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SYNTHETIC MATERIALS

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SYNTHETIC MATERIALS Polymer:-   A  polymer is made of small units.The monomers combine end-to-end under certain condition to form a polymer. For example cellulose is a polymer of glucose while hemoglobin is a polymer of amino acids. Polymerization :-                                      The process of formation of polymer from a monomer is called polymerization. Polymers can be classified into three types ·          NATURAL, ·          SEMI- SYNTHETIC ·          SYNTHETIC   TYPES OF FIBRES Fibres are also Polymers, so they are of above three types. TYPES OF FIBRE EXAMPLES Natural Cotton, jute, Silk, wool Semi synthetic Rayon (viscous, cuprammonium and acetat...