http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/SubstancePolymer|5.0.0

Properties of a substance specific to it being a polymer.

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Name	Flags	Card	Type	Description & Constraints
SubstancePolymer		0..*		Properties of a substance specific to it being a polymer
identifier	Σ	0..1	Identifier	A business idenfier for this polymer, but typically this is handled by a SubstanceDefinition identifier
class	Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	Overall type of the polymer
geometry	Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	Polymer geometry, e.g. linear, branched, cross-linked, network or dendritic
copolymerConnectivity	Σ	0..*	CodeableConcept	Descrtibes the copolymer sequence type (polymer connectivity)
modification	Σ	0..1	string	Todo - this is intended to connect to a repeating full modification structure, also used by Protein and Nucleic Acid . String is just a placeholder
monomerSet	Σ	0..*	BackboneElement	Todo
ratioType	Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	Captures the type of ratio to the entire polymer, e.g. Monomer/Polymer ratio, SRU/Polymer Ratio
startingMaterial	Σ	0..*	BackboneElement	The starting materials - monomer(s) used in the synthesis of the polymer
code	Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	The type of substance for this starting material
category	Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	Substance high level category, e.g. chemical substance
isDefining	Σ	0..1	boolean	Used to specify whether the attribute described is a defining element for the unique identification of the polymer
amount	Σ	0..1	Quantity	A percentage
repeat	Σ	0..*	BackboneElement	Specifies and quantifies the repeated units and their configuration
averageMolecularFormula	Σ	0..1	string	A representation of an (average) molecular formula from a polymer
repeatUnitAmountType	Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	How the quantitative amount of Structural Repeat Units is captured (e.g. Exact, Numeric, Average)
repeatUnit	Σ	0..*	BackboneElement	An SRU - Structural Repeat Unit
unit	Σ	0..1	string	Structural repeat units are essential elements for defining polymers
orientation	Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	The orientation of the polymerisation, e.g. head-tail, head-head, random
amount	Σ	0..1	integer	Number of repeats of this unit
degreeOfPolymerisation	Σ	0..*	BackboneElement	Applies to homopolymer and block co-polymers where the degree of polymerisation within a block can be described
type	Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	The type of the degree of polymerisation shall be described, e.g. SRU/Polymer Ratio
average	Σ	0..1	integer	An average amount of polymerisation
low	Σ	0..1	integer	A low expected limit of the amount
high	Σ	0..1	integer	A high expected limit of the amount
structuralRepresentation	Σ	0..*	BackboneElement	A graphical structure for this SRU
type	Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	The type of structure (e.g. Full, Partial, Representative)
representation	Σ	0..1	string	The structural representation as text string in a standard format e.g. InChI, SMILES, MOLFILE, CDX, SDF, PDB, mmCIF
format	Σ	0..1	CodeableConcept	The format of the representation e.g. InChI, SMILES, MOLFILE, CDX, SDF, PDB, mmCIF
attachment	Σ	0..1	Attachment	An attached file with the structural representation