye laser system excited by a copper vapor laser An organic laser is a laser which uses an organic (carbon based) material as the gain medium.
Organic solar cell
An organic solar cell (OSC) or plastic solar cell is a type of photovoltaic that uses organic electronics, a branch of electronics that deals with conductive organic polymers or small organic molecules, for light absorption and charge transport to produce electricity from sunlight by the photovoltaic effect.
See Polymer and Organic solar cell
Oxygen
Oxygen is a chemical element; it has symbol O and atomic number 8.
Ozone
Ozone (or trioxygen) is an inorganic molecule with the chemical formula.
Ozone cracking
Cracks can be formed in many different elastomers by ozone attack, and the characteristic form of attack of vulnerable rubbers is known as ozone cracking. Polymer and ozone cracking are polymer chemistry and polymers.
See Polymer and Ozone cracking
Ozonolysis
In organic chemistry, ozonolysis is an organic reaction where the unsaturated bonds are cleaved with ozone.
Paper
Paper is a thin sheet material produced by mechanically or chemically processing cellulose fibres derived from wood, rags, grasses, or other vegetable sources in water, draining the water through a fine mesh leaving the fibre evenly distributed on the surface, followed by pressing and drying.
Parachute
A parachute is a device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by creating drag or, in a ram-air parachute, aerodynamic lift.
Paul Flory
Paul John Flory (June 19, 1910 – September 9, 1985) was an American chemist and Nobel laureate who was known for his work in the field of polymers, or macromolecules.
Payment card
Payment cards are part of a payment system issued by financial institutions, such as a bank, to a customer that enables its owner (the cardholder) to access the funds in the customer's designated bank accounts, or through a credit account and make payments by electronic transfer with a payment terminal and access automated teller machines (ATMs).
Peptide
Peptides are short chains of amino acids linked by peptide bonds.
Peptide synthesis
In organic chemistry, peptide synthesis is the production of peptides, compounds where multiple amino acids are linked via amide bonds, also known as peptide bonds.
See Polymer and Peptide synthesis
Personal protective equipment
Personal protective equipment (PPE) is protective clothing, helmets, goggles, or other garments or equipment designed to protect the wearer's body from injury or infection.
See Polymer and Personal protective equipment
Pervaded volume
Pervaded volume is a measure of the size of a polymer chain in space.
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Petrochemical industry
Jampilen Petrochemical co., Asaluyeh, Iran The petrochemical industry is concerned with the production and trade of petrochemicals.
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Phase transition
In physics, chemistry, and other related fields like biology, a phase transition (or phase change) is the physical process of transition between one state of a medium and another.
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Phenol formaldehyde resin
Phenol formaldehyde resins (PF) (phenolic resins or phenoplasts) are synthetic polymers obtained by the reaction of phenol or substituted phenol with formaldehyde.
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Phosphodiester bond
In chemistry, a phosphodiester bond occurs when exactly two of the hydroxyl groups in phosphoric acid react with hydroxyl groups on other molecules to form two ester bonds.
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Photo-oxidation of polymers
In polymer chemistry photo-oxidation (sometimes: oxidative photodegradation) is the degradation of a polymer surface due to the combined action of light and oxygen. Polymer and photo-oxidation of polymers are polymers.
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Photoresist
A photoresist (also known simply as a resist) is a light-sensitive material used in several processes, such as photolithography and photoengraving, to form a patterned coating on a surface. Polymer and photoresist are materials science and polymers.
Physical property
A physical property is any property of a physical system that is measurable.
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Plasma polymerization
Plasma polymerization (or glow discharge polymerization) uses plasma sources to generate a gas discharge that provides energy to activate or fragment gaseous or liquid monomer, often containing a vinyl group, in order to initiate polymerization.
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Plastic
Plastics are a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic materials that use polymers as a main ingredient.
Plastic bottle
A plastic bottle is a bottle constructed from high-density or low density plastic.
