Graft copolymer

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-004983",
  "term": "Graft copolymer",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A copolymer in which one or more blocks of monomer units are attached as side chains to a main chain of a different type of monomer unit. The side chains are chemically distinct from the main polymer backbone. This architecture provides a way to combine the properties of different polymers.",
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "see_also": [
    "constituent",
    "constitutional unit",
    "copolymer",
    "graft polymer",
    "monomer",
    "sequence"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1996, 68, 2287. 'Glossary of basic terms in polymer science (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2303 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122287)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/graft-copolymer/"
}