How to Use polymerization in a Sentence

polymerization

noun
  • The trick lies in frontal polymerization, a process that turns the flat sheet into a curved form through a self-propagating reaction.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2025
  • That starts a chain reaction of polymerization that ultimately kills the cell.
    Jon Hamilton, NPR, 16 Oct. 2025
  • These, in turn, initiated the polymerization of acrylamide and acrylic acid to form the hydrogel.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
  • This is part of seasoning the pan, which is essentially a layer of oil that is baked into the cast iron (the technical process for this is called polymerization).
    Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 4 June 2026
  • Contact with a catalyst or exposure to air triggers polymerization.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
  • In a chemical reaction known as frontal polymerization, that agent initiates the curing process as soon as the mixture is extruded from the printing nozzle.
    New Atlas, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Bio-tar’s chemical complexity makes the polymerization process difficult to fully control, and large-scale production has not yet been achieved.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The laser triggered polymerization only at its focal point, enabling accurate three-dimensional shaping inside the cell.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 18 Jan. 2026
  • The researchers used liquid metal particles (LMPs) as initiators for polymerization, the chemical process used to form the hydrogel network.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
  • Hu said that the multilayered CLC films are fabricated using photoalignment and polymerization techniques and can be scaled through roll-to-roll manufacturing.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Stable ions, faster prototyping The researchers built millimeter-scale traps with ultrahigh-resolution, two-photon polymerization printing.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The review examines chemical reactions inside bio-tar, particularly those involving oxygen-rich compounds like carbonyls and furans, which naturally promote polymerization — processes where small molecules link to form larger, more stable carbon structures.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025

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