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The word polymer is commonly understood to mean a large molecule composed of repeating units, or mers (from the Greek word meros—part), connected by covalent bonds. Such units may be connected in a variety of ways. The simplest is a linear polymer, or a polymer in which the units are connected to each other in a linear sequence, like beads on a string.
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Ravve, A. (1995). Introduction. In: Principles of Polymer Chemistry. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1283-1_1
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