Assertion: gel | /r/MadeOf | a covalent polymer network
Facets:
value: e.g. , a network
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Note 2: A gel can contain: a covalent polymer network, e.g., a network formed by crosslinking polymer chains or by nonlinear polymerization; a polymer network formed through the physical aggregation of polymer chains, caused by hydrogen bonds, crystallization, helix formation, complexation, etc., that results in regions of local order acting as the network junction points.