Sol-gel silica : properties, processing, and technology transfer /

A unique perspective of twentieth century research and development in materials science. It summarizes the fifteen years of sol-gel silica processing research leading to the commercial development of bioactive gel-glasses for medical applications. It demonstrates the combined use of quantum mechanic...

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Main Author: Hench, Larry L., 1938-2015
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Westwood, N.J., U.S.A. : Noyes Publications, ©1998.
Series:Materials science and process technology series.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:A unique perspective of twentieth century research and development in materials science. It summarizes the fifteen years of sol-gel silica processing research leading to the commercial development of bioactive gel-glasses for medical applications. It demonstrates the combined use of quantum mechanical molecular modeling and spectroscopy to solve environmental stability problems. A final chapter addresses the topic of Technology Transfer - how to transfer technology from the laboratory to a profitable commercial enterprise using examples from various chapters in the book.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 168 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 152-163) and index.
ISBN:9780815514190
0815514190
9780815519041
0815519044
9780815519089
0815519087