1. Sol-Gel Physical and Covalent Entrapment of Three Methyl Red Indicators: A Comparative Study

   • Claudio Rottman
   • Avner Turniansky
   • David Avnir

   OriginalPaper Pages: 17 - 25

2. Structure Control in Sol-Gel Silica Synthesis Using Ionene Polymers—Evidence from X-ray Scattering

   • M.J. Adeogun
   • J.P.A. Fairclough
   • A.J. Ryan

   OriginalPaper Pages: 27 - 30

3. Synthesis and Structural Studies of Porous Organobridged Silicate Amorphous Powder

   • Stuart W. Carr
   • Duan Li Ou
   • Alice C. Sullivan

   OriginalPaper Pages: 31 - 36

4. On the Existence and Hydrolytic Stability of Titanosiloxane Bonds in the System: Glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane-Water-Titaniumtetraethoxide

   • Dagobert Hoebbel
   • Manfred Nacken
   • Helmut Schmidt

   OriginalPaper Pages: 37 - 43

5. Molecular Design of Novel Heterometallic Alkoxides as Precursors

   • R.C. Mehrotra
   • A. Singh
   • J. Godhwani

   OriginalPaper Pages: 45 - 49

6. Spectroscopy and Structure of Sol-Gel Systems

   • Rui M. Almeida

   OriginalPaper Pages: 51 - 59

7. Sulfide Gels and Films: Products of Non-Oxide Gelation

   • L. Malier
   • J.P. Boilot
   • T. Gacoin

   OriginalPaper Pages: 61 - 64

8. Chemically Controlled Condensation of Polyoxovanadates

   • J. Livage
   • L. Bouhedja
   • C. Bonhomme

   OriginalPaper Pages: 65 - 70

9. 17O-NMR of Sol-Gel Processes of TEOS and TMOS

   • M.P.J. Peeters
   • T.N.M. Bernards
   • M.J. Van Bommel

   OriginalPaper Pages: 71 - 74

10. NMR Studies on Hydrolysis and Condensation Reactions of Alkoxysilanes Containing Si—H Bonds

    • Virginie Gualandris
    • Florence Babonneau
    • Bradley F. Chmelka

    OriginalPaper Pages: 75 - 80

11. On Aging of Acid-Catalyzed Silica Sols—A Dynamic Light Scattering Study

    • B. Unger
    • M. Hähnert
    • R. Nitzsche

    OriginalPaper Pages: 81 - 84

12. On the Microstructure of Geyserites and Hyalites, Natural Hydrous Forms of Silica

    • J. Göttlicher
    • H.J. Pentinghaus
    • B. Himmel

    OriginalPaper Pages: 85 - 88

13. Rheological and Coating Properties of Modified Silica Sols

    • J. Marx
    • R. Lischewski
    • H. Böttcher

    OriginalPaper Pages: 89 - 94

14. Fluorescence Probing of Composite Organic/Inorganic Transparent Matrices

    • V. Bekiari
    • M. Ferrer
    • P. Lianos

    OriginalPaper Pages: 95 - 98

15. Inorganic Polymerization in a Non-Ionic Lyotropic Lamellar Phase

    • L. Porcar
    • J. Marignan
    • T. Gulik-Krzywicki

    OriginalPaper Pages: 99 - 102

16. A Spectroscopic Study of an Anhydrous Tetraethyl Orthosilicate-Boric Acid-Ethanol System

    • Congji Zha
    • G.R. Atkins
    • A.F. Masters

    OriginalPaper Pages: 103 - 107

17. Preparation of Inorganic Oxides via a Non-Hydrolytic Sol-Gel Route

    • John N. Hay
    • Hema M. Raval

    OriginalPaper Pages: 109 - 112

18. The Structure of Multicomponent (Titania/Zirconia) Nanoparticles

    • J.R. Bartlett
    • D. Gazeau
    • J.L. Woolfrey

    OriginalPaper Pages: 113 - 118

19. Mechanism of Hydrothermal Synthesis of Zircon in a Fluoride Medium

    • Rémi Valero
    • Bernard Durand
    • Thierry Chopin

    OriginalPaper Pages: 119 - 124

20. Alkoxide Precursors for Er-Containing Glasses and Ceramics

    • G. Westin
    • M. Wijk
    • M. Kritikos

    OriginalPaper Pages: 125 - 128

21. Fluoroalkoxides as Molecular Precursors of Fluoride Materials by the Sol-Gel Process

    • O. Poncelet
    • J. Guilment
    • D. Martin

    OriginalPaper Pages: 129 - 132

22. Some Recent Developments in Aqueous Sol-Gel Processing

    • A. Atkinson
    • D.L. Segal

    OriginalPaper Pages: 133 - 139

23. Inorganic-Organic Polymers with Barrier Properties for Water Vapor, Oxygen and Flavors

    • S. Amberg-Schwab
    • M. Hoffmann
    • M. Gessler

    OriginalPaper Pages: 141 - 146

24. Design of Sol-Gel Coating Media for Ink-Jet Printing

    • Bulent E. Yoldas

    OriginalPaper Pages: 147 - 152

25. Sol-Gel Science and Technology: Current State and Future Prospects

    • D.R. Uhlmann
    • G. Teowee

    OriginalPaper Pages: 153 - 162

26. Structure Design of Double-Pore Silica and Its Application to HPLC

