Gel Formation--Thermal Behaviour and Phase Diagrams: Introduction |
Synthetic Polymers: Solvent-Induced Gels |
Crystallization-Induced Gels |
Biopolymers: Neutral Biopolymers |
Charged Biopolymers |
Summary |
Gel Morphology and Molecular Structure--Gelation Mechanisms: Introduction |
Biopolymers: Gelatin Gels |
Poly (Saccharides) |
Cyrstallization Induced Gels |
Mechanical Properties: Introduction |
Biopolymers: Gelatin Gels, Poly Saccharides |
Gels from Blends of Biopolymers |
Appendices: Notions on Phase Diagrams |
Diffraction by Helices |
Scattering by Semi-Rigid Macromolecules |
Elasticity of Rigid Networks |
Index |
Gel Formation--Thermal Behaviour and Phase Diagrams: Introduction |
Synthetic Polymers: Solvent-Induced Gels |
Crystallization-Induced Gels |
Biopolymers: Neutral Biopolymers |
Charged Biopolymers |
Summary |