Aquagel

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-000755",
  "term": "Aquagel",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A hydrogel whose network is a colloidal network, that is, a gel with water as the liquid component held in an extended structure of linked colloidal particles. It is a subclass of hydrogel, the broader class that also includes gels with networks of cross-linked polymer chains. Silica gels in water are examples.",
  "subject": "Polymer",
  "see_also": [
    "hydrogel",
    "colloidal network",
    "network"
  ],
  "references": [
    "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 1807 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200779101801)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/aquagel/"
}