Chitin is a polymer that is made up of a derivative of sugar, N-acetylglucoseamine. It forms the main components of cell walls of fungi, beaks of cephalopods, radula of mollusks, and the exoskeletons...
The monomer can be categorized into three classes. The first two classes are characterized by their respective Tg values. Soft monomers, characterized by low Tg values, include n-butyl acrylate,...
Lipids are not polymers. They are macromolecules but they are not polymers. Some lipids are called tryglycerides. These are made of one molecule of glycerol and three fatty acids. However, we cannot...