network

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Highly ramified structure in which essentially each @C01288@ is connected to each other @C01288@ and to the macroscopic phase boundary by many paths through the structure, the number of such paths increasing with the average number of intervening constitutional units; the paths must on average be co-extensive with the structure.
Notes:
  1. Usually, and in all systems that exhibit rubber elasticity, the number of distinct paths is very high, but, in most cases, some constitutional units exist that are connected by a single path only.
  2. Modified from previous definition. The definition proposed here is a generalization to cover both @M03667@ networks and networks comprised of particles.
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 1813 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'network' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.NT07562 RIS BibTex EndNote
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