1. Foreword

   • John Bartlett

   OriginalPaper Pages: 9 - 9

2. Geometrical Molecular Structure Design Concept in Approach to Homo- and Heterometallic Precursors of Advanced Materials in Sol–Gel Technology

   • Vadim G. Kessler

   OriginalPaper Pages: 11 - 17

3. Synthesis, Structure and Properties of Na₂Zn(OEt)₄(HOEt)₅

   • Mikael Kritikos
   • Åsa Ekstrand
   • Gunnar Westin

   OriginalPaper Pages: 19 - 23

4. Synthesis, Structure and Properties of ErNb₂(OPr ⁱ )₁₃

   • Mikael Kritikos
   • Gunnar Westin

   OriginalPaper Pages: 25 - 29

5. Synthesis and Structures of Titanosiloxane Cage Compounds

   • Jeong Hyun Kim
   • Seung-Hyun Kang
   • Myong Euy Lee

   OriginalPaper Pages: 31 - 35

6. Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Materials Based on Nanobuilding Blocks Assembled through Electrostatic Interactions

   • Francois Ribot
   • Delphine Veautier
   • Thierry Lalot

   OriginalPaper Pages: 37 - 41

7. Preparation and Properties of C₆₀-Polysiloxane Hybrids

   • Takahiro Gunji
   • Yohsuke Sakai
   • Robert West

   OriginalPaper Pages: 43 - 46

8. Composite Silica Particles Using a Mixture of Organosilane Monomers

   • Dong Il Han
   • Hoe Jin Hah
   • Sang Man Koo

   OriginalPaper Pages: 47 - 51

9. Organically-Modified Silica Xerogels for Adsorption of CH₄ at 298 K

   • R. M. A. MaCgibbon
   • R. Badheka
   • P. A. Sermon

   OriginalPaper Pages: 53 - 56

10. Siloxane-Based Nanobuilding Blocks by Reaction Between Silanediol and Trifunctional Silicon Alkoxides

    • S. Dirè
    • P. Egger
    • S. Licoccia

    OriginalPaper Pages: 57 - 61

11. Lamellar Organo-Bridged Silicones

    • Joël J. E. Moreau
    • Luc Vellutini
    • Michel Wong Chi Man

    OriginalPaper Pages: 63 - 67

12. Fluorinated Copolymer-Oxide Hybrids

    • Eric P. Bescher
    • Atif Noori
    • John D. Mackenzie

    OriginalPaper Pages: 69 - 72

13. Sol–Gel Preparation and Mechanical Properties of Machinable Cellulose/Silica and Polyvinylpyrrolidone/Silica Composites

    • Kei Tanaka
    • Hiromitsu Kozuka

    OriginalPaper Pages: 73 - 77

14. Synthesis of Nano Silica Particles for Polishing Prepared by Sol–Gel Method

    • Yasuhiko Arai
    • Hiroyo Segawa
    • Kazuaki Yoshida

    OriginalPaper Pages: 79 - 83

15. Ceramic Micro-Particles Synthesised using Emulsion and Sol–Gel Technology: An Investigation into the Controlled Release of Encapsulants and the Tailoring of Micro-Particle Size

