linear polymer
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man-made fibres
- In man-made fibre: Linear, branched, and network polymers
…a polymer with a simple linear structure is formed. In some polymers shorter chains grow off the long chain at certain intervals, so that a branched structure is formed. In other polymers the branches become numerous and cross-link to other polymer chains, thus forming a network structure. (These three polymer…
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polymers
- In chemistry of industrial polymers: Linear, branched, and network
…the commercial standpoint are the linear, branched, and network structures. The linear structure, shown in Figure 1A, is illustrated by high-density polyethylene (HDPE), a chainlike molecule made from the polymerization of ethylene. With the chemical formula CH2=CH2, ethylene is essentially a pair of double-bonded carbon atoms (C), each with two…
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