Preferred Label : gel aging;
IUPAC definition : Time-dependent changes in the chemical or the physical structure and the properties
of a gel.;
Scope note : the aging of a gel can involve polymerization, crystallization, aggregation, syneresis,
phase changes, formation of branch points and junction points as well as scission
and chemical changes to constitutional units of network chains.;
Origin ID : GT07620;
See also
Time-dependent changes in the chemical or the physical structure and the properties
of a gel.
