Recent Advances and Future Perspectives in Organogels and Organogelators Research

Dear Colleagues,

Organogels were originally discovered by sheer serendipity from the fortuitous jamming of solutions of low-molecular weight molecules in organic solvents. This unexpected behavior triggered the curiosity of scientists, which is how this topic has received an only growing interest throughout the years. As a matter of fact, the number of papers containing the keyword “organogel” has grown from only a few in the late 1990s to more than 250 a year today.

In view of this success, the editorial board of Gels has estimated that the creation of a topical collection devoted to this topic is appropriate and timely. The papers published in this collection should span the recent advances in the understanding of the organogelation process, their physical properties, their potential applications, and their future.

Prof. Dr. Jean-Michel Guenet
Collection Editor

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