    • K. Nakanishi
    • H. Minakuchi
    • N. Tanaka

    OriginalPaper Pages: 163 - 169

27. Net-Shape Manufacture of Low-Cost Ceramic Shapes by Freeze-Gelation

    • M.J. Statham
    • F. Hammett
    • A. Roche

    OriginalPaper Pages: 171 - 175

28. Refractive Microlens Fabrication by Ink-Jet Process

    • S. Biehl
    • R. Danzebrink
    • M.A. Aegerter

    OriginalPaper Pages: 177 - 182

29. Industrial Application of Hybrid Sol-Gel Coatings for the Decoration of Crystal Glassware

    • G. Schottner
    • J. Kron
    • A. Deichmann

    OriginalPaper Pages: 183 - 187

30. Sol-Gel Formation of Reticular Methyl-Silicate Materials by Hydrogen Peroxide Decomposition

    • J. Gun
    • O. Lev
    • A. Kucernak

    OriginalPaper Pages: 189 - 193

31. Ceramic Foams from a Preceramic Polymer and Polyurethanes: Preparation and Morphological Investigations

    • Paolo Colombo
    • Martina Griffoni
    • Michele Modesti

    OriginalPaper Pages: 195 - 199

32. Mullite-Alumina Composites Prepared by Sol-Gel

    • A.M.R. Mendonça
    • J.M.F. Ferreira
    • I.M. Miranda Salvado

    OriginalPaper Pages: 201 - 205

33. Optical Sol-Gel-Based Dissolved Oxygen Sensor: Progress Towards a Commercial Instrument

    • C.M. Mcdonagh
    • A.M. Shields
    • J.F. Gouin

    OriginalPaper Pages: 207 - 211

34. Synthesis of Bi2O3 and Bi4(SiO4)3 Thin Films by the Sol-Gel Method

    • L. Armelao
    • P. Colombo
    • M. Fabrizio

    OriginalPaper Pages: 213 - 217

35. Sol-Gel Derived TiO2/Lead Phthalocyanine Photovoltaic Cells

    • S.M. Tracey
    • S.N.B. Hodgson
    • A.K. Ray

    OriginalPaper Pages: 219 - 222

36. Electrical Properties of Polycrystalline Lithium Chloroboracite Prepared by the Sol-Gel Method

    • T. Nagase
    • K. Sakane
    • H. Wada

    OriginalPaper Pages: 223 - 227

37. Microstructures in High-Tc Bi-based Superconductors

    • S. Horiuchi
    • M. Cantoni
    • L. Ben-Dor

    OriginalPaper Pages: 229 - 232

38. Sol-Gel; Potential Creative Applications for the Artist, Focusing on the Colloidal Alkali Silicate Route

    • Ed Smy

    OriginalPaper Pages: 233 - 236

39. Bioactive Gel Coatings Derived from Vinyltrimethoxysilane

    • Kanji Tsuru
    • Satoshi Hayakawa
    • Akiyoshi Osaka

    OriginalPaper Pages: 237 - 240

40. Direct Electrical Wiring of Oxidoreductase Enzymes to Silicate Based Electrodes

    • S. Bharathi
    • S. Sampath
    • O. Lev

    OriginalPaper Pages: 241 - 244

41. Molecular Control of Bioactivity in Sol-Gel Glasses

    • Larry L. Hench
    • Donna L. Wheeler
    • David C. Greenspan

    OriginalPaper Pages: 245 - 250

42. Nucleation of Hydroxyapatite on Silica-Gel: Experiments and Thermodynamic Explanation

    • Patricia Teixeira Da Costa
    • Tsuneharu Ogasawara
    • Luiz Cláudio Fernandes Lourenço Gomes

    OriginalPaper Pages: 251 - 254

43. Phase Formation in Gels of the Apatite-Anorthite System

    • B. Samuneva
    • Y. Ivanova
    • M. Dimitrova-Lukacs

    OriginalPaper Pages: 255 - 259

44. Sol-Gel Derived Calcium Phosphate Coatings for Biomedical Applications

    • D.B. Haddow
    • P.F. James
    • R. Van Noort

    OriginalPaper Pages: 261 - 265

45. Biodegradable Silica Fibers from Sols

    • Monika Kursawe
    • Walther Glaubitt
    • Axel Thierauf

    OriginalPaper Pages: 267 - 271

46. Production of Valuable Drugs from Plant Cells Immobilized by Hybrid Sol-Gel SiO2

    • G. Carturan
    • R. Dal Monte
    • P. Verza

    OriginalPaper Pages: 273 - 276

47. Sol-Gel Carrier Systems for Controlled Drug Delivery

    • H. Böttcher
    • P. Slowik
    • W. Süß

    OriginalPaper Pages: 277 - 281

48. Encapsulation of Microbial Cells into Silica Gel

    • Tomáš Brányik
    • Gabriela Kuncová
    • Kateřina Demnerová

    OriginalPaper Pages: 283 - 287

49. The Application of a Sol-Gel Technique to Preparation of a Heavy Metal Biosorbent from Yeast Cells

    • János Szilva
    • Gabriela Kuncová
    • Pavel Dostálek

    OriginalPaper Pages: 289 - 294

50. Sol-Gel Immobilized Glucose-Oxidase: Calorimetric Investigations of Enzyme Activities

    • U. Georgi
    • H. Graebner
    • G. Wolf

    OriginalPaper Pages: 295 - 298