Term: segmented copolymer
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.ST07295

Definition:
Copolymer containing phase domains of microscopic or smaller size, with the domains constituted principally of single types of structural unit.

Note: The types of domain in a segmented @C01335-2@ usually comprise hard- and soft-segment phase domains.

Related Terms:
1) copolymer (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01335-2).
2) copolymer (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01335-1).

Source: PAC, 2004, 76, 1985. 'Definition of terms related to polymer blends, composites, and multiphase polymeric materials (IUPAC Recommendations 2004)' on page 2002 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200476111985)

Citation: 'segmented copolymer' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.ST07295

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