https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.CT07137
Chemical process of converting a prepolymer or a polymer into a polymer of higher molar mass and then into a network.
Notes:
- Curing is achieved by the induction of chemical reactions which might or might not require mixing with a chemical curing agent.
- Physical aging, crystallization, physical crosslinking and post-polymerization reactions are sometimes referred to as 'curing'. Use of the term 'curing' to describe such processes is deprecated.
See also: vulcanization