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Plastic film
Plastic film is a thin continuous polymeric material.
Plastic pipework
Plastic pipe is a tubular section, or hollow cylinder, made of plastic.
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Plasticizer
A plasticizer (UK: plasticiser) is a substance that is added to a material to make it softer and more flexible, to increase its plasticity, to decrease its viscosity, and/or to decrease friction during its handling in manufacture.
Pollution
Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change.
Poly(methyl methacrylate)
Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) is the synthetic polymer derived from methyl methacrylate.
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Polyacrylonitrile
Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) is a synthetic, semicrystalline organic polymer resin, with the linear formula (CH2CHCN)n.
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Polyaddition
Polyaddition (or addition polymerisation) is a polymerization reaction that forms polymers via individual independent addition reactions. Polymer and Polyaddition are polymer chemistry.
Polybutylene
Polybutylene (polybutene-1, poly(1-butene), PB-1) is a polyolefin or saturated polymer with the chemical formula (CH2CH(Et))n.
Polydimethylsiloxane
Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), also known as dimethylpolysiloxane or dimethicone, is a silicone polymer with a wide variety of uses, from cosmetics to industrial lubrication and passive daytime radiative cooling.
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Polyelectrolyte
Polyelectrolytes are polymers whose repeating units bear an electrolyte group. Polymer and Polyelectrolyte are polymer chemistry and polymers.
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Polyester
Polyester is a category of polymers that contain one or two ester linkages in every repeat unit of their main chain.
Polyethylene
Polyethylene or polythene (abbreviated PE; IUPAC name polyethene or poly(methylene)) is the most commonly produced plastic.
Polyethylene glycol
Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is a polyether compound derived from petroleum with many applications, from industrial manufacturing to medicine. Polymer and Polyethylene glycol are polymers.
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Polyethylene terephthalate
Polyethylene terephthalate (or poly(ethylene terephthalate), PET, PETE, or the obsolete PETP or PET-P), is the most common thermoplastic polymer resin of the polyester family and is used in fibres for clothing, containers for liquids and foods, and thermoforming for manufacturing, and in combination with glass fibre for engineering resins. Polymer and Polyethylene terephthalate are polymers.
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Polyglycolide
Polyglycolide or poly(glycolic acid) (PGA), also spelled as polyglycolic acid, is a biodegradable, thermoplastic polymer and the simplest linear, aliphatic polyester.
Polyisoprene
Polyisoprene is strictly speaking a collective name for polymers that are produced by polymerization of isoprene. Polymer and Polyisoprene are organic polymers.
Polylactic acid
Polylactic acid, also known as poly(lactic acid) or polylactide (PLA), is a thermoplastic polyester (or polyhydroxyalkanoate) with backbone formula or, formally obtained by condensation of lactic acid with loss of water (hence its name).
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Polymer adsorption
Adsorption is the adhesion of ions or molecules onto the surface of another phase. Polymer and Polymer adsorption are materials science.
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Polymer banknote
Polymer banknotes are banknotes made from a synthetic polymer such as biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP). Polymer and polymer banknote are polymers.
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Polymer brush
A polymer brush is the name given to a surface coating consisting of polymers tethered to a surface. Polymer and polymer brush are polymer chemistry and soft matter.
Polymer chemistry
Polymer chemistry is a sub-discipline of chemistry that focuses on the structures of chemicals, chemical synthesis, and chemical and physical properties of polymers and macromolecules. Polymer and polymer chemistry are materials science.
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Polymer classes
Polymer classes include.
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Polymer engineering
Polymer engineering is generally an engineering field that designs, analyses, and modifies polymer materials. Polymer and polymer engineering are polymers.
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Polymer matrix composite
In materials science, a polymer matrix composite (PMC) is a composite material composed of a variety of short or continuous fibers bound together by a matrix of organic polymers.
