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Polymers (poly = many, mer = unit) are linked together by the primary covalent bonding in the main chain backbone with C, N, O, Si, etc., atoms. The simplest example (but not a simple material) is polyethylene, which is derived from ethylene (CH2=CH2), in which the carbon atoms share electrons with two other hydrogen and carbon atoms: -CH2(CH2-CH2)nCH2-, where n indicates the number of repeat units.
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Park, J.B. (1979). Polymeric Materials. In: Biomaterials. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3423-1_6
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