Content:
Preface, Pages vii-viii
1 - The Concept, Pages 1-7
2 - Sol-Gel Kinetics, Pages 8-23
3 - Aging, Pages 24-32
4 - Drying, Pages 33-42
5 - Stabilization, Pages 43-62
6 - Densification, Pages 63-69
7 - Laser Densification, Pages 70-79
8 - Gel-Silica Optics, Pages 80-96
9 - Porous Gel-Silica Optical Matrices, Pages 97-116
10 - Biological Implications, Pages 117-132
11 - Technology Transfer of Gel-Silica Optics, Pages 133-150
Acknowledgment, Page 151
References, Pages 152-163
Index, Pages 164-168