Sol fraction

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-010975",
  "term": "Sol fraction",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The portion of a polymer sample that remains soluble after a crosslinking reaction or gelation process. This fraction consists of uncrosslinked polymer chains or small, soluble networks that have not become part of the infinite gel network. It is typically expressed as a mass fraction or percentage of the total polymer.",
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "see_also": [
    "mass fraction",
    "crosslinking",
    "network",
    "polymerization"
  ],
  "references": [
    "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 1806 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200779101801)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/sol-fraction/"
}