Abstract
This chapter contains sections titled: 1. Introduction 2. Are Simple Sol-gel Oxides Only Simple Materials? 3. Hybrid Coating Materials 4. Functionalized Oxide Coatings 5. Coatings for Cells 6. Sol-gel Materials as Interface Materials 7. Conclusions
Justyna Krzak
Project Leader
Beata Borak
assistant professor
Beata Borak is a researcher and teacher at the Department of Mechanics, Materials and Biomedical Engineering at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the Wrocław University of Science and Technology
Anna Szczurek
Researcher, materials engineering, PhD
Anna Szczurek is a Doctor in the discipline of mechanical engineering, however, her scientific experience is largely based on materials science and chemistry and her research is at the interface between these disciplines. Her researcher interests concern the relationship between the structure and properties of thin sol-gel coatings, with the main emphasis on barrier coatings against gas permeability, including hydrogen.