Processes that occur in a
polymeric material during a specified period
of time, and that usually result in changes in physical and/or chemical
structure and the values of the properties of the material.
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 2313
(Definitions of terms relating to degradation, aging, and related chemical transformations
of polymers (IUPAC Recommendations 1996))
on page 2315
Cite as:
IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by
A. D. McNaught and A.Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997).
XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic,
J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
