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(mathematics, of a functor) Commutative with small colimits; right-exact and transforming small direct sums into small direct sums. examples
(organic chemistry) Blending two linear, amorphous polymers such that the phases interpenetrate. quotations examples
Further, this structure is retained even during melt processing without loss of the interpenetrating cocontinuous structure.
1986, Donald R. Paul, Leslie Howard Sperling, Multicomponent polymer materials, page 43
An example of cocontinuous phases in three dimensions is an air filter and the air that flows through it.
1987, Herman Francis Mark, Jacqueline I. Kroschwitz, Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Engineering
Chapter 4 relates photomicrographs of thermoplastics/thermoplastics, thermoplastics/thermosets, and some selected thermoplastic vulcanizates in which the phase morphology is not particularly cocontinuous.
2009, Charef Harrats, Multiphase Polymer- Based Materials