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Chapter 4
Polymers
Polymers – Definitions
Table 4.1
Biomedical Applications of Natural Polymers
C C + .C C C C C C or C
n
Poly ethylene Repeating
unit
Condensation Polymerisation
O H
H OH
R N + R’ C R’ C N R + H2O
H O
Fig. 4.1
Mechanical Properties
Yield point
Plastic region
Elastic region