Metal- and anion-binding supramolecular gels.

1. Importance and Scope of Supramolecular Gels 1960 2. Gel Characterization 1963 2.1. General Considerations 1963 2.2. Rheology 1964 2.3. Models for Gel Rheology 1965 3. Concepts of Gel Formation 1966 4. Metals in Gels 1967 4.1. Metals as Structural Components in Gels 1967 4.2. Discrete Metal Complex Gelators 1973 5. Metal Ion Binding by Gels and Gelators 1978 5.1. Coordination Polymers as Metallogels 1979 5.2. Tuning Gel Properties by Ion Binding 1986 5.3. Salts as Gels and Tuning Agents 1993 6. Anion Binding by Gels and Gelators 1994 7. Gels as Templates 2000 8. Conclusions 2001 9. Acknowledgments 2001 10. References 2001