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Polymer physics
Polymer physics is the field of physics that studies polymers, their fluctuations, mechanical properties, as well as the kinetics of reactions involving degradation and polymerisation of polymers and monomers respectively. Polymer and polymer physics are polymer chemistry.
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Polymer science
Polymer science or macromolecular science is a subfield of materials science concerned with polymers, primarily synthetic polymers such as plastics and elastomers. Polymer and polymer science are materials science, polymers and soft matter.
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Polymerization
In polymer chemistry, polymerization (American English), or polymerisation (British English), is a process of reacting monomer molecules together in a chemical reaction to form polymer chains or three-dimensional networks.
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Polynucleotide
In molecular biology, a polynucleotide is a biopolymer composed of nucleotide monomers that are covalently bonded in a chain. Polymer and polynucleotide are organic polymers.
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Polyoxymethylene
Polyoxymethylene (POM), also known as acetal, polyacetal, and polyformaldehyde, is an engineering thermoplastic used in precision parts requiring high stiffness, low friction, and excellent dimensional stability.
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Polypropylene
Polypropylene (PP), also known as polypropene, is a thermoplastic polymer used in a wide variety of applications.
Polysaccharide
Polysaccharides, or polycarbohydrates, are the most abundant carbohydrates found in food.
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Polystyrene
Polystyrene (PS) is a synthetic polymer made from monomers of the aromatic hydrocarbon styrene. Polymer and Polystyrene are organic polymers.
Polythiophene
Polythiophenes (PTs) are polymerized thiophenes, a sulfur heterocycle. Polymer and Polythiophene are organic polymers.
Polyvinyl butyral
Polyvinyl butyral (or PVB) is a resin mostly used for applications that require strong binding, optical clarity, adhesion to many surfaces, toughness and flexibility.
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Polyvinyl chloride
Polyvinyl chloride (alternatively: poly(vinyl chloride), colloquial: vinyl or polyvinyl; abbreviated: PVC) is the world's third-most widely produced synthetic polymer of plastic (after polyethylene and polypropylene).
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Post-translational modification
In molecular biology, post-translational modification (PTM) is the covalent process of changing proteins following protein biosynthesis.
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Prosthesis
In medicine, a prosthesis (prostheses; from addition, application, attachment), or a prosthetic implant, is an artificial device that replaces a missing body part, which may be lost through physical trauma, disease, or a condition present at birth (congenital disorder).
Protein
Proteins are large biomolecules and macromolecules that comprise one or more long chains of amino acid residues.
Protein biosynthesis
Protein biosynthesis (or protein synthesis) is a core biological process, occurring inside cells, balancing the loss of cellular proteins (via degradation or export) through the production of new proteins.
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Protein structure
Protein structure is the three-dimensional arrangement of atoms in an amino acid-chain molecule.
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PVC clothing
PVC clothing is shiny clothing made from the plastic polyvinyl chloride (PVC).
Racket (sports equipment)
A racket or racquet is an item of sporting equipment used to strike a ball or shuttlecock back-and-forth in games such as tennis, badminton, squash, racquetball and padel.
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Radius of gyration
Radius of gyration or gyradius of a body about the axis of rotation is defined as the radial distance to a point which would have a moment of inertia the same as the body's actual distribution of mass, if the total mass of the body were concentrated there.
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Raman spectroscopy
Raman spectroscopy (named after physicist C. V. Raman) is a spectroscopic technique typically used to determine vibrational modes of molecules, although rotational and other low-frequency modes of systems may also be observed.
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Random coil
In polymer chemistry, a random coil is a conformation of polymers where the monomer subunits are oriented randomly while still being bonded to adjacent units.
Rayon
Rayon, also called viscose and commercialised in some countries as sabra silk or cactus silk, is a semi-synthetic fiber, made from natural sources of regenerated cellulose, such as wood and related agricultural products. Polymer and Rayon are organic polymers.
