Fine-stranded gels network structure

The number and type of bonds between the basic building imits, i.e., aggregates, within a strand the smaller the number and the weaker these bonds, the more susceptible the strand is to deformation. In fine gel structures, there are probably fewer intra- and interaggregate attractions/ bonds than in coarser gels. Hence, products with finer gel structures may be considered to exhibit less elastic, and more viscous, behavior than those with coarser networks. 

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