Download or read book Sol-Gel Silica written by Larry L. Hench and published by William Andrew. This book was released on 1998-12-31 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique perspective of twentieth century research and development in materials science. It summarizes the fifteen years of sol-gel silica processing research leading to the commercial development of bioactive gel-glasses for medical applications. It demonstrates the combined use of quantum mechanical molecular modeling and spectroscopy to solve environmental stability problems. A final chapter addresses the topic of Technology Transfer - how to transfer technology from the laboratory to a profitable commercial enterprise using examples from various chapters in the book.