    • Alexandra J. Bush
    • Renée Beyer
    • John R. Bartlett

    OriginalPaper Pages: 85 - 90

16. Structural Features of Phosphate and Sulfate Modified Zirconia Prepared by Sol–Gel Route

    • C. A. Kawaguti
    • L. A. Chiavacci
    • V. Briois

    OriginalPaper Pages: 91 - 97

17. Spongelike Macroporous TiO₂ Monoliths Prepared from Starch Gel Template

    • Mitsunobu Iwasaki
    • Sean A. Davis
    • Stephen Mann

    OriginalPaper Pages: 99 - 105

18. Ordered Mesostructured Silica Films: Effect of Pore Surface on its Sensing Properties

    • P. Falcaro
    • J. Mio Bertolo
    • A. Bearzotti

    OriginalPaper Pages: 107 - 110

19. Influence of Alkylene Chain Length on the Morphology of Chiral Bridged Silsesquioxanes

    • Xu Qinghong
    • Joël J. E. Moreau
    • Michel Wong Chi Man

    OriginalPaper Pages: 111 - 115

20. Scintillators for Alpha and Neutron Radiations Synthesized by Room Temperature Sol–Gel Processing

    • Hee-Jung Im
    • Carl Willis
    • Sheng Dai

    OriginalPaper Pages: 117 - 123

21. Sol–Gel Coating of Thin Display Glasses - Problems and Remedy

    • J. Puetz
    • M. A. Aegerter
    • G. Guzman

    OriginalPaper Pages: 125 - 129

22. Electrical Properties of Carbon Black and Ruthenium Dioxide Embedded Silica Films

    • Th. Hübert
    • A. Shimamura
    • A. Klyszcz

    OriginalPaper Pages: 131 - 135

23. Development of Photochromic Coatings on Polycarbonate

    • Duck Kun Hwang
    • Hyun Jong Kim
    • Yong Gun Shul

    OriginalPaper Pages: 137 - 141

24. Sol–Gel-Derived Corrosion-Protection Coatings

    • Bakul C. Dave
    • Xiankui Hu
    • Shirshak K. Dhali

    OriginalPaper Pages: 143 - 147

25. MgF₂ Xerogels

    • P. A. Sermon
    • R. Badheka

    OriginalPaper Pages: 149 - 153

26. XPS Study of the Corrosion Protection of Fluorozirconate Glasses Dip-Coated with SnO₂ Transparent Thin Films

    • A. P. Rizzato
    • C. V. Santilli
    • P. Hammer

    OriginalPaper Pages: 155 - 160

27. Investigations of MgF₂ Optical Thin Films Prepared from Autoclaved Sol

    • Tsuyoshi Murata
    • Hitoshi Ishizawa
    • Akira Tanaka

    OriginalPaper Pages: 161 - 165

28. Sol–Gel SiO₂-ZrO₂ Coatings for Optical Applications

    • Maria Crisan
    • Mariuca Gartner
    • Raluca Gavrila

    OriginalPaper Pages: 167 - 172

29. Hybrid Inorganic-Organic Sol–Gel Coatings in the SiO₂-TiO₂ System

    • Maria Zaharescu
    • Maria Crisan
    • Elena Manea

    OriginalPaper Pages: 173 - 177

30. Effect of the H₂ Annealing on the Electrical Properties of In₂O₃-SnO₂ Thin Films

    • Terho Kololuoma
    • Leena-Sisko Johansson
    • Juha T. Rantala

    OriginalPaper Pages: 179 - 183

31. Proton-Conducting Phosphosilicate Films Prepared Using Template for Pore Structure

    • Masayuki Nogami
    • Haibin Li
    • Tetsuya Mitsuoka

    OriginalPaper Pages: 185 - 188

32. High Refractive-Index Microspheres as Optical Cavity Structure

    • Yusuke Arai
    • Tetsuji Yano
    • Shuichi Shibata

    OriginalPaper Pages: 189 - 194

33. Luminescence Properties of Tb-Doped Yttrium Disilicate Prepared by the Sol–Gel Method

    • D. Hreniak
    • W. Strek
    • J. Misiewicz

    OriginalPaper Pages: 195 - 200

34. Synthesis of Bioactive and Porous Organic-Inorganic Hybrids for Biomedical Applications

    • Kanji Tsuru
    • Satoshi Hayakawa
    • Akiyoshi Osaka

    OriginalPaper Pages: 201 - 205

35. Inhomogeneity in Distribution and Conformation of Bovine Serum Albumin in Sol–Gel: A Closer Look with a Near-Infrared Multispectral Imaging Technique

    • Chieu D. Tran
    • Dora Ilieva
    • Santhosh Challa

    OriginalPaper Pages: 207 - 217

36. Antimicrobial Sol–Gel Coatings

    • B. Mahltig
    • D. Fiedler
    • H. Böttcher

    OriginalPaper Pages: 219 - 222

37. Encapsulation of Viable Aerobic Microorganisms in Silica Gels

    • Anthony P. Taylor
    • Kim S. Finnie
    • Peter J. Holden

    OriginalPaper Pages: 223 - 228

38. Sol–Gel Chemistry for Ba²⁺ Sensors to Allow Oil Production Engineered Nanometrically

    • Lee Courtney
    • Paul A. Sermon
    • Ian R. Collins

    OriginalPaper Pages: 229 - 236

39. Optical Properties and Sensitivity of Xerogel Detection Layers for Fiber-Optic Hydrocarbon Sensors

    • Vlastimil Matejec
    • Jan Mrázek
    • Ivan KašÍk

    OriginalPaper Pages: 237 - 242

40. Optical Gas Sensing Properties of Silica Film Doped with Cobalt Oxide Nanocrystals

    • A. Martucci
    • D. Buso
    • M. Post

    OriginalPaper Pages: 243 - 246

41. Porous Garnet Coatings Tailoring the Emissivity of Thermostructural Materials

    • A. Licciulli
    • A. Maffezzoli
    • S. Tundo

    OriginalPaper Pages: 247 - 251

42. Scintillation of Sol–Gel Derived Lutetium Orthoborate Doped with Ce³⁺ Ions

    • C. Mansuy
    • J. M. Nedelec
    • R. Mahiou

    OriginalPaper Pages: 253 - 258

43. Reduction of Eu^{3 +} to Eu^{2 +} in Al-Codoped Silica Glasses Fabricated by the Sol-Gel Technique and CO₂-Laser Processing

    • B. Wilhelm
    • V. Romano
    • H. P. Weber

    OriginalPaper Pages: 259 - 262

44. Porous SiO₂-BaMgF₄:Eu(II) Glass-Ceramic Thin Films and Their Strong Blue Photoluminescence

    • Seiki Kitta
    • Shinobu Fujihara
    • Toshio Kimura

    OriginalPaper Pages: 263 - 266

45. Photoluminescence Spectroscopy of Er³⁺/Yb³⁺ Co-Activated Silica-Alumina Monolithic Xerogels

    • C. Armellini
    • A. Chiasera
    • L. Zampedri

    OriginalPaper Pages: 267 - 271

46. Photoluminescence of Sol–Gel Hybrid Films Doped with Erbium Tris 8-Hydroxyquinoline

    • Oun-Ho Park
    • Jerome Pinot
    • Byeong-Soo Bae

    OriginalPaper Pages: 273 - 276

47. Modification of Thermo-Optic Characteristics of Sol-Gel Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Materials

    • Eun-Seok Kang
    • Woo-Soo Kim
    • Byeong-Soo Bae

    OriginalPaper Pages: 277 - 280

48. Preparation and Properties of Sol–Gel Thin Film Containing Rhodamine B Derivative with Ethoxy Silano Group on Organic Substrate and its Application to Surface-Treatment Thin Film for Display

    • Tomoji Ohishi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 281 - 285

49. Periodic Structures of Organic-Titania Hybrid Materials Recorded by Multi-Beam Laser Interference Technique

    • Hiroyo Segawa
    • Junichi Tabuchi
    • Hiroaki Misawa

    OriginalPaper Pages: 287 - 291

50. Fluoroalkylsilane Modification of Sol–Gel SiO₂-TiO₂ Coatings

    • P. A. Sermon
    • J. G. Leadley

    OriginalPaper Pages: 293 - 296