Title: multilayered particle
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - multilayered particle
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.14301
Status: current

Definition
Multicomponent particle made of at least two different polymers, with an inner core of one polymer and with at least two layers of different polymers.

Related Term
- multicomponent particle: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/14298

Source
- PAC, 2011, 83, 2229. 'Terminology of polymers and polymerization processes in dispersed systems (IUPAC Recommendations 2011)' on page 2235 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-10-06-03)

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Citation: Citation: 'multilayered particle' 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.14301
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