Title: double-strand polymer
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - double-strand polymer
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.D01852
Status: current

Definition
A polymer the macromolecules of which are double-strand macromolecules.

Notes
1) A polymer, the macromolecules of which are spiro macromolecules is termed a spiro polymer.
2) A polymer, the macromolecules of which are ladder macromolecules is termed a ladder polymer.

Related Terms
- double-strand macromolecules: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/D01851
- ladder macromolecules: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/L03441
- macromolecules: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/M03667
- polymer: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/P04735
- spiro macromolecules: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/S05882

Source
- PAC, 1996, 68, 2287. 'Glossary of basic terms in polymer science (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2304 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122287)

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Citation: Citation: 'double-strand polymer' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.D01852
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