Polytetrafluoroethylene
Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is a synthetic fluoropolymer consisting of tetrafluoroethylene monomers (–CF₂–CF₂–)n. It is best known under the DuPont trade name Teflon. PTFE has o…
Polymers & Plastics
Large molecules made of repeating structural units
28 chemicals in this category
Polyurethane
Polyurethane (C3H8N2O) is a polymer or plastic that appears as Solid; [Elite Foam MSDS]. It has a molecular weight of 88.11 g/mol. Its IUPAC name is ethylurea.
Polyvinyl acetate
Polyvinyl acetate (PVAc) is a rubbery synthetic polymer produced by polymerisation of vinyl acetate monomers. It is the primary component of white glue and wood glue (PVA glue). Un…
Polyvinyl alcohol
Polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH or PVA) is a water-soluble synthetic polymer produced by hydrolysis (saponification) of polyvinyl acetate. It is unusual among polymers in that it is not pr…
Polyvinyl chloride
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is the world's third most widely produced synthetic polymer. It is made from vinyl chloride monomers (–CH₂–CHCl–)n by addition polymerisation. PVC is inher…
Silicone rubber
Silicone rubber is an elastomeric polymer based on a silicon-oxygen backbone (–Si(CH₃)₂–O–)n, also known as polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) in its simplest form. Unlike carbon-based ru…
Starch
Starch is a natural polysaccharide produced by plants as an energy storage molecule. It consists of two components: amylose (a linear polymer of α-1,4-linked glucose, typically 20–…
Styrene-butadiene rubber
Styrene-butadiene rubber (C12H14) is a polymer or plastic that appears as Other Solid; Liquid. It has a molecular weight of 158.24 g/mol. Its IUPAC name is buta-1,3-diene;styrene.