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Non-conventional polymers

IUPAC defines a monomer as, A molecule which can undergo polymerisation thereby contributing constitutional units to the essential structure of a macromolecule. Bearing this in mind, I thought ...
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Can 1 gram hyaluronic acid really hold 6L of water?

According to this study (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3970829/), they make an (uncited) claim about hyaluronic acid: "One of its most important properties is that it can attach and ...
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