A brief guide to polymer terminology (IUPAC Technical Report)
Abstract The correct use of IUPAC terminology can facilitate clarity in scientific publications, litigation, and education. This document summarizes IUPAC’s recommendations for polymer terminology. In the version attached in the Supplementary Information, hyperlinks lead to the original source material, and screen-tips give the definitions as published by IUPAC.
Authors
- Michel Vert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5751-2520)
- Pavel Kratochvı́l
- Ray Boucher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4786-4223)
- Christopher M. Fellows (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8976-8651)
- Jiřı́ Vohlı́dal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9412-2548)
- Chin Han Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0990-0155)
- John B. Matson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7984-5396)
- Graeme Moad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4375-5580)
- Olga Evgenievna Philippova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1098-0255)
- Michael Heß (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6991-0120)
- Patrick Théato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4562-9254)
- Stanisław Słomkowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1543-535X)
- Roger C. Hiorns (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9887-5280)
- Natalie Stingelin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1414-4545)
- Christine K. Luscombe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7456-1343)
- Richard G. Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2629-5025)
- Jean‐Pierre Vairon
Institutions
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (DE)
- University of North Texas (US)
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (JP)
- Lomonosov Moscow State University (RU)
- Université de Montpellier (FR)
- University of Kent (GB)
- Charles University (CZ)
- Sorbonne Université (FR)
- Institut des Sciences Analytiques et de Physico-Chimie pour l'Environnement et les Matériaux (FR)
- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry (CZ)
- John Wiley & Sons (United Kingdom) (GB)
- Division of Materials Science and Engineering (AU)
- Centrum Badań Molekularnych i Makromolekularnych Polskiej Akademii Nauk (PL)
- Institut Parisien de Chimie Moléculaire (FR)
- CSIRO Manufacturing (AU)
- Imperial College London (GB)
- Universiti Teknologi MARA (MY)
- Virginia Tech (US)
- University of New England (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pure and Applied Chemistry
- Published
- 2025-12-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2023-0304
- Primary Topic
- Chemistry and Stereochemistry Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00