The crosslinking of ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) resulting from photooxidation was followed by DSC. The thermograms of solvent confined in the gel at equilibrium were recorded. A decrease of the freezing point of the solvent with the irradiation rime was observed, together with a decrease of the heat of solidification of the solvent and a widening of the crystallization peak involving a modification of the size distribution of the mesh within the polymeric network. A correlation was established between the energy of solidification and the volume fraction of polymer in the gel. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.