1. ZrO₂ and Cu/ZrO₂ Sol-Gel Synthesis in Presence of Microwave Irradiation

   • G. Fetter
   • P. Bosch
   • T. López

   OriginalPaper Pages: 199 - 203

2. Formation Mechanisms of Sol-Gel-Derived Hydroxyapatite Using Different Thermal Processings

   • Ming-Fa Hsieh
   • Li-Hsiang Perng
   • Tsung-Shune Chin

   OriginalPaper Pages: 205 - 214

3. Diffusion and Reactivity of Ruthenium (II) Tris(bipyridine) and Cobalt (II) Tris(bipyridine) in Organically Modified Silicates

   • Maryanne M. Collinson
   • Brian Novak

   OriginalPaper Pages: 215 - 220

4. Thermal-Decomposition Chemistry of Modified Lead-Titanate Aquo-Diol Gels Used for the Preparation of Thin Films

   • M.L. Calzada
   • B. Malic
   • M. Kosec

   OriginalPaper Pages: 221 - 230

5. Optical Properties of Mg _x Zn_1−x O Polycrystalline Thin Films Prepared by Sol-Gel Deposition Method

   • Dongxu Zhao
   • Yichun Liu
   • X.W. Fan

   OriginalPaper Pages: 231 - 234

6. Photolithographic Patterning and Doping of Silica Xerogel Films

   • Eric W. Bohannan
   • Xuerong Gao
   • Nicholas Leventis

   OriginalPaper Pages: 235 - 245

7. Preparation of Copolymerized Phenylsilsesquioxane-Benzylsilsesquioxane Particles

   • Atsunori Matsuda
   • Teruyuki Sasaki
   • Tsutomu Minami

   OriginalPaper Pages: 247 - 252

8. Characterization of Hollow Chemical Garden Fibers from Metal Salts and Water Glass

   • D. Balköse
   • F. Özkan
   • G. Nişli

   OriginalPaper Pages: 253 - 263

9. Announcement: Call for News Items

   Announcement Pages: 265 - 266

10. Sol-Gel Products News: Development of Hydrophilic Outside Mirror Coated with Titania Photocatalyst.

    • Seiji Yamazaki
    • Hiroshi Honjo
    • Yasuaki Kai

    News Pages: 267 - 268

11. Sol-Gel Products News: Advanced Sunscreens: UV Absorbers Entrapped in Sol-Gel Glass Microcapsules.

    • Claudio Rottman
    • Orit Gans
    • Noa Lapidot

    News Pages: 268 - 270

12. Upcoming Events

    OriginalPaper Pages: 271 - 271