Time-dependent changes in the chemical or the physical structure and the properties of a gel.
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 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200779101801)