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Polymer is a long-chain molecule or macromolecule built by linking repeating chemical units. Each polymer molecule can consist of hundreds, thousands or even millions of repeating units. The IUPAC Gold Book defines a macromolecule as a molecule of high relative molecular mass whose structure consists essentially of multiple repeating units derived, actually or conceptually, from molecules of low relative molecular mass.
Units in polymers are usually held together by covalent bonds. Adjacent polymer chains or different parts of the same chain can be held together by intermolecular forces or van der Waals bonds. In some cases, ionic bonds may also occur in polymers. Covalent bonds are characterized by relatively high energies, fixed angles, and short distances (0.11-0.16 nm), which determine the mechanical, thermal, chemical, and photochemical properties of polymers. According to the classification of monomers (Fig. 1), polymers can be divided into homopolymer and copolymer. Copolymers including alternating copolymer, random copolymer, and block copolymer. According to the shape of the chain, polymers can be classified into linear polymer, branched polymer, network polymer, star polymer, dendrimer, etc.
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