English to German Science Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng polymers

Aus einem Patent zu einem neuartigen Absorptionssystem:

"Preferred polymer materials for use in the present invention contain carboxy groups. These polymers include hydrolyzed starch-acrylonitrile graft copolymers, partially neutralised starch-acrylonitrile graft copolymers, starch acrylic acid graft copolymers, partially neutralised starch-acrylic acid graft copolymers, saponified vinyl acetate-acrylic ester copolymers, hydrolysed acrylonitrile or acrylamide copolymers, slightly *network crosslinked* polymers of any of the foregoing copolymers, partially neutralized polyacrylic acid, and slightly *network crosslinked* polymers of partially neutralized polyacrylic acid."
"Most preferred polymer materials for use in making the precursor particles are slightly *network crosslinked* polymers of partially neutralised polyacrylic acids and starch derivatives thereof. Most preferably, the precursor particles comprise from about 50% to about 95%, preferably about 75%, neutralised, slightly *network crosslinked*, polyacrylic acid (i.e. poly (sodium acrylate/acrylic acid)). As described above, the precursor particles are preferably made from polymer materials that are slightly *network crosslinked*. *Network crosslinking* serves to render the polymer materials from which the precursor particles are made substantially water-insoluble and, in part, determines the absorptive capacity and extractable polymer content characteristics of the precursor particles and the resultant macrostructures. Processes for *network crosslinking* the polymers and typical *network crosslinking* agents are described in greater detail in the hereinbefore-referenced U.S. Patent 4,076,663."

Ich würde das "network" ja gerne ignorieren, die Möglichkeit besteht aber nicht, da 1) ein Patent und 2) auch "crosslinking" ohne "network" im Text vorkommt, ich also eine Unterscheidung machen muss.

Weiß jemand Rat mit diesem Begriff?

Vielen Dank im Voraus.