Reactive compatibilization
Reactive compatibilization is the process of modifying a mixed immiscible blend of polymers to arrest phase separation and allow for the formation of a stable, long-term continuous phase. Polymer and Reactive compatibilization are polymer chemistry and polymers.
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Recycling
Recycling is the process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects.
Redox
Redox (reduction–oxidation or oxidation–reduction) is a type of chemical reaction in which the oxidation states of the reactants change.
Repeat unit
A repeat unit or repeating unit (or mer) is a part of a polymer whose repetition would produce the complete polymer chain (except for the end-groups) by linking the repeat units together successively along the chain, like the beads of a necklace. Polymer and repeat unit are polymer chemistry.
Reptation
A peculiarity of thermal motion of very long linear macromolecules in entangled polymer melts or concentrated polymer solutions is reptation. Polymer and reptation are materials science and polymers.
Resin
In polymer chemistry and materials science, a resin is a solid or highly viscous substance of plant or synthetic origin that is typically convertible into polymers.
Resin identification code
The ASTM International Resin Identification Coding System, often abbreviated RIC, is a set of symbols appearing on plastic products that identify the plastic resin out of which the product is made. Polymer and resin identification code are polymers.
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Rheology
Rheology is the study of the flow of matter, primarily in a fluid (liquid or gas) state but also as "soft solids" or solids under conditions in which they respond with plastic flow rather than deforming elastically in response to an applied force.
RNA
Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a polymeric molecule that is essential for most biological functions, either by performing the function itself (non-coding RNA) or by forming a template for the production of proteins (messenger RNA).
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Rope
A rope is a group of yarns, plies, fibres, or strands that are twisted or braided together into a larger and stronger form.
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Rubber elasticity
Rubber elasticity refers to a property of crosslinked rubber, namely that it can be stretched up to a factor of 10 from its original length.
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Rubber glove
A rubber glove is a glove made out of natural or synthetic rubber.
Rubik's Cube
The Rubik's Cube is a 3D combination puzzle invented in 1974 by Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Ernő Rubik.
Safety-critical system
A safety-critical system or life-critical system is a system whose failure or malfunction may result in one (or more) of the following outcomes.
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Sailcloth
Sailcloth is cloth used to make sails.
Saturated and unsaturated compounds
A saturated compound is a chemical compound (or ion) that resists addition reactions, such as hydrogenation, oxidative addition, and binding of a Lewis base.
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Science Digest
Science Digest was a monthly American magazine published by the Hearst Corporation from 1937 through 1988.
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Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports is a peer-reviewed open-access scientific mega journal published by Nature Portfolio, covering all areas of the natural sciences.
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Seal (mechanical)
A seal is a device or material that helps join systems, mechanisms or other materials together by preventing leakage (e.g. in a pumping system), containing pressure, or excluding contamination.
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Self-assembly
Self-assembly is a process in which a disordered system of pre-existing components forms an organized structure or pattern as a consequence of specific, local interactions among the components themselves, without external direction.
Semiconductor
A semiconductor is a material that has an electrical conductivity value falling between that of a conductor, such as copper, and an insulator, such as glass.
Sequence-controlled polymer
A sequence-controlled polymer is a macromolecule, in which the sequence of monomers is controlled to some degree. Polymer and sequence-controlled polymer are polymers.
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Shampoo
Shampoo is a hair care product, typically in the form of a viscous liquid, that is used for cleaning hair.
Shape-memory polymer
Shape-memory polymers (SMPs) are polymeric smart materials that have the ability to return from a deformed state (temporary shape) to their original (permanent) shape when induced by an external stimulus (trigger), such as temperature change.
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Shellac
Shellac is a resin secreted by the female lac bug on trees in the forests of India and Thailand. Polymer and Shellac are polymers.
Silicone
In organosilicon and polymer chemistry, a silicone or polysiloxane is a polymer composed of repeating units of siloxane (where R.
