Stage of a network-forming polymerization or crosslinking process extending up to, but not beyond, the gel point.
Note:
The pre-@G02600@ regime may be expressed as the length of time or the chemical conversion required to reach the @GT07535@ from the start of a @P04740@ or @CT07136@ process.
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 1805 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200779101801)