Polymer
wool, cotton linen, starch
Monomer
Examples of natural polymers
biochemistry, forensics, genetics, molecular biology
Kevlar
synthetic polymers that can be heated and molded into specific shapes and forms
polytetrafluoroethylene
polyparaphenylene terephthalamide
Condensation Polymerization
two functional groups present, formation of ester or amide linkages in the product and a second small product is produced
Plastics
Teflon
a large long chain molecule with repeating units of small molecules
Addition Polymerization
a small molecule linked covalently to others of the same or similar type
Polyacrylamide Gel uses
alkene monomers are joined through multiple reactions to form a polymer
