1. Evolution of the Texture and Structure of SiO2–Al2O3 Xerogels and Aerogels as a Function of the Si to Al Molar Ratio

   • C. Hernandez
   • A.C. Pierre

   OriginalPaper Pages: 227 - 243

2. Hydrolysis of Titanium Alkoxides: Thermochemical, Electron Microscopy, Saxs Studies

   • N.V. Golubko
   • M.I. Yanovskaya
   • A.N. Ozerin

   OriginalPaper Pages: 245 - 262

3. Adsorption Properties of Metal Ions Using Alumina Nano-Particles in Aqueous and Alcoholic Solutions

   • Sadott Pacheco
   • Rogelio Rodríguez

   OriginalPaper Pages: 263 - 273

4. Formation of α-Alumina Around 500°C in Alkoxy-Derived Alumina Gels Under Ambient Pressure—Effects of Starting Solution Composition and Seeding

   • Kanichi Kamiya
   • Noriyuki Hioki
   • Hiroyuki Nasu

   OriginalPaper Pages: 275 - 285

5. Photosensitivity of Sol-Gel Derived Aluminosilicate Planar Waveguides Doped with Ce3+ Ions

   • J.M. Nedelec
   • S. Turrell
   • M. Bouazaoui

   OriginalPaper Pages: 287 - 292

6. Mechanical Properties of 3-Glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane Based Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Materials

   • Plinio Innocenzi
   • Massimo Esposto
   • Amedeo Maddalena

   OriginalPaper Pages: 293 - 301

7. Probing the Polarity of Sol-Gels and Ormosils via the Absorption of Nile Red

   • Aleksandra Lobnik
   • Otto S. Wolfbeis

   OriginalPaper Pages: 303 - 311

8. Preparation and Characterization of New Templated Hybrid Materials Containing a Chiral Diamine Ligand

   • Catherine Bied
   • Delphine Gauthier
   • Michel Wong Chi Man

   OriginalPaper Pages: 313 - 320