Silk
Silk is a natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles.
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Silly Putty
Silly Putty is a toy containing silicone polymers that have unusual physical properties. Polymer and Silly Putty are polymers and soft matter.
Size-exclusion chromatography
Size-exclusion chromatography, also known as molecular sieve chromatography, is a chromatographic method in which molecules in solution are separated by their size, and in some cases molecular weight. Polymer and size-exclusion chromatography are polymers.
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Ski
A ski is a narrow strip of semi-rigid material worn underfoot to glide over snow.
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Small molecule
In molecular biology and pharmacology, a small molecule or micromolecule is a low molecular weight (≤ 1000 daltons) organic compound that may regulate a biological process, with a size on the order of 1 nm.
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Small-angle neutron scattering
Small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) is an experimental technique that uses elastic neutron scattering at small scattering angles to investigate the structure of various substances at a mesoscopic scale of about 1–100 nm.
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Sneakers
Sneakers (US) or trainers (UK), also known by a wide variety of other names, are shoes primarily designed for sports or other forms of physical exercise but which are also widely used for everyday casual wear.
Snowboard
Snowboards are boards where the user places both feet, usually secured, to the same board.
Society of the Plastics Industry
Founded in 1937, the Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. was a professional society representing individuals in the plastics industry.
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Sol–gel process
In materials science, the sol–gel process is a method for producing solid materials from small molecules.
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Solid
Solid is one of the four fundamental states of matter along with liquid, gas, and plasma.
Solid-state dye laser
bibcode.
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Space suit
A space suit or spacesuit is a garment worn to keep a human alive in the harsh environment of outer space, vacuum and temperature extremes.
Spandex
Spandex, Lycra, or elastane is a synthetic fiber known for its exceptional elasticity.
Spherulite (polymer physics)
In polymer physics, spherulites (from Greek sphaira. Polymer and spherulite (polymer physics) are polymers.
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Spray foam
Spray foam (expanding foam in the UK) is a chemical product created by two materials, isocyanate and polyol resin, which react when mixed with each other and expand up to 30-60 times its liquid volume after it is sprayed in place.
Star-shaped polymer
In polymer science, star-shaped polymers are the simplest class of branched polymers with a general structure consisting of several (at least three) linear chains connected to a central core. Polymer and star-shaped polymer are polymers.
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Starch
Starch or amylum is a polymeric carbohydrate consisting of numerous glucose units joined by glycosidic bonds.
Static light scattering
Static light scattering is a technique in physical chemistry that measures the intensity of the scattered light to obtain the average molecular weight Mw of a macromolecule like a polymer or a protein in solution. Polymer and Static light scattering are polymer chemistry.
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Step-growth polymerization
In polymer chemistry, step-growth polymerization refers to a type of polymerization mechanism in which bi-functional or multifunctional monomers react to form first dimers, then trimers, longer oligomers and eventually long chain polymers.
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Stereochemistry
Stereochemistry, a subdiscipline of chemistry, involves the study of the relative spatial arrangement of atoms that form the structure of molecules and their manipulation.
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Stress (mechanics)
In continuum mechanics, stress is a physical quantity that describes forces present during deformation.
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Stress concentration
In solid mechanics, a stress concentration (also called a stress raiser or a stress riser or notch sensitivity) is a location in an object where the stress is significantly greater than the surrounding region.
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Styrene
Styrene is an organic compound with the chemical formula C6H5CH.
Styrene-butadiene
Styrene-butadiene or styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) describe families of synthetic rubbers derived from styrene and butadiene (the version developed by Goodyear is called Neolite). Polymer and styrene-butadiene are polymers.
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Suberin
Suberin is a lipophilic, complex polyester biopolymer of plants, composed of long-chain fatty acids called suberin acids and glycerol.
Sulfur
Sulfur (also spelled sulphur in British English) is a chemical element; it has symbol S and atomic number 16.
