The claim that all monomers in a polymer are covalently bonded is false, as supramolecular polymers and ionomers rely heavily on noncovalent interactions such as hydrogen bonding and ionic forces to link or organize monomer units.
Evidence against · 4
Controlling amphiphilic polymer folding beyond the primary structure with protein-mimetic di(phenylalanine)
2021 · cited by 29
Paper 0 discusses synthetic polymers featuring noncovalent interactions, such as hydrogen bonding and hydrophobic forces, alongside the polymer backbone.
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Macromolecular and Supramolecular Organization of Ionomers.
2025 · cited by 1
Paper 5 details ionomers where ionic interactions and reversible clustering facilitate specific polymer properties.
A Supramolecular Thickener Based on Non-Covalent Enhancement Mechanism
2021 · cited by 1
Paper 6 describes a supramolecular polymer system whose structure and properties are driven by multiple hydrogen bonding and physical entanglements rather than purely covalent monomer linkages.
Supramolecular Zwitterionic Polymers: Dynamic Traits Imparted by Ionic Interactions.
2026 · cited by 0
Paper 10 examines supramolecular ionic polymers whose dynamic traits arise from ionic interactions.