PolymerGPT: Multi-property Optimization with a Decoder-Based GPT Model for Generative Polymer Design

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2608.01431v1
• Date: Sun, 02 Aug 2026 18:26:04 GMT
• Title: PolymerGPT: Multi-property Optimization with a Decoder-Based GPT Model for Generative Polymer Design
• Abstract summary: PolymerGPT is a decoder-based GPT model that incorporates up to 37 commonly used polymer properties into the generative process.<n>Our experimental results demonstrate that PolymerGPT achieves exceptional performance for unconditional and conditional generation.
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• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: Polymer property prediction and inverse generative design targeting desired properties are two crucial tasks in machine learning-assisted polymer design. While the former has received considerable attention, there have been limited methods developed for the latter. Existing methods focus on single-property optimization in the generative process, whereas accurate prediction of macroscopic material behavior requires simultaneous control of multiple physical properties. In this paper, we provide a transformative framework for direct optimization of a large collection of polymer properties. We propose PolymerGPT, a decoder-based GPT model that incorporates up to 37 commonly used polymer properties into the generative process via learned conditioning prefixes. It also supports a scaffold condition that specifies a desired scaffold for predicted structures. Our experimental results demonstrate that PolymerGPT achieves exceptional performance for unconditional and conditional generation while maintaining high validity, uniqueness, and novelty. Conditioning on five key properties yields generated structures whose predicted values closely match all target properties simultaneously.

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