This category is for sites dealing with the science and technology of polymers. Suppliers of products or services should submit their sites to an appropriate category in our Business section. A Polymer is a large molecule built up by the repetition of small, simple chemical units. Repetitioncan be linear, branched, cross-linked or dendritic. The repeat unit is usually equivalent to the monomer - the starting material from which the polymer is formed.
Plastics are one type of polymer.