Title: synthetic biopolymer
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - synthetic biopolymer
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.13921
Status: current

Definition
Copy of a biopolymer man-made using abiotic chemical routes.

Related Term
- artificial: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/13870

Source
- PAC, 2012, 84, 377. 'Terminology for biorelated polymers and applications (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)' on page 396 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-10-12-04)

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Citation: Citation: 'synthetic biopolymer' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.13921
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