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