Star copolymer

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-011316",
  "term": "Star copolymer",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A star-shaped macromolecule in which arms that differ in constitution or configuration are joined through a central moiety, for example a star with some polystyrene arms and some polyisoprene arms. The arms themselves are usually homopolymer chains, so the copolymer character comes from combining unlike arms and not from mixed arms. A star whose arms are all identical is a regular star macromolecule instead.",
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "see_also": [
    "copolymer",
    "moiety"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1985, 57, 1427. 'Source-based nomenclature for copolymers (Recommendations 1985)' on page 1435 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198557101427)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/star-copolymer/"
}