Copolymer

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-002570",
  "term": "Copolymer",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A polymer derived from two or more different monomer species, which are incorporated into the same polymer chain. The arrangement of these distinct monomer units can vary, leading to different copolymer architectures such as alternating, statistical, block, or graft copolymers. The properties of a copolymer are often distinct from those of the homopolymers formed from its individual monomers.",
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "see_also": [
    "copolymerization",
    "monomer",
    "polymer"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1996, 68, 2287. 'Glossary of basic terms in polymer science (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2300 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122287)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/copolymer/"
}