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

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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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Bibliographic Details
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.
Subjects:
Ceramic materials.
Colloids.
Matériaux céramiques.
ceramic (material)
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Material Science.
Ceramic materials
Colloids
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The Concept
  • Sol-Gel Kinetics
  • Aging
  • Drying
  • Stabilization
  • Densification
  • Laser Densification
  • Gel-Silica Optics
  • Porous Gel-Silica Optical Matrices
  • Biological Implications
  • Technology Transfer of Gel-Silica Optics
  • Acknowledgment
  • References
  • Index.