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Gelation Theory

Gelation Theory is a theoretical framework within polymer science that describes the onset and development of an infinite polymer network through cross-linking reactions, distinguishing itself by predicting the sol-gel transition point and the emergence of macroscopic molecular connectivity in a reacting system.

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The Polyrotaxane Gel: A Topological Gel by Figure-of-Eight Cross-links

Yasushi Okumura, Kohzo Ito · Advanced Materials · 2001 · 1.8K citations

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Volume phase transition in a nonionic gel

Yoshitsugu Hirokawa, Toyoichi Tanaka · The Journal of Chemical Physics · 1984 · 1.6K citations

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Molecular Basis of Ca<sup>2+</sup>-Induced Gelation in Alginates and Pectins:  The Egg-Box Model Revisited

Isabelle Braccini, Serge Pérez · Biomacromolecules · 2001 · 1.1K citations

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Theory of Molecular Size Distribution and Gel Formation in Branched Polymers II. General Cross Linking

W. H. Stockmayer · The Journal of Chemical Physics · 1944 · 971 citations

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Gelation of particles with short-range attraction

Peter J. Lu, Emanuela Zaccarelli, Fabio Ciulla et al. · Nature · 2008 · 943 citations

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  1. FT
    Fumihiko Tanaka

    Kyoto University, Japan

    15 publications · 635 citations

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    Mitsuhiro Shibayama

    The University of Tokyo, Japan

    13 publications · 830 citations

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  3. AC
    Antonio Coniglio

    Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli, Italy

    12 publications · 931 citations

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  4. TT
    Toyoichi Tanaka

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    15 publications · 2.8K citations

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  5. RF
    R. F. T. Stepto

    University of Manchester, United Kingdom

    12 publications · 285 citations

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Institutions

820

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    27 h-index

    97 publications

    6.6K citations

  2. Kyoto University

    Kyoto, Japan

    18 h-index

    56 publications

    2.2K citations

  3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    16 h-index

    60 publications

    6.7K citations

  4. The University of Tokyo

    Tokyo, Japan

    15 h-index

    57 publications

    6.2K citations

  5. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    12 h-index

    25 publications

    1.7K citations

  6. Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry

    Prague, Czechia

    12 h-index

    42 publications

    1.5K citations

  7. University of Manchester

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    11 h-index

    31 publications

    774 citations

  8. Tokyo Institute of Technology

    Tokyo, Japan

    10 h-index

    26 publications

    900 citations

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  1. Macromolecules

    91 publications · 7K citations

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  2. Polymer

    50 publications · 2K citations

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  3. Physical Review Letters

    PRL · 31 publications · 2.3K citations

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  4. Food Hydrocolloids

    32 publications · 1.8K citations

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  5. The Journal of Chemical Physics

    35 publications · 4.2K citations

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