Abstract
Crystal growth in gels has been a subject of intense interest for many years, but the process has remained a laboratory research activity. Certainly, it has not (or, shall we delicately say, not yet) given rise to a new industry, but it is nevertheless recognized as useful. In contrast, it would until quite recently have been necessary to admit that Liesegang Ring formation, for all its aesthetic merits, has yet to find its practical niche. One would have had to argue (as, indeed, one still does) that the study of this beautiful phenomenon is instructive in a general way, and it is its own justification. However, a new possibility has emerged which changes this position, namely that of designing anisotropic ceramics with Liesegang microstructures. This is a potentially potent technology but, of course, outside the immediate context of ‘crystal growth in gels.’
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