Polyacrylamide Gel uses
polytetrafluoroethylene
a large long chain molecule with repeating units of small molecules
wool, cotton linen, starch
biochemistry, forensics, genetics, molecular biology
alkene monomers are joined through multiple reactions to form a polymer
Polymer
Condensation Polymerization
Examples of natural polymers
polyparaphenylene terephthalamide
Kevlar
synthetic polymers that can be heated and molded into specific shapes and forms
a small molecule linked covalently to others of the same or similar type
Plastics
Teflon
Monomer
Addition Polymerization
two functional groups present, formation of ester or amide linkages in the product and a second small product is produced
