The sol-gel route to advanced silica-based materials and recent applications

Chemical Reviews

Volumn 113, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 6592-6620

  Ciriminna, Rosaria ^a   Fidalgo, Alexandra ^b   Pandarus, Valerica ^c   Béland, François ^c   Ilharco, Laura M ^b   Pagliaro, Mario ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^c SiliCycle Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; NEW APPLICATIONS; RESEARCH INTERESTS; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS; SOL-GEL MATERIALS; SOL-GEL ROUTES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLAR ENERGY; SUN;

GROWTH (MATERIALS);

DISINFECTANT AGENT; DRUG; DRUG CARRIER; NANOCOMPOSITE; PERFUME; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ANIMAL; CERAMICS; CHEMISTRY; GEL; INORGANIC CHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; PHARMACOKINETICS; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CERAMICS; CHEMISTRY, INORGANIC; DISINFECTANTS; DRUG CARRIERS; GELS; NANOCOMPOSITES; PERFUME; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHARMACOKINETICS; SILICON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84883867514     PISSN: 00092665     EISSN: 15206890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cr300399c     Document Type: Review

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