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Pure Appl. Chem., 2007, Vol. 79, No. 10, pp. 1801-1829

doi:10.1351/pac200779101801

POLYMER DIVISION
COMMISSION ON MACROMOLECULAR NOMENCLATURE

Definitions of terms relating to the structure and processing of sols, gels, networks, and inorganic-organic hybrid materials (IUPAC Recommendations 2007)

J. Alemán1, A. V. Chadwick2, J. He3, M. Hess4, K. Horie5, R. G. Jones2, P. Kratochvíl6, I. Meisel7, I. Mita8, G. Moad9, S. Penczek10, and R. F. T. Stepto11

1Campus Universitario de Tarifa, Las Palmas de G.C., Spain; 2University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, UK; 3Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; 4Universität Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany; 5Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan; 6Akademie věd České Republiky, Praha, Czech Republic; 7Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany; 8University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan; 9CSIRO, Clayton South, Victoria, Australia; 10Polish Academy of Sciences, Lódz, Poland; 11University of Manchester and UMIST, Manchester, UK

Abstract: This document defines terms related to the structure and processing of inorganic, polymeric, and inorganic-organic hybrid materials from precursors, through gels to solid products. It is divided into four sections - precursors, gels, solids, and processes - and the terms have been restricted to those most commonly encountered. For the sake of completeness and where they are already satisfactorily defined for the scope of this document, terms from other IUPAC publications have been used. Otherwise, the terms and their definitions have been assembled in consultation with experts in the relevant fields. The definitions are intended to assist the reader who is unfamiliar with sol-gel processing, ceramization, and related technologies and materials, and to serve as a guide to the use of standard terminology by those researching in these areas.

Keywords: ceramics; gels; inorganic-organic hybrids; IUPAC Inorganic Chemistry Division; IUPAC Polymer Division; networks; sol-gel processing; sols.

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