Preferred Label : macroporous polymer;
IUPAC definition : Glass or rubbery polymer that includes a large number of macropores (50 nm–1 µm in
diameter) that persist when the polymer is immersed in solvents or in the dry state.;
Scope note : porous polymers with pore diameters from ca 2 nm to 50 nm
are called mesoporous polymers.; macroporous polymers are used, for example, as precursors for ion-exchange polymers,
as adsorbents, as supports for catalysts or reagents, and as stationary phases in
size-exclusion chromatography columns.; macroporous polymers swell only slightly in solvents.; macroporous polymers are often network polymers produced in bead form. however, linear
polymers can also be prepared in the form of macroporous polymer beads.;
Origin ID : MT07177;
See also
Glass or rubbery polymer that includes a large number of macropores (50 nm–1 µm in
diameter) that persist when the polymer is immersed in solvents or in the dry state.
