A silica microsphere suspension and a silica sol are employed in a two-step dipping process for the preparation of a superhydrophobic surface. It's not only a facile way to achieve the lotus effect, but can also create a multi-functional surface with different wetabilities, adhesive forces and transparencies.

in this research, a sol-modified composite electrodeposition technique that combines the sol-gel method with the conventional electrodeposition process was utilized to deposit ni-tio2 nanocomposite coatings. cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry techniques were applied to study the influence of the tio2 sol concentration on the deposits’ electrochemical behavior. the results clearly showed t...

Investigation done on Y2SiO5 nanoparticles doped with Eu 3+ ions obtained with the alkoxy sol-gel route is presented in this paper. We investigate the optical and thermal properties of obtained material during the conversion of the gel into nanocrystalline form. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and fluorescence spectroscopy of Eu ions are used for the optical characterizations, while the...

Yap?lan çal??ma, sol-jel yöntemi kullan?larak üretilen Ta2O5 kapl? AZ91 Magnezyum (Mg) ala??mlar?n?n karakterizasyonuna yöneliktir. Mg ala??mlar? hafiflikleri ve insan kemi?inin mekanik özelliklerine yak?n özellikleri nedeni ile ortopedik uygulamalarda kullan?m aç?s?ndan ciddi bir potansiyele sahiptir. Fakat korozyon dayan?mlar? vücut içinde uzun süreli kullan?mlar için yetersiz kalmaktad?r. Ta...

The extensive research activity on sol-gel processing of silica glass has been reviewed by several authors [l-4]. The typical alkoxide route to silica sols comprises the catalyzed reaction of tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) and water in a mutual solvent. The TEOS alkoxy groups hydrolyze to form silanol monomers which condense and crosslink to form the silica gel network. The nature of the sol and the ...

A conductometric urea biosensor based on sol–gel-immobilized urease on a screen-printed inter-digitated array (IDA) electrode has been developed. The screen-printed thick-film IDA electrode has proven to be an excellent conductometric transducer in which the admittance signal was dominated by the conductance signal and the resulting dynamic range was wide enough to be employed for the construct...

Selecting a proper support in the catalyst system plays an important role in hydrogen production via ethanol steam reforming. In this study, sol gel made alumina supports prepared for nickel (Ni) catalysts were calcined at different temperatures. A series of (Ni/AlS.G.) catalysts were synthesized by an impregnation procedure. The influence of varying the calcination temperature of the sol gel m...

Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) was employed to examine the variation of ten isoenzyme markers in an attempt to assess the systematic and genetic relationships between Elymus repens, E. hispidus and their hybrid E. ×mucronatus. It was found that the hybrid shared most isoenzyme profiles and isoforms of its parents and high genetic affinity among the studied taxa was revealed. The isoe...

Tin oxide nanostructures, un-doped and Zn-doped, have been prepared by conventional sol-gel technique. Research grade tin chloride (SnCl2.2H2O) and zinc acetate (Zn(O2C2H3)2) were used as tin and zinc sources. Ethylene glycol and alcohol were used as solvents under different synthesis conditions. Transparent un-doped and Zn-doped SnO2 sol was prepared after continuous stirring and refluxing at ...

Tin oxide nanoparticles have been prepared by conventional sol-gel technique. Research grade tin chloride (SnCl2.2H2O) was used as tin and zinc sources. Ethylene glycol and alcohol were used as solvents under different synthesis conditions. Transparent un-doped SnO2 sol was prepared after continuous stirring and refluxing at 40C. Thin films, prepared from SnO2 sol, have also been deposited on g...