Sol-Gel Silica
Properties, Processing and Technology Transfer

It summarizes the fifteen years of sol-gel silica processing research leading to the commercial development of bioactive gel-glasses for medical applications

Larry L. Hench (Author)

9780815514190

Hardback, published 31 December 1998

177 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 1.9 cm, 0.54 kg

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.

The ConceptSol-Gel KineticsAgingDryingStabilizationDensificationLaser DensificationGel-Silica OpticsPorous Gel-Silica Optical MatricesBiological ImplicationsTechnology Transfer of Gel-Silica OpticsAcknowledgmentReferencesIndex

Subject Areas: Materials science [TGM], Optical physics [PHJ], Medical equipment & techniques [MBG]