polycaprolactone

low-melting (60 °C), biodegradable polyester
Product homopolymer Q109674
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polycaprolactone

Summary

polycaprolactone is a homopolymer[1]. polycaprolactone draws 469 Wikipedia views per month (homopolymer category, ranking #1 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • polycaprolactone's instance of is recorded as homopolymer[3].
  • polycaprolactone's instance of is recorded as polyester[4].
  • polycaprolactone's instance of is recorded as biodegradable plastic[5].
  • polycaprolactone's instance of is recorded as type of polymer[6].
  • polycaprolactone's Commons category is recorded as Polycaprolactone[7].
  • polycaprolactone's different from is recorded as nylon 6[8].
  • polycaprolactone's density is recorded as {'amount': '+1.21'}[9].
  • polycaprolactone's melting point is recorded as {'amount': '+331.15'}[10].
  • polycaprolactone's polymer of is recorded as 6-hydroxyhexanoic acid[11].
  • polycaprolactone's polymer of is recorded as caprolactone[12].
  • polycaprolactone's CXSMILES is recorded as []CCCCCC(=O)O[] |Sg:n:1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8::ht|[13].
  • polycaprolactone's P14541 is recorded as 38u7YK[14].
  • polycaprolactone's P14541 is recorded as 2yoxIA[15].

Why It Matters

polycaprolactone draws 469 Wikipedia views per month (homopolymer category, ranking #1 of 4).[2] polycaprolactone has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] polycaprolactone is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Density → {'amount': '+1.21'}
    Melting point → {'amount': '+331.15'}
    Instance of → homopolymer, polyester, biodegradable plastic +1
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P2054]]: 1.21 gram per cubic centimetre, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269685|batch #269685]]"
  2. 5w ago · Innerstream · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Chemical structure → Polycaprolactone.svg
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P117]]: Polycaprolactone.svg"
  3. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Polymer of → 6-hydroxyhexanoic acid, caprolactone
    Different from → nylon 6
    Instance of → homopolymer, polyester, biodegradable plastic +1
    P14541 → 38u7YK, 2yoxIA
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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