1. Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Coatings

   • M.A. Robertson
   • R.A. Rudkin
   • A. Atkinson

   OriginalPaper Pages: 291 - 295

2. The Role of Fe in the Thermal Stabilization of Ormosils

   • Eric Bescher
   • Y. Hoshino
   • John D. Mackenzie

   OriginalPaper Pages: 297 - 301

3. Basic Catalyzed Synthesis of Hybrid Sol-Gel Materials Based on 3-Glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane

   • Giovanna Brusatin
   • Plinio Innocenzi
   • Florence Babonneau

   OriginalPaper Pages: 303 - 306

4. Electrochemistry: A Tool for Characterization of Hybrid Materials Obtained by Non-Hydrolytic Sol-Gel Route and Containing Ferrocene Derivatives

   • G. Calleja
   • G. Cerveau
   • L. Coche-Guérente

   OriginalPaper Pages: 307 - 310

5. ¹H MAS-NMR at High Spinning Rate: An Interesting Characterization Tool for Hybrid Materials

   • L. Camus
   • V. Goletto
   • D. Massiot

   OriginalPaper Pages: 311 - 314

6. Room Temperature Visible/Infrared Emission and Energy Transfer in Nd³⁺-Based Organic/Inorganic Hybrids

   • R.A. Sá Ferreira
   • L.D. Carlos
   • S.J.L. Ribeiro

   OriginalPaper Pages: 315 - 319

7. Sol-Gel-Derived Hybrid Coatings for Corrosion Protection

   • T.P. Chou
   • C. Chandrasekaran
   • G.Z. Cao

   OriginalPaper Pages: 321 - 327

8. Nitro-Porphyrin Entrapped in a Silica Matrix by Sol-Gel Methodology

   • Moises A. da Silva
   • Daniela C. de Oliveira
   • Hérica C. Sacco

   OriginalPaper Pages: 329 - 334

9. Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Materials by Nonhydrolytic Sol-Gel Processes: Organosilsesquioxane-Metal Oxide Hybrids

   • Laurence Crouzet
   • Dominique Leclercq
   • André Vioux

   OriginalPaper Pages: 335 - 338

10. Organo-Metallic Compounds of Aluminum and Iron as Components of Hybrid Inorganic-Organic Materials

    • R. Di Maggio
    • L. Fambri
    • R. Campostrini

    OriginalPaper Pages: 339 - 344

11. SANS Study of Zirconia-Silica and Titania-Silica Hybrid Materials

    • A.N. Falcão
    • J. Santos Sousa
    • J. Teixeira

    OriginalPaper Pages: 345 - 348

12. Investigation of Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Materials Prepared by Irradiation

    • A.N. Falcão
    • M. Carrapiço
    • J. Teixeira

    OriginalPaper Pages: 349 - 352

13. Recognition of Different Environments at the Porous Cage of CTAB Based Ormosils

    • Maria L. Ferrer
    • Francisco del Monte
    • David Levy

    OriginalPaper Pages: 353 - 356

14. Thickness, Morphology and Structure of Sol-Gel Hybrid Films: II—The Role of the Solvent

    • Alexandra Fidalgo
    • Laura M. Ilharco

    OriginalPaper Pages: 357 - 362

15. Thickness, Morphology and Structure of Sol-Gel Hybrid Films: I—The Role of the Precursor Solution's Ageing

    • Alexandra Fidalgo
    • Laura M. Ilharco

    OriginalPaper Pages: 363 - 367

16. Inorganic-Organic Cross-Linking in UV Curable Hard Coats Based Upon Vinyltriethoxysilane-Tetraethoxysilane-Polyfunctional Acrylate Hybrid Polymers: A Raman Spectroscopic Study

