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Polymers are met under a large variety of chemical achievements, from biopolymers like DNA, xanthan, cellulose, proteins, and actin filaments, to synthetized polymers like polyethylene (PE), polybutadiene (PB), polystyrene (PS), polymethylmetacrylate (PMMA), and so on, all of great industrial interest. They are employed under numerous forms, in solutions, as gels, rubbers, synthetic fabrics, moulded pieces, and so on.
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(2003). Polymers: Structural Properties. In: Kleman, M., Lavrentovich, O.D. (eds) Soft Matter Physics: An Introduction. Partially Ordered Systems. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-21759-8_15
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