Jack Wenzel's research while affiliated with Saint-Gobain and other places

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Sol-gel technology has been used with success commercially for over thirty years by one glass company to produce thin film coatings with specialized optical or protective properties (l). However, the last ten years have seen a resurgence of academic interest in this process, which has led other companies to consider its economic and technical viabi...

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... Solgel processes can be divided into five stages called hydrolysis, condensation (gelation), gel aging, applications and curing. A schematic representation of the sol-gel process is presented in Figure 2. The sol is formed by hydrolyzing or alcoholizing the solute or solvent whereby the resultant product is divided into little nanometer-sized particles [100][101][102][103]. The basic reactions of sol-gel formation are given below [101]: ...