From "greasy chemistry" to "macromolecule": Thoughts on the historical development of the concept of a macromolecule

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 870-879

  Bernal, Pedro J ^a  

^a ROLLINS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; COLLOID CHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

AGGREGATE THEORY; HEVEA RUBBER; PEDAGOGICAL TOOL;

MACROMOLECULES;

EID: 33744951631     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p870     Document Type: Article

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