This new concept, referred to as "macromolecules" by Staudinger in 1922, covered both synthetic and natural polymers and was the key to a wide range of modern polymeric materials and innovative applications.

When was macromolecule discovered?

In the early 1920s Staudinger formulated a macromolecular theory of polymers, for which he later received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Who discovered macromolecule?

Hermann Staudinger (23 March 1881 – 8 September 1965) was a German organic chemist who demonstrated the existence of macromolecules, which he characterized as polymers. For this work he received the 1953 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.