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In most gel products, the main component is acrylates; these are monomers or oligomers, which are small molecules or chains of molecules and can come in a thick liquid form.—Holly Burns, Time, 30 Sep. 2025 Some researchers have recently developed flame-retardant, hydrophobic, high-strength, breathable cotton fabric by dual covalent crosslinking of amino-containing siloxane segments, phosphorus-containing monomers with several reaction sites, and hydroxyl-rich cellulose segments.—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025 This next-gen technology breaks plastics down to their molecular building blocks (monomers), which can be reassembled into virgin-quality resin—without relying on fossil fuels.—Alexander Kwapis, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025 The substance incorporates an epoxy–acrylate monomer combined with a photosensitizer compound.—Ben Coxworth
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