Chemical process of converting a
prepolymer or a polymer into a polymer of higher molar mass and then into a
network.
Notes:
- Curing is achieved by the induction of chemical reactions which might or might not
require mixing with a chemical curing agent.
- Physical aging, crystallization, physical crosslinking and post-polymerization
reactions are sometimes referred to as 'curing'. Use of the term 'curing' to describe such processes is deprecated.
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 1822
Cite as:
IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by
A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997).
XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic,
J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
