Sol-Gel Method : : Design and Synthesis of New Materials with Interesting Physical, Chemical and Biological Properties / / edited by Guadalupe Valverde Aguilar.

• TeilnehmendeR: Valverde Aguilar, Guadalupe,
• Place / Publishing House: [Place of publication not identified] : : IntechOpen,, 2019.
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (106 pages)

The sol-gel method is a powerful route of synthesis used worldwide. It produces bulk, nano- and mesostructured sol-gel materials, which can encapsulate metallic and magnetic nanoparticles, non-linear azochromophores, perovskites, organic dyes, biological molecules, etc.. This can have interesting applications for catalysis, photocatalysis; drug delivery for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases such as cancer, Parkinson's and Azheimer's. In this book, valuable contributions related to novel materials synthesized by the sol-gel route are provided. The effect of the sol-gel method to synthesize these materials with potential properties is described, and how the variation of the parameters during the synthesis influences their design and allows to adjust their properties according to the desired application is discussed.