A team from the Olsen lab updated a kinetic graph theory (KGT) model to account for off-stoichiometric reactive groups and side reactions by adding two fitting parameters representing the relative rate of competing side reactions and the probability of side cross-linking events. This model is useful in systems where the cross-linking chemistry yields more complex reaction networks, making it relevant to many classes of polymer network chemistry where classical theories may not adequately capture network behavior.Â
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