    • K. Gigant
    • U. Posset
    • J. Popp

    OriginalPaper Pages: 369 - 373

17. Short-Chain Di-Ureasil Ormolytes Doped with Potassium Triflate: Phase Diagram and Conductivity Behavior

    • V. de Zea Bermudez
    • S.M. Gomes Correia
    • S.J.L. Ribeiro

    OriginalPaper Pages: 375 - 381

18. Structure of Hybrid Silica Gels Incorporated with Hydrophobic Dye Molecules

    • Hiroshi Hirashima
    • Hiroaki Imai
    • Yoshihiko Fukui

    OriginalPaper Pages: 383 - 388

19. Preparation of La₂O₃-TiO₂-SiO₂ Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Materials and Their Optical Properties

    • Mitsunobu Iwasaki
    • Ken-Ichiro Kashimura
    • Seishiro Ito

    OriginalPaper Pages: 389 - 392

20. Preparation and Surface Modification of Novel Vesicular Nano-Particle “Cerasome” with Liposomal Bilayer and Silicate Surface

    • Kiyofumi Katagiri
    • Ryo Hamasaki
    • Jun-Ichi Kikuchi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 393 - 396

21. Solid Acid-Base Control of Inorganic/Organic Hybrids by Inorganic Components for Molecule-Selectivity

    • Shingo Katayama
    • Keiji Iwata
    • Noriko Yamada

    OriginalPaper Pages: 397 - 401

22. Investigation of the Curing Mechanism in the GPTS/APTS Binder System

    • D.H. Kim
    • J.H. Moon
    • Y.G. Shul

    OriginalPaper Pages: 403 - 406

23. Preparation of Microporous ORMOSILs by Thermal Degradation of Organically Modified Siloxane Resin

    • Duan Li Ou
    • Pierre M. Chevalier
    • Kai Su

    OriginalPaper Pages: 407 - 412

24. Mechanical Properties of SiO₂-PMMA Based Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Thin Films

    • Fayna Mammeri
    • Laurence Rozes
    • Eric Le Bourhis

    OriginalPaper Pages: 413 - 417

25. Porous Siloxane-Silica Hybrid Materials by Sol-Gel Processing

    • K. Noble
    • A.B. Seddon
    • D.L. Ou

    OriginalPaper Pages: 419 - 423

26. Elaboration and Characterisation of Hybrid Materials of Polymethylhydrosiloxane Modified by Diamines of Various Lengths

    • F. Sediri
    • F. Touati
    • N. Gharbi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 425 - 430

27. Micropatterning of Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Coating Films from Various Tri-Functional Silicon Alkoxides with a Double Bond in Their Organic Components

    • Kiyoharu Tadanaga
    • Kaori Ueyama
    • Tsutomu Minami

    OriginalPaper Pages: 431 - 434

28. Electrochemical Growth of Conducting Polymer into Zirconium Oxopolymers Sol-Gel Coatings

    • S. Roux
    • P. Audebert
    • M. Roche

    OriginalPaper Pages: 435 - 439

29. Sol-Gel Synthesis of Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Monoliths Doped with Colloidal CdSe/ZnS Core-Shell Nanocrystals

