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This article provides important background information on polymers, polymerisation, polyamides and polyesters, which is relevant to all A-level specifications and can be used to help your revision and expand your knowledge.
For extension material on Carothers’ legacy, the DuPont Company and the contributions it has made to polymer chemistry, plus links to photos of Wallace Carothers, see ChemistryReviewOnline: www.philipallan.co.uk/chemistryreview.
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