Chemical and Physical Properties of Polymers

The chemical and physical properties of polymers are dependent on their chemical and physical structures and molecular weight. Their relationship related to the chemical, mechanical, thermal, electrical, and optical properties [1–3] are discussed below.

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  1. Department of Materials Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan (R.O.C) Wei-Fang Su
  1. Wei-Fang Su