Superabsorbent polymer
A superabsorbent polymer (SAP) (also called slush powder) is a water-absorbing hydrophilic homopolymers or copolymers that can absorb and retain extremely large amounts of a liquid relative to its own mass. Polymer and superabsorbent polymer are polymers.
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Supramolecular polymer
In polymer chemistry and materials science, the term "polymer" refers to large molecules whose structure is composed of multiple repeating units. Polymer and Supramolecular polymer are polymers.
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Surgical suture
A surgical suture, also known as a stitch or stitches, is a medical device used to hold body tissues together and approximate wound edges after an injury or surgery.
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Synthetic membrane
An artificial membrane, or synthetic membrane, is a synthetically created membrane which is usually intended for separation purposes in laboratory or in industry.
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Synthetic rubber
A synthetic rubber is an artificial elastomer. Polymer and synthetic rubber are organic polymers.
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Syringe
A syringe is a simple reciprocating pump consisting of a plunger (though in modern syringes, it is actually a piston) that fits tightly within a cylindrical tube called a barrel.
Tacticity
Tacticity (from taktikos, "relating to arrangement or order") is the relative stereochemistry of adjacent chiral centers within a macromolecule. Polymer and Tacticity are polymer chemistry.
Television set
A television set or television receiver (more commonly called TV, TV set, television, telly, or tele) is an electronic device for the purpose of viewing and hearing television broadcasts, or as a computer monitor.
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Tent
A tent is a shelter consisting of sheets of fabric or other material draped over, attached to a frame of poles or a supporting rope.
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Terephthalic acid
Terephthalic acid is an organic compound with formula C6H4(CO2H)2.
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The Free Dictionary
The Free Dictionary is an American online dictionary and encyclopedia that aggregates information from various sources.
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Thermal decomposition
Thermal decomposition, or thermolysis, is a chemical decomposition of a substance caused by heat.
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Thermal insulation
Thermal insulation is the reduction of heat transfer (i.e., the transfer of thermal energy between objects of differing temperature) between objects in thermal contact or in range of radiative influence.
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Thermodynamics
Thermodynamics is a branch of physics that deals with heat, work, and temperature, and their relation to energy, entropy, and the physical properties of matter and radiation.
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Thermogravimetric analysis
Thermogravimetric analysis or thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) is a method of thermal analysis in which the mass of a sample is measured over time as the temperature changes. Polymer and Thermogravimetric analysis are materials science.
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Thermoplastic
A thermoplastic, or thermosoftening plastic, is any plastic polymer material that becomes pliable or moldable at a certain elevated temperature and solidifies upon cooling.
Thermoplastic elastomer
Thermoplastic elastomers (TPE), sometimes referred to as thermoplastic rubbers (TPR), are a class of copolymers or a physical mix of polymers (usually a plastic and a rubber) that consist of materials with both thermoplastic and elastomeric properties. Polymer and thermoplastic elastomer are polymers.
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Thermosetting polymer
In materials science, a thermosetting polymer, often called a thermoset, is a polymer that is obtained by irreversibly hardening ("curing") a soft solid or viscous liquid prepolymer (resin). Polymer and thermosetting polymer are polymer chemistry.
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Theta solvent
In a polymer solution, a theta solvent (or θ solvent) is a solvent in which polymer coils act like ideal chains, assuming exactly their random walk coil dimensions.
Thomas Graham (chemist)
Thomas Graham (20 December 1805 – 11 September 1869) was a Scottish chemist known for his pioneering work in dialysis and the diffusion of gases.
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Tire
A tire (North American English) or tyre (Commonwealth English) is a ring-shaped component that surrounds a wheel's rim to transfer a vehicle's load from the axle through the wheel to the ground and to provide traction on the surface over which the wheel travels.
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Toothbrush
A toothbrush is a special type of brush used to clean the teeth, gums, and tongue.
