that is a block polymer
. In the constituent
macromolecules of a blockcopolymer
, adjacent blocks are constitutionally different, i.e. adjacent blocks comprise constitutional units
derived from different species of monomer
or from the same species of monomer
but with a different composition or sequence
distribution of constitutional units.
PAC, 1996, 68, 2287
(Glossary of basic terms in polymer science (IUPAC Recommendations 1996))
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