Reaction process by which monomers link to form polymer chains. Two canonical mechanisms: chain-growth (radical, cationic, anionic, coordination — e.g. polyethylene, polystyrene) and step-growth (condensation — e.g. nylon, polyester).…
Polymerization
Related concepts
- Monomer
- Polymer chain
- Arrhenius rate law
- Ziegler–Natta polymerization
- Polyethylene (HDPE/LDPE/LLDPE)
- Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
- Polystyrene + ABS
- PET (polyethylene terephthalate)
- Nylon (polyamides)
- PTFE & fluoropolymers
- Polyurethanes
- Controlled radical polymerization (ATRP, RAFT)
- Living polymerization
- Flory–Huggins polymer solution theory
- Reptation / tube model (de Gennes)
- Living/controlled polymerization (RAFT, ATRP, NMP)
- Flory–Stockmayer gel-point theory
- Polymer brushes (Alexander–de Gennes)
- Polymer nanocomposites
- Biodegradable polymers (PLA, PCL, PHB)