Product Description

Since Dr. Disiich of Germany prepared a glass lens by the sol-gel method around 1970, sol-gel science and technology has continued to develop. Since then this field has seen remarkable technical developments as well as a broadening of the applications of sol-gel science and technology. There is a growing need for a comprehensive reference that treats both the fundamentals and the applications, and this is the aim of Handbook of Sol-Gel Science and Technology. The primary purpose of sol-gel science and technology is to produce materials, active and non-active including optical, electronic, chemical, sensor, bio- and structural materials. This means that sol-gel science and technology is related to all kinds of manufacturing industries. Thus Volume 1, Sol-Gel Processing, is devoted to general aspects of processing. Newly developed materials such as organic-inorganic hybrids, photonic crystals, ferroelectric coatings, photocatalysts will be covered. Topics in this volume include:

• Synthesis and reaction of sol-gel precursors,
• Preparation of bulk glass and ceramics,
• Processing of porous materials based on self-organization,
• Synthesis of organic-inorganic hybrid materials,
• Coating of plastics,
• Special processes used in sol-gel formation of materials (1. Non-hydrolytic sol-gel process, 2. Sonogels, and 3. UV irradiation).

Volume 2, Characterization of Sol-Gel Materials and Products, highlights the important fact that useful materials are only produced when characterization is tied to processing. Furthermore, characterization is essential to the understanding of nanostructured materials, and sol-gel technology is a most important technology in this new field. Since nanomaterials display their functional property based on their nano- and micro-structure,

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2335815 in Books
• Published on: 2004-12-17
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 3
• Binding: Hardcover
• 1980 pages

Review

From the reviews:

"This three-volume handbook is a compilation of chapters on various topics concerning sol-gels. … each chapter is self-contained and includes an extensive list of references. The chapters are consistent in style and format … . This handbook contains a wealth of valuable information … . Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students through professionals." (R. Darby, CHOICE, Vol. 42 (10), 2005)

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Customer Reviews

over my head
waaaaaaaay over my head, i can't even read the title without getting a headache.. but, my dear intelligent husband, Norman, reads this stuff like the newspaper.

he's a 190+ IQ, math wiz, techy, rocket science kinda guy. he speaks fluent Japanese, and the techy stuff is baby food to him.

Norman has this book, and if he paid as much as it is listed here for - OMG he is in trouble! i can't even buy a petunia for my garden with out checking the family budget - and this book is over a grand?! wow.

....OK, he said his work paid for it... whew! he is retired from the CIA, a scientist type. so, if you need this for work, Norman says it's good. (just get them to pay for it.)