Term: xerogel
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.X06700

Definition:
Open network formed by the removal of all swelling agents from a gel.

Notes:
0) Examples of xerogels include silica @G02600@ and dried out, compact, @M03667@ structures, such as gelatin or rubber.
1) The definition proposed here is recommended as being more explicit.

Related Terms:
1) gel (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.G02600).
2) macromolecular (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.M03667).
3) network (http://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.NT07562).

Source: PAC, 2007, 79, 1801. 'Definitions of terms relating to the structure and processing of sols, gels, networks, and inorganic-organic hybrid materials (IUPAC Recommendations 2007)' on page 1808 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200779101801)

Citation: 'xerogel' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.X06700

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