Title: polymer fibril
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - polymer fibril
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.14254
Status: current

Definition
Small diameter polymer fiber consisting of a small number of polymer chains.

Related Term
- polymer fiber: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/14253

Source
- PAC, 2011, 83, 1831. 'Definitions of terms relating to crystalline polymers (IUPAC Recommendations 2011)' on page 1856 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-10-11-13)

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Citation: Citation: 'polymer fibril' 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.14254
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