Reconsidering terms for mechanisms of polymer growth: the “step-growth” and “chain-growth” dilemma

The terms “step-growth polymerization” and “chain-growth polymerization” are used widely in both written and oral communications to describe the two main mechanisms of polymer growth. As members of the Subcommittee on Polymer Terminology (SPT) in the Polymer Division of the International Union of Pu...

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Published in:Polymer Chemistry
Main Author: Chan C.H.; Chen J.-T.; Farrell W.S.; Fellows C.M.; Keddie D.J.; Luscombe C.K.; Matson J.B.; Merna J.; Moad G.; Russell G.T.; Théato P.; Topham P.D.; Sosa Vargas L.
Format: Review
Language:English
Published: Royal Society of Chemistry 2022
Online Access:https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85129270616&doi=10.1039%2fd2py00086e&partnerID=40&md5=09f34500c9702d2a8fdb314d3264279c