Living polymerization
= Living polymerization
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<Living polymerization> is <chain-growth polymerization> without chain termination or irreversible chain transfer. A linear mean <degree of polymerization> versus feed conversion additionally needs the fixed-chain assumptions in <polymerization>; reversibility of <monomer> addition is not required. See https://iupac.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/IUPAC_PolymEdu_EduWorkshop_PPT_Shipp2.pdf[Shipp, IUPAC workshop, slide 50].