Grafting

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-004988",
  "term": "Grafting",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The process of attaching polymer chains as side branches onto a pre-existing polymer backbone. This can involve chemical reactions that create active sites on the backbone from which new chains grow, or the direct attachment of pre-formed polymer chains. Grafting is a method for modifying the properties of a polymer material.",
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "see_also": [
    "block"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2004, 76, 889. 'Definitions of terms relating to reactions of polymers and to functional polymeric materials (IUPAC Recommendations 2003)' on page 892 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200476040889)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/grafting/"
}