Toughness
In materials science and metallurgy, toughness is the ability of a material to absorb energy and plastically deform without fracturing. Polymer and toughness are materials science.
Transcription (biology)
Transcription is the process of copying a segment of DNA into RNA.
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Translation (biology)
In biology, translation is the process in living cells in which proteins are produced using RNA molecules as templates.
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Transport phenomena
In engineering, physics, and chemistry, the study of transport phenomena concerns the exchange of mass, energy, charge, momentum and angular momentum between observed and studied systems.
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Twaron
Twaron (a brand name of Teijin Aramid) is a para-aramid, high-performance yarn. Polymer and Twaron are organic polymers.
Two-dimensional polymer
A two-dimensional polymer (2DP) is a sheet-like monomolecular macromolecule consisting of laterally connected repeat units with end groups along all edges. Polymer and two-dimensional polymer are polymer chemistry.
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Ultimate tensile strength
Ultimate tensile strength (also called UTS, tensile strength, TS, ultimate strength or F_\text in notation) is the maximum stress that a material can withstand while being stretched or pulled before breaking. Polymer and ultimate tensile strength are materials science.
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Ultrahydrophobicity
In chemistry and materials science, ultrahydrophobic (or superhydrophobic) surfaces are highly hydrophobic, i.e., extremely difficult to wet.
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Upper critical solution temperature
The upper critical solution temperature (UCST) or upper consolute temperature is the critical temperature above which the components of a mixture are miscible in all proportions.
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Urea
Urea, also called carbamide (because it is a diamide of carbonic acid), is an organic compound with chemical formula.
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Van der Waals force
In molecular physics and chemistry, the van der Waals force (sometimes van de Waals' force) is a distance-dependent interaction between atoms or molecules.
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Varnish
Varnish is a clear transparent hard protective coating or film.
Vinyl acetate
Vinyl acetate is an organic compound with the formula CH3CO2CH.
Vinyl chloride
Vinyl chloride is an organochloride with the formula H2C.
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Viscoelasticity
In materials science and continuum mechanics, viscoelasticity is the property of materials that exhibit both viscous and elastic characteristics when undergoing deformation. Polymer and viscoelasticity are materials science.
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Viscosity
The viscosity of a fluid is a measure of its resistance to deformation at a given rate.
Vulcanization
Vulcanization (British English: Vulcanisation) is a range of processes for hardening rubbers.
Wetsuit
A wetsuit is a garment worn to provide thermal protection while wet.
Wide-angle X-ray scattering
In X-ray crystallography, wide-angle X-ray scattering (WAXS) or wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD) is the analysis of Bragg peaks scattered to wide angles, which (by Bragg's law) are caused by sub-nanometer-sized structures.
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Windscreen wiper
A windscreen wiper (Commonwealth English) or windshield wiper (American English) is a device used to remove rain, snow, ice, washer fluid, water, or other debris from a vehicle's front window.
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Windshield
The windshield (North American English) or windscreen (Commonwealth English except Canada) of an aircraft, car, bus, motorbike, truck, train, boat or streetcar is the front window, which provides visibility while protecting occupants from the elements.
Wolfgang Kaiser (physicist)
Wolfgang Kaiser (17 July 1925 – 20 October 2023) was a German physicist who worked in the fields of laser and solid-state physics.
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Wool
Wool is the textile fiber obtained from sheep and other mammals, especially goats, rabbits, and camelids.
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X-ray crystallography
X-ray crystallography is the experimental science of determining the atomic and molecular structure of a crystal, in which the crystalline structure causes a beam of incident X-rays to diffract in specific directions. Polymer and x-ray crystallography are materials science.
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Young's modulus
Young's modulus (or Young modulus) is a mechanical property of solid materials that measures the tensile or compressive stiffness when the force is applied lengthwise.
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3D printing
3D printing or additive manufacturing is the construction of a three-dimensional object from a CAD model or a digital 3D model.
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