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What is a gelation?

What is a gelation? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. The formation of a solid by cooling; freezing
  2. The formation of a gel, especially from a sol
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Theoretically the occurrence of particle gel formation is linked with percolation although this is a necessary rather than a sufficient condition for gelation to occur.
The chamber was incubated at 37'C for 1.5 h to allow gelation to occur.
On one side, protein gelation is involved in many biological processes such as blood coagulation or wound healing.
Salt, sugar, or corn syrup is normally added to yolks or whole eggs prior to freezing in order to prevent gelation or thickening of the products.
Disruption of the microtubule network significantly weakens the elastic response, and the disassembly of actin filaments completely prevents gelation.
The concentration of sodium cation in tears is ideally suited to cause gelation of the material when topically instilled in the conjunctival sac.

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