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Polymerization is traditionally classified into two main groups: step-growth polymerization and chain-growth polymerization. Both are families; each of them includes a wide range of mechanisms. However, each group has also certain common characteristics.

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Gedde, U.W., Hedenqvist, M.S. (2019). Polymer Synthesis. In: Fundamental Polymer Science. Graduate Texts in Physics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29794-7_10

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