crosslinked
Joined between chains
Crosslinked describes materials whose molecular chains are connected by chemical bonds, creating a network structure.
Rubber becomes crosslinked through vulcanization, making it stronger and more elastic.
Crosslinked polymers resist melting and dissolving because the bonds lock the structure in place: crosslinked polyethylene, crosslinked gel.
The process is crosslinking.
Monomers bonding into chains
- vulcanizationChemically strengthening raw rubber
- elastomersStretchable, rebounding polymers
- thermosettingHardens permanently when heated
- curingRestoring health or preserving
resins · epoxies · rubber · silicones · adhesives · covalent · macromolecules · monomers
Joined in multiple ways
- meshInterlocking open weave
- webInterwoven filament structure
- latticedHaving crisscrossed framework
- reticulatedArranged in netlike pattern
interwoven · linked · nodes · topology · graph · pathways · branching · hub
Structural body protein
- fibrinClot-forming protein
- cellularComposed of small units
- enzymaticInvolving biological catalysts
- connective tissueSupportive biological matrix
keratin · elastin · biomolecular · glycation · biopolymers
Connected via clickable reference
- indexedEntered into a reference system
- annotatedSupplied with explanatory notes
- citedMentioned as evidence
- footnotedGiven explanatory citations
bibliography · documentation · hypertext · anchored · tagged · concordance · database · relational
polymerization
Monomers bonding into chains
- vulcanizationChemically strengthening raw rubber
- elastomersStretchable, rebounding polymers
- thermosettingHardens permanently when heated
curing · resins · epoxies · rubber · silicones · adhesives · covalent · macromolecules · monomers · bonding
interconnected
Joined in multiple ways
reticulated · interwoven · linked · nodes · topology · graph · pathways · branching · hub · connective
collagen
Structural body protein
connective tissue · keratin · elastin · biomolecular · glycation · biopolymers
hyperlinked
Connected via clickable reference
- indexedEntered into a reference system
- annotatedSupplied with explanatory notes
- citedMentioned as evidence
footnoted · bibliography · documentation · hypertext · anchored · tagged · concordance · database · relational · catalogued
- molecular statesphosphorylated, methylated, acetylated, oxidized, reduced
crosslinkedlinear
Arranged in straight succession
unbranched · thermoplastic · unlinked · branched · soluble
crosslinkeddisconnected
Separated from a source
unconnected · separate · isolated · free · unbound
- DNA crosslinkingCovalent joining of genetic strands