# Polymer Chemistry

- By: Chris Schaller
- Publisher: College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University
- Source: [LibreTexts](https://chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Organic_Chemistry/Polymer_Chemistry_(Schaller))
- Licence: [CC BY-NC 3.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/)
- Read at LibreTexts: https://chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Organic_Chemistry/Polymer_Chemistry_(Schaller)
- PDF: https://downloads.libretexts.org/api/v1/download/chem-190663/pdf

Polymer Chemistry provides a focused introduction to the chemical principles underlying the formation, structure, and behavior of polymers. Rather than treating polymers simply as a collection of industrial materials, the text develops polymer chemistry from the molecular level upward, connecting monomer structure and polymerization mechanisms to the physical properties that ultimately determine how polymeric materials behave.