Tetraethylorthosilicate was polymerized with acidic water in microemul
sions containing formamide, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide, decanol, a
nd decane. The viscoelasticity of the gelled samples was determined, g
iving the storage and loss moduli against the frequency of the applied
oscillations. The resulting data illustrate the relative strengths an
d elasticity of the condensed networks present in the samples.