Title: transient network
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - transient network
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.TT07576
Status: current

Definition
Network that exists only transiently.

Note
The network structure of a transient polymer network is based on transient junction points or crosslinks arising from interactions between polymer chains.

Related Terms
- Network: https://dev.goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/NT07562
- polymer network: https://dev.goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/P04742

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 1816 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200779101801)

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Citation: Citation: 'transient network' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.TT07576
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