Adams Dave J
School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.
Gels. 2018 Apr 3;4(2):32. doi: 10.3390/gels4020032.
The properties of low molecular weight gels are determined by the underlying, self-assembled network. To access information on the network, it is common for techniques to be used that require the gel to be dried, such as transmission electron microscopy or scanning electron microscopy. The implicit assumption is that this drying has no bearing on the data collected. Here, we discuss the validity of this assumption.
低分子量凝胶的性质由其潜在的自组装网络决定。为了获取有关该网络的信息，常用的技术需要将凝胶干燥，如透射电子显微镜或扫描电子显微镜。一个隐含的假设是这种干燥对所收集的数据没有影响。在此，我们讨论这一假设的有效性。
