Term: pre-gel regime
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.PT07506

Definition:
Stage of a network-forming polymerization or crosslinking process extending up to, but not beyond, the gel point.

Note: The pre-@G02600@ regime may be expressed as the length of time or the chemical conversion required to reach the @GT07535@ from the start of a @P04740@ or @CT07136@ process.

Related Terms:
1) gel (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.G02600).
2) gel point (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.GT07535).
3) polymerization (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04740).
4) crosslinking (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.CT07136).
5) network (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.NT07562).

Source: PAC, 2007, 79, 1801. 'Definitions of terms relating to the structure and processing of sols, gels, networks, and inorganic-organic hybrid materials (IUPAC Recommendations 2007)' on page 1805 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200779101801)

Citation: 'pre-gel regime' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.PT07506

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