Sol-gel silica
Subtitle: properties, processing, and technology transfer
By: by Larry L. Hench.
Publisher: Noyes Publications
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Westwood, N.J., U.S.A
Language: eng
Number of pages: 168
Subjects: Ceramic materials; Colloids
Description: This book presents an unique perspective of twentieth century research and development in materials science. It summarizes fifteen years of sol-gel silica processing research leading to the commercial development of gel-silica optics bioactive gel-glasses for medical applications. It demonstrates the combined use of quantum mechanical molecular modelling 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 152-163) and index.