Sol-Gel Silica

Sol-Gel Silica PDF Author: Larry L. Hench
Publisher: William Andrew
ISBN: 0815519087
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 179

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Book Description
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.