pre-gel regime

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.PT07506
Stage of a @NT07562@-forming @P04740@ or @CT07136@ process extending up to, but not beyond, the @GT07535@.
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.
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 [Terms] [Paper]