Fishnet gels

Fishnet Gels. By emalogy with typical covalent gels, reversible gel structures are frequently discussed in terms of "crosslinks"... 

The question of the structure of reversible gels and the mechanism for their formation is not trivial, since it cannot be generalized. Russo [2] has proposed a general classification of fishnet gels for flexible... 

This is a very useful approach, and what follows is not meant to replace it so much as to offer a different viewpoint. In the present scheme, there are two very broad categories of structure—"fishnet" and "lattice", which can. in fact, be achieved by a variety of mechanisms. Thus, the viewpoint offered below is strongly tied to the end structure of the gel. 2uid only indirectly to chemical properties which produce them. The various structures are defined in the text, but use is also made of simple drawings. It is hoped that others will adopt the wider use of simple pictorial diagrams for the description of gel structures. 

Figure 2. Structural classification scheme for polymer gels and related systems. Key F = fishnet L = lattice T = transient E = entai led C = coll R = rod G = globular.

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