Epoxy resins may be reacted (cross-linked) either with themselves through catalytic homopolymerisation, or with a wide range of co-reactants including polyfunctional amines, acids (and acid anhydrides), phenols, alcohols and thiols.
Any joint may be involved in a gout attack (and it may be more than one) with the most frequent sites being in the feet, ankles, knees, and elbows. An acute gout attack will generally reach its peak 12-24 hours after onset, and then will slowly begin to resolve even without treatment. Full recovery from a gout attack (without treatment) takes approximately 7-14 days. An accurate and colorful discription of a gout attack was elegantly written in 1683 by Dr. Thomas Sydenham who was himself a sufferer of gout:
The signs and symptoms of gout almost always occur suddenly â often at night â and without warning. They include: 1  Intense joint pain. 2  Gout usually affects the large joint of your big toe, but it can occur in your feet, ankles, knees, hands and wrists.3  The pain is likely to be most severe within the first four to 12 hours after it begins.4  Lingering discomfort. Intense joint pain. 2  Gout usually affects the large joint of your big toe, but it can occur in your feet, ankles, knees, hands and wrists.