gel aging

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.GT07620
Time-dependent changes in the chemical or the physical structure and the properties of a @G02600@.
Note:
The aging of a @G02600@ can involve @P04740@, @C01434@, aggregation, @S06227@, phase changes, formation of branch points and junction points as well as scission and chemical changes to constitutional units of @NT07562@ chains.
Source:
PAC, 2007, 79, 1801. (Definitions of terms relating to the structure and processing of sols, gels, networks, and inorganic-organic hybrid materials (IUPAC Recommendations 2007)) on page 1823 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'gel aging' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.GT07620 RIS BibTex EndNote
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