Sol-gel technique has been utilized for the fabrication of multifunctional inorganic-organic hybrid materials for specific applications. Synthesized methacrylic acid and benzoylacetone modified tin alkoxide precursors were used for the first time for the realization of directly UV-photopatternable antimony-doped tin dioxide coatings. These single-layered coatings have transmission values over 8...

*Correspondence: Tomás Cordero, Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Campus de Teatinos s/n, Andalucía Tech, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga 29071, Spain e-mail: [email protected] Lignin valorization plays a crucial role within the modern biorefinery scheme from both the economic and environmental points of view; and the structure and composition of lignin makes it an ideal prec...

Oxygen adducts were among the first reported fullerene derivatives, and they have continued to be the subject of many subsequent investigations by experimental and theoretical researchers. A literature survey is presented summarizing the preparation, purification, characterization, and stabilities of fullerene oxides and ozonides. Published data on the 13C NMR spectra, thermal dissociation reac...

A novel scheme is presented for the synthesis of graded materials by electrodeposition in porous insulating templates. Lateral control of copper electrodeposition in nanoporous alumina membranes is achieved by application of a lateral potential gradient on a thin Au film evaporated on the membrane, used as the cathode. Formation of metal gradients in the membranes is shown to occur under condit...

We have prepared multifunctional magnetic mesoporous Fe-CaSiO3 materials using triblock copolymer (P123) as a structure-directing agent. The effects of Fe substitution on the mesoporous structure, in vitro bioactivity, magnetic heating ability and drug delivery property of mesoporous CaSiO3 materials were investigated. Mesoporous Fe-CaSiO3 materials had similar mesoporous channels (5-6 nm) with...

Two organometallic compounds containing zinc and manganese in different ratios are used as single-source precursors for the preparation of various new, bimetallic oxide materials with nanoscaled dimensions. It is shown that the materials synthesis can be performed in the solid-state, the liquid-phase, and even in the gas-phase. The molecular composition of the precursors determines the composit...

The phase change thermal control method is now widely used in aircraft thermal protection due to its high energy density, constant temperature control, flexible operation, and many other advantages.1–6 However, thermal conductivity of most current phase change materials is low in phase transition process.7–10 This paper will add high thermal nanoparticles to phase change material in order to en...

In the present study, porous alumina/silica materials were prepared by selective leaching of silicon/aluminum constituents from thermal-activated kaolinite in inorganic acid or alkali liquor. The correlations between the characteristics of the prepared porous materials and the dissolution properties of activated kaolinite were also investigated. The results show that the specific surface area (...

—New preparation methods of superconducting materials and other multicomponent systems. We discuss the synthesis of multicomponent oxides such as the superconducting phase YBa2Cu307 in the form of powders and thick fílms. They are prepared from hydrolyzed solutions which yield viscous gels suitable for spin-coating or precipitates, precursors of ceramics. We discuss the role of the precursors, ...

BACKGROUND Telomerase has been measured in body fluids of cancer patients, and clinical tests for telomerase may have utility as noninvasive, cost-effective methods for the early detection of cancer. However, telomerase activity measured by common methods such as the telomerase repeat amplification protocol (TRAP) and telomerase reverse transcriptase catalytic subunit (hTERT) mRNA by reverse tr...