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Derived from rose oil, the monomer was already known for being flexible, mechanically stable, and biodegradable.—New Atlas, 15 Dec. 2025 The fabric is proven to be textile-to-textile (T2T) recyclable with recovery of +90 percent of monomer purity.—Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 10 Nov. 2025 Mechanical recycling degrades polymer quality and can’t handle colored, multi-layer, or fibrous PET; chemical routes consume high energy and often yield intermediate monomers that require more processing.—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025 In most gel products, the main component is acrylates; these are monomers or oligomers, which are small molecules or chains of molecules and can come in a thick liquid form.—Holly Burns, Time, 30 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for monomer
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