Preferred Label : polymer–polymer complex;
IUPAC definition : Complex, at least two components of which are different polymers.;
Scope note : the properties of a complex defined here differ from those given elsewhere because,
owing to the repeating nature of a polymer molecule, many interacting sites may be
present, which together will provide stronger bonding than a single covalent bond.; although the intrinsic binding energy between the individual interacting sites giving
rise to the complex is weaker than a covalent bond, the total binding energy for any
single molecule may exceed the energy of a single covalent bond.; a complex is a molecular entity formed from two or more components that can be ionic
or uncharged.;
Origin ID : P04743;
See also
Complex, at least two components of which are different polymers.
