N,N'-Methylenebisacrylamide (MBAm or MBAA) is a
cross-linking agent used during the formation of
polymers such as
polyacrylamide. Its molecular formula is C
7H
10N
2O
2. Bisacrylamide is used in
biochemistry as it is one of the compounds of the
polyacrylamide gel (used for
SDS-PAGE). Bisacrylamide polymerizes with
acrylamide and is capable of creating cross-links between polyacrylamide chains, thus creating a network of polyacrylamide rather than unconnected linear chains of polyacrylamide.