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Most drugs form reversible bonds with targets, which means the body can remove or outcompete them in time, but covalent bonds last until the cell recycles them.
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New Atlas, 23 July 2025
The lead atoms in the PMN-PT weakened the covalent bonds between the film and the substrate, preventing the electrons from jumping through the interface between the two materials.
—ArsTechnica, 1 May 2025
The powder has a hexagonal structure made of carbon and nitrogen, held together by covalent bonds—some of the strongest bonds in chemistry.
—Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
After annealing, the links are strong covalent bonds [below].
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Aug. 2024
Crosslinks in the form of covalent bonds between polymer molecules keep the mixture of glucose and sucrose in place and result in a candy that is solid but potentially squishy—more crosslinks result in a harder final product.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 8 June 2023
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New Atlas, 23 July 2025
The lead atoms in the PMN-PT weakened the covalent bonds between the film and the substrate, preventing the electrons from jumping through the interface between the two materials.
—ArsTechnica, 1 May 2025
The powder has a hexagonal structure made of carbon and nitrogen, held together by covalent bonds—some of the strongest bonds in chemistry.
—Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
After annealing, the links are strong covalent bonds [below].
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Aug. 2024
Crosslinks in the form of covalent bonds between polymer molecules keep the mixture of glucose and sucrose in place and result in a candy that is solid but potentially squishy—more crosslinks result in a harder final product.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 8 June 2023
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“Covalent bond.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/covalent%20bond. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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