| ISBN / ISBN-13: | 0-87849-365-4 / 978-0-87849-365-4 |
|---|---|
| Year: | 2009 |
| Title: | Progress in Sol-Gel Production [online] |
| Authors/Editors: | Luis Esquivias |
| Published in: | Key Engineering Materials, Volume 391 |
| Category: | Special topic volume with invited papers only |
| Pages: | 194 |
| Edition: | softcover |
| Description: | This book presents contributions covering the more recent applications of Sol-Gel science. Ceramics and films produced from gels were among the first applications developed by early sol-gel researchers. The possibility of tailoring the structure, and controlling particle growth, has permitted ever more advanced materials to be obtained. Several other potential applications were foreseen fifteen to twenty year ago, but their realization became possible only after extensive research on precursors had enabled progress towards the preparation of new pre-forms. Currently, the rheological properties of sols and gels lead to their use in the preparation of bulk products, films, membranes, fibers and composites. As a result, biomaterials, catalysts, optically-active composites and membranes can now be prepared from gels. Work on the fluid properties of a sol has even widened its field of application to the restoration of monumental stonework – an interesting contribution of materials science to culture. All of these aspects are covered in fascinating detail by this very needed contribution to the field. |
| TOC: | Table of Contents |
| Prices: | USD: 138.00 / EUR: 100.00 |
