Hybrid materials : synthesis, characterization, and applications

Hybrid materials have currently a great impact on numerous future developments including nanotechnology. This book presents an overview about the different types of materials, clearly structured into synthesis, characterization and applications. A perfect starting point for everyone interested in the field, but also for the specialist as a source of high quality information. Introduction to hybrid materials / Guido Kickelbick Nanocomposites of polymers and inorganic particles / Walter Caseri Hybrid organic/inorganic particles / Elodie Bourgeat-Lami Intercalation compounds and clay nanocomposites / Jin Zhu and Charles A. Wilkie Porous hybrid materials / Nicola Hüsing Sol-gel processing of hybrid organic-inorganic materials based on polysilsesquioxanes / Douglas A. Loy Natural and artificial hybrid biomaterials / Heather A. Currie ... [et al.] Medical applications of hybrid materials / Kanji Tsuru, Satoshi Hayakawa, and Akiyoshi Osaka Hybrid materials for optical applications / Luís António Dias Carlos, R.A. Sá Ferreira and V. de Zea Bermudez Electronic and electrochemical applications of hybrid materials / Jason E. Ritchie Inorganic/organic hybrid coatings / Mark D. Soucek Hybrid materials consist of both organic and inorganic components. They may offer a desired functionality or superior characteristics compared to their building blocks or simpler materials if the components are well chosen. This book is an overview of the different types of materials, structured into synthesis, characterization and applications. Hybrid materials consist of both organic and inorganic components. They may offer a desired functionality or superior characteristics compared to their building blocks or other, simpler materials if the components are well chosen. Such materials are currently having a great impact on numerous future developments, including nano-technology Filling the gap for a compact text that presents the topic from a general point of view while adopting a didactic approach, Hybrid Materials provides an overview of the different types of materials, clearly structured into synthesis, characterization and applications.