    • M. Epifani
    • G. Leo
    • L. Manna

    OriginalPaper Pages: 441 - 446

30. Preparation and Characterization of the Nanocomposites SiO₂/H-Bond Hydrogensulphate (Hydrogenselenate)

    • D. Niznansky
    • J. Plocek
    • Z. Micka

    OriginalPaper Pages: 447 - 451

31. An EXAFS Study on Iron-Cobalt-Silica Nanocomposite Materials Prepared by the Sol-Gel Method

    • M.F. Casula
    • A. Corrias
    • G. Navarra

    OriginalPaper Pages: 453 - 456

32. Sol-Gel Synthesis of Complex Titanates in Micro-Emulsions

    • C.J. Barbé
    • R. Graf
    • J.R. Bartlett

    OriginalPaper Pages: 457 - 462

33. Non-Stoichiometric CoFe₂O₄ Nanoparticles Supported on an Amorphous Silica Matrix

    • G. Ennas
    • M.F. Casula
    • C. Sangregorio

    OriginalPaper Pages: 463 - 466

34. Preparation of Silver Nanoparticles through Alcohol Reduction with Organoalkoxysilanes

    • Hoe Jin Hah
    • Sang Man Koo
    • Sang Hoon Lee

    OriginalPaper Pages: 467 - 471

35. Nanocomposites NiFe₂O₄/SiO₂ and CoFe₂O₄/SiO₂-Preparation by Sol-Gel Method and Physical Properties

    • Alzbeta Hutlova
    • Daniel Niznansky
    • Jean-Luc Rehspringer

    OriginalPaper Pages: 473 - 477

36. Polyaniline/Silica Hybrid Composite Gels Prepared by the Sol-Gel Process

    • Masahiro Ita
    • Yoshikuni Uchida
    • Kazunori Matsui

    OriginalPaper Pages: 479 - 482

37. New SnO₂ Nano-Clusters Obtained by Sol-Gel Route, Structural Characterization and Their Gas Sensing Applications

    • Andrei Jitianu
    • Yuecel Altindag
    • Michael Wark

    OriginalPaper Pages: 483 - 488

38. Deposition of Titania Nanoparticles on Spherical Silica

    • Dong Hwan Ryu
    • Seong Chul Kim
    • Dong Pyo Kim

    OriginalPaper Pages: 489 - 493

39. In Situ Formation of Particulate Silica in Natural Rubber Matrix by the Sol-Gel Reaction

    • S. Kohjiya
    • Y. Ikeda

    OriginalPaper Pages: 495 - 498

40. New Variations in the Colloidal Route to Er^III@ZnO Nanocrystals and Films

    • Ch. H. Kuhn
    • R. Lipski
    • L. Spanhel

    OriginalPaper Pages: 499 - 503

41. Mechanical Properties and Structure of Zinc-Containing Latex-Silicate Composites

    • I.A. Toutorski
    • T.E. Tkachenko
    • V.I. Sidorov

    OriginalPaper Pages: 505 - 509

42. Infiltration of SiO₂/SiOC Nanocomposites by a Multiple Sol Infiltration-Pyrolysis Process

    • Cesar Martos
    • Fausto Rubio
    • José Luis Oteo

    OriginalPaper Pages: 511 - 516

43. Evaluation of Photocatalytic Activity of Transparent Anatase Nanocrystals-Dispersed Silica Films Prepared by the Sol-Gel Process with Hot Water Treatment

    • Atsunori Matsuda
    • Tatsuo Matoda
    • Tsutomu Minami

    OriginalPaper Pages: 517 - 521

44. Chemical Solution Deposition of ZnO Thin Films by an Aqueous Solution Gel Precursor Route

    • D. Mondelaers
    • G. Vanhoyland
    • L.C. van Poucke

    OriginalPaper Pages: 523 - 526

45. Small Angle Neutron Scattering Study of PbS Quantum Dots Synthetic Routes via Sol-Gel

    • M. Piñero
    • N. de la Rosa-Fox
    • L. Esquivias

    OriginalPaper Pages: 527 - 531

46. Synthesis and Characterization of Lead Sulfide Nanoparticles in Zirconia-Silica-Urethane Thin Films Prepared by the Sol-Gel Process

    • T. Saraidarov
    • R. Reisfeld
    • E. Lifshitz

    OriginalPaper Pages: 533 - 540

47. Nanopowders by Organic Polymerisation

    • A. Sin
    • B. El Montaser
    • P. Odier

    OriginalPaper Pages: 541 - 545

48. Preparation of ZnO Nanoparticles: Structural Study of the Molecular Precursor

    • M.S. Tokumoto
    • V. Briois
    • S.H. Pulcinelli

    OriginalPaper Pages: 547 - 551

49. Smart Glasses: Molecular Programming of Dynamic Responses in Organosilica Sol-Gels

    • Mukti S. Rao
    • Joel Gray
    • Bakul C. Dave

    OriginalPaper Pages: 553 - 560

50. A First Insight in the Mechanisms Involved in the Self-Assembly of 2D-Hexagonal Templated SiO₂ and TiO₂ Mesostructured Films During Dip-Coating

    • D. Grosso
    • F. Babonneau
    • A. Brunet-Bruneau

    OriginalPaper Pages: 561 - 565