The Sol-to-Gel Transition

• Main Author: Innocenzi, Plinio (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2019.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Materials,
• Subjects: Ceramics.; Glass.; Composites (Materials).; Composite materials.; Physical chemistry.; Amorphous substances.; Complex fluids.; Nanotechnology.; Inorganic chemistry.; Optical materials.; Electronic materials.; Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials.; Physical Chemistry.; Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics.; Nanotechnology and Microengineering.; Inorganic Chemistry.; Optical and Electronic Materials.

This book provides an in-depth introduction to the sol to gel transition in inorganic and hybrid organic-inorganic systems, one of the most important chemical-physical transitions and the basis of the sol-gel process. Familiarity with the fundamental chemistry and physics of this transition is essen...