Process through which a
network is formed from solution by a progressive change
of liquid precursor(s) into a
sol, to a
gel, and in most cases finally to a dry
network.
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 1825