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In 1953, Hermann Staudinger was awarded the Nobel Prize for his work in the field of macromolecular chemistry. One of the concepts that Staudinger developed was post-polymerisation modification, which he termed "polymer analogous reactions" and defined as the "transformation of a polymer into a derivative of equivalent molecular weight". Although there is evidence of post-polymerisation modifications as long ago as the early 1840s, it can be argued that the proposal put forward by Staudinger marked the beginning of increased development and use of post-polymerisation modifications.