Chemistry classifies monomers by type, and two broad classes based on the type of polymer they form.
By type:
• natural vs synthetic, e.g. glycine vs caprolactam, … 展开

Some of the main biopolymers are listed below:
Amino acids
For proteins, the monomers are amino acids. … 展开

• Ethylene gas (H2C=CH2) is the monomer for polyethylene.
• Other modified ethylene derivatives include: 展开

The term "monomeric protein" may also be used to describe one of the proteins making up a multiprotein complex. 展开

• Protein subunit
• List of publications in polymer chemistry
• Prepolymer 展开