Organogels versus Hydrogels: Advantages, Challenges, and Applications

Organogels are an important class of gels, and comparable to hydrogels owing their properties as liquid-infused soft materials. Despite the extensive choice liquid media compatible networks that can provide a broader range properties, relatively few studies reported in this area. This review presents applicability organogels concerning components, unique applications. Their distinctive features compared other gels discussed, including multi-stimuli responses, affinity broad substances, thermal environmental stability, electronic ionic conductivity, actuation. The active role solvents is highlighted versatility organogel properties. To differentiate between these classified filled with different organic liquids, highly polar binary solvent systems. Most promising applications sophisticated multifunctional materials discussed light features.