Silicate glasses containing silver in both ionic and aggregate forms have been used since
decades for application in several fields, eg, optical waveguides, sensoristics …

The chemically strengthened lithium aluminosilicate glass-ceramic with petalite phase has
excellent performance and can be used in electronic mobile devices such as electronic …

The aim of this paper is to present a review on some aspects and applications of ion
exchange process in glasses, ferroelectric and polymers in the fields of optics …

Lithium-aluminum-silicate glass-ceramics (LAS) are of pivotal relevance in various
applications as they combine excellent mechanical and functional properties. Due to their …

In the last few years, some advances have been made in the theoretical modelling of ion
exchange processes in glass. On the one hand, the equations that describe the evolution of …

A great deal of work has been devoted in the last decades to the study of the ion exchange
process modelling, in order to tailor the physical properties of the modified layers, eg …

Bioactive glasses release ions such as sodium when implanted in the human body.
However, an excess of the released ions can cause problems related to cytotoxicity. The ion …

Composite materials made by metal clusters embedded in silicate glass matrices exhibit
striking optical properties, interesting for photonic application, as well as important magnetic …

Open microchannel plate (MCP) detectors are widely used for the detection of particles and
photons with diverse instruments, including the space flight ones. Space mission …

Hydrothermal treatments of soda–lime silicate glass cause a remarkable improvement in the
resistance to flaw formation with an increase of the critical load to≈ 1 kgf. This remarkable …