A benchmark for gel structures: bond percolation enables the fabrication of extremely homogeneous gels

• Published in: Polymer journal Vol. 53; no. 7; pp. 765 - 777
• Main Author: Li, Xiang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.07.2021; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 639/301/923/1027; 639/638/455/959; Benchmarks; Biomaterials; Bioorganic Chemistry; Chemistry; Chemistry and Materials Science; Chemistry/Food Science; Defects; Focus Review; Percolation; Physical properties; Polymer gels; Polymer Sciences; Polymers; Scattering; Surfaces and Interfaces; Thin Films

Gels are soft-elastic materials consisting of a three-dimensional crosslinked polymer network and liquid filling the space between this network. Numerous gels with unique physical properties have been synthesized and are widely used in our daily lives. However, all of these gels contain a substantia...