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thumb|An upturned vial of hair gel|241x241px thumb|Silica gel A gel is a semi-solid that can have properties ranging from soft and weak to hard and tough. Gels are defined as a substantially dilute cross-linked system, which exhibits no flow when in the steady state, although the liquid phase may still diffuse through this system.
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18 sectionsContents
- Definitions
- Composition
- Polyionic polymers
- Types
- Colloidal gels
- Hydrogels
- Organogels
- Xerogels
- Nanocomposite hydrogels
- Properties
- Thermodynamics of gel deformation
- Modified Donnan equilibrium of polyelectrolyte gels
- Animal-produced gels
- Applications
- Smart gel
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|An upturned vial of hair gel|241x241px thumb|Silica gel A gel is a semi-solid that can have properties ranging from soft and weak to hard and tough. Gels are defined as a substantially dilute cross-linked system, which exhibits no flow when in the steady state, although the liquid phase may still diffuse through this system.
thumb|right|550px|link=https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.G02600|International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry|IUPAC definition for a gel