Examples of synthetic polymers include nylon, polyethylene, polyester, Teflon, and epoxy. Natural polymers occur in nature and can be extracted. They are often water-based. Examples of naturally occurring polymers are silk, wool, DNA, cellulose and proteins.

What are polymers called?

By definition, polymers are large molecules made by bonding (chemically linking) a series of building blocks. The word polymer comes from the Greek words for “many parts.” Each of those parts is scientists call a monomer (which in Greek means “one part”). Think of a polymer as a chain, with each of its links a monomer.

How are polymers made DT?

Plastics are produced using a process know as polymerisation. Polymerisation occurs when monomers join together to form long chains of molecules called polymers. Polymerisation comes from the word ‘POLY’ which means ‘MANY’ and ‘MER’ which means ‘PART’.