Thermoreversible network

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-011988",
  "term": "Thermoreversible network",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A polymer network constructed with thermoreversible junction points, which are non-covalent and thermally sensitive cross-links. This structure can reversibly transition between a solid-like gel state at lower temperatures and a liquid-like sol state at higher temperatures. The specific temperature at which the gel liquefies upon heating is known as the gel-melting temperature, while the sol-to-gel transition upon cooling occurs at the gelation temperature.",
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "see_also": [
    "reversible network"
  ],
  "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 1815 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200779101801)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/thermoreversible-network/"
}