IUPAC Polymer Division
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Recommendations and Technical Reports - IUPAC | International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
IUPAC Recommendations are the output of IUPAC Projects or other studies on nomenclature, symbols, terminology, or conventions, and their purpose is to recommend unambiguous, uniform, and consistent no...
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August 14, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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This all started with a dilemma over how classic terms "step-growth" and "chain-growth" can be confusing. This article in @polymerchem.rsc.org kicked off the discussion to find better terms: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
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 th...
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August 14, 2025 at 3:33 AM
This all started with a dilemma over how classic terms "step-growth" and "chain-growth" can be confusing. This article in @polymerchem.rsc.org kicked off the discussion to find better terms: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
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📖 Molecular machines: terminology in turmoil. @chemistryworld.com
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📝 Ivan Aprahamian @aprahamian.bsky.social Dean Astumian @deanast.bsky.social Carson Bruns, Stephen Goldup @sgoldup.bsky.social Pierangelo Metrangolo, Daisy Pooler @daisypooler.bsky.social
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What is a molecular machine? - IUPAC | International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
FacebookTweetPin A new project aims to define the key terms used in the field of molecular machines. It is hoped that the new definitions will allow researchers to avoid semantic […]
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May 6, 2025 at 9:33 PM
📖 Molecular machines: terminology in turmoil. @chemistryworld.com
📝 Ivan Aprahamian @aprahamian.bsky.social Dean Astumian @deanast.bsky.social Carson Bruns, Stephen Goldup @sgoldup.bsky.social Pierangelo Metrangolo, Daisy Pooler @daisypooler.bsky.social
🔗 iupac.org/what-is-a-mo...
📝 Ivan Aprahamian @aprahamian.bsky.social Dean Astumian @deanast.bsky.social Carson Bruns, Stephen Goldup @sgoldup.bsky.social Pierangelo Metrangolo, Daisy Pooler @daisypooler.bsky.social
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