title: Robust gels created using a self-assembly and covalent capture strategy.
abstract: The self-assembly of dendritic building blocks containing multiple terminal alkenes on their surfaces yields soft gel-phase materials--subsequent Grubbs' metathesis leads to covalent cross-linking between the alkenes and the formation of robust swellable gels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York, UK YO10 5DD.
authors.forename: Christine S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Love
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chechik
authors.forename: David K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ashworth
authors.forename: Colin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brennan