Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology

Preface

Editorial

The 2013 Life Time Achievement Award of the International Sol–Gel Society awarded to Prof. David Avnir, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

2013 Donald R. Ulrich Awards

Best Poster Awards

Erratum to: Preserving the activity of enzymes under harsh oxidizing conditions: sol–gel entrapped alkaline phosphatase exposed to bromine

Hagit Frenkel-Mullerad, Racheli Ben-Knaz, David Avnir

Proton conduction in nanopores of sol–gel-derived porous glasses and thin films

Yusuke Daiko

Synthesis and applications of mesoporous nanocomposites containing metal nanoparticles

Paula C. Angelomé, Luis M. Liz-Marzán

Hybrid-coatings derived from pyromellitic acid bridged alkoxy-silylalkyl precursors

Stefan Pfeifer, Erica Brendler, Michael Veith, Edwin Kroke

Silica sol–gel chemistry: creating materials and architectures for energy generation and storage

Daniel Membreno, Leland Smith, Bruce Dunn

“Integrative sol–gel chemistry”: a nanofoundry for materials science

Marco Faustini, David Grosso, Cédric Boissière, Renal Backov, Clément Sanchez

Role of the reactive atmosphere during the sol–gel synthesis on the enhancing of the emission quantum yield of urea cross-linked tripodal siloxane-based hybrids

Vânia T. Freitas, P. P. Lima, R. A. S. Ferreira, L. D. Carlos, E. Pecoraro, S. J. L. Ribeiro, V. de Zea Bermudez

Hard X-rays and soft-matter: processing of sol–gel films from a top down route

Plinio Innocenzi, Luca Malfatti, Benedetta Marmiroli, Paolo Falcaro

Click approaches in sol–gel chemistry

Xavier Cattoën, Achraf Noureddine, Jonas Croissant, Nirmalya Moitra, Kristýna Bürglová, Jana Hodačová, Olivia de los Cobos, Martine Lejeune, Fabrice Rossignol, Delphine Toulemon, Sylvie Bégin-Colin, Benoît P. Pichon, Laurence Raehm, Jean-Olivier Durand, Michel Wong Chi Man

Mesoporous and mesostructured TiO2 coatings for photocatalytic applications

Yolanda Castro, Alicia Durán

Hybrids and biohybrids as green materials for a blue planet

Leticia Carro, Elodie Hablot, Thibaud Coradin

Responsive microstructures on organic–inorganic hybrid films

Masahide Takahashi, Kazumasa Suzuki, Yasuaki Tokudome, Luca Malfatti, Plinio Innocenzi

Trapping and release of cargo molecules from a micro-stamped mesoporous thin film controlled by poly(NIPAAm-co-AAm)

Melissa M. Russell, Lorraine Raboin, Tania M. Guardado-Alvarez, Jeffrey I. Zink

Ordered nanostructured ceramic–metal composites through multifunctional block copolymer-metal nanoparticle self-assembly

Zihui Li, Hiroaki Sai, Kwan Wee Tan, Tobias N. Hoheisel, Sol M. Gruner, Ulrich Wiesner

Synthesis of FeNi3 nanoparticles in benzyl alcohol and their electrical and magnetic properties

Gonzalo Abellán, Jose A. Carrasco, Eugenio Coronado, Helena Prima-García

Anatase–silica composite aerogels: a nanoparticle-based approach

Florian J. Heiligtag, Niklaus Kränzlin, Martin J. Süess, Markus Niederberger

Novel architectures in porous materials based on clays

Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky, Pilar Aranda

Ureasil–polyether hybrid blend with tuneable hydrophilic/hydrophobic features based on U-PEO1900 and U-PPO400 mixtures

Eduardo F. Molina, Celso R. Nogueira Jesus, Leila A. Chiavacci, Sandra H. Pulcinelli, Valérie Briois, Celso V. Santilli