functional polymer

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.FT07174
  1. Polymer that bears specified chemical groups.
  2. Polymer that has specified physical, chemical, biological, pharmacological, or other uses which depend on specific chemical groups.
    Note:
    Examples of functions of functional polymers are catalytic activity, selective binding of particular species, @C00796@ and transport of @E01923@ carriers or energy, conversion of light to charge carriers and vice versa, and transport of drugs to a particular organ in which the @D01863@ is released.
Source:
PAC, 2004, 76, 889. (Definitions of terms relating to reactions of polymers and to functional polymeric materials (IUPAC Recommendations 2003)) on page 899 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'functional polymer' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.FT07174 RIS BibTex EndNote
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