Hydrocarbon monomers, such as styrene and ethene, form polymers used in plastics, such as polystyrene and polyethene. Other commercially important monomers include acrylic monomers such as: Acrylic ...
The adhesive used in bandages is commonly an acrylic polymer. What is a polymer? Polymers are very big molecules made up of many smaller molecules chemically attached together in a repeating pattern.