Sol-Gel Silica

by Hench

• ISBN13: 9780815514190
• ISBN10: 0815514190
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-12-31
• Publisher: Elsevier Science

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.

Table of Contents

1 The Concept	1	(7)
2 Sol-Gel Kinetics	8	(16)
3 Aging	24	(9)
4 Drying	33	(10)
5 Stabilization	43	(20)
6 Densification	63	(7)
7 Laser Densification	70	(10)
8 Gel-Silica Optics	80	(17)
9 Porous Gel-Silica Optical Matrices	97	(20)
10 Biological Implications	117	(16)
11 Technology Transfer of Gel-Silica Optics	133	(18)
1.0 RATE OF TECHNOLOGY CHANGE	139	(2)
2.0 TECHNOLOGICAL HALF-LIFE	141	(1)
3.0 THE PROBLEM	141	(2)
4.0 FACTORS AFFECTING RAPID TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER	143	(2)
5.0 ALTERNATIVE ROUTES TO COMMERCIALIZATION	145	(2)
6.0 ANALYSIS OF BUSINESS POTENTIAL	147	(1)
7.0 LESSONS LEARNED	148	(3)
Acknowledgment	151	(1)
References	152	(12)
Index	164