What is Polymer chemistry?
{{redirect|Macromolecular chemistry|the journal|Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics}} '''Polymer chemistry''' (also called '''macromolecular chemistry''') is the [[science]] of [[chemical synthesis]] and [[Chemical property|chemical properties]] of [[polymer]]s or [[macromolecule]]s.<ref>{{cite book|title=Principles of Polymer Chemistry|url=https://archive.org/details/principlesofpoly0002ravv|first=Abe|last=Ravve|date=2000|isbn=9780306463686|publisher=Plenum Publishing|edition=Second}}</ref> According to [[IUPAC nomenclature|IUPAC recommendations]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://old.iupac.org/reports/1996/6812jenkins/molecules.html#1.1|title=Macromolecule|publisher=[[IUPAC]]|accessdate=2011-09-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://old.iupac.org/reports/1996/6812jenkins/substances.html#2.2|title=Polymer|publisher=[[IUPAC]]|accessdate=2011-09-05}}</ref> macromolecules refer to the individual molecular [[chain]]s and are the domain of [[chemistry]]. Polymers describe the [[bulk property (chemistry)|bulk properties]] of polymer materials and belong to the field of [[polymer physics]] (a part of [[physics]]). The different kinds of macromolecules include: *[[Biopolymer]]s produced by living organisms: **structural [[protein]]s: [[collagen]], [[keratin]], [[elastin]] and others **[[chemical reaction|chemically functional]] proteins: [[enzyme]]s, [[hormone]]s, [[transport protein]]s and others **structural [[polysaccharide]]s: [[cellulose]], [[chitin]] and others **storage polysaccharides: [[starch]], [[glycogen]] and others **[[nucleic acid]]s: [[DNA]], [[RNA]] *[[chemical synthesis|Synthetic]] polymers used for [[plastic]]s—[[fiber]]s, [[paint]]s, [[building material]]s, [[furniture]], [[machine|mechanical parts]], [[adhesive]]s: **[[thermoplastic]]s: [[polyethylene]], [[Teflon]], [[polystyrene]], [[polypropylene]], [[polyester]], [[polyurethane]], [[polymethyl methacrylate]], [[polyvinyl chloride]], [[nylon]], [[rayon]], [[celluloid]], [[silicone]] and others **[[thermosetting plastic]]s: [[vulcanization|vulcanized]]