Polydimethylsiloxane-silicate based hybrid materials have recognized properties (high
flexibility, low elastic modulus or high mechanical strength) for which there are a large …

Sol-gel production of hybrid materials has, to some extent, revolutionised materials'
engineering and the way science and technology perceive the creation of new materials …

The present study investigates the structural modification of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)
with a molecular weight of 35 kDa, using varying high doses of gamma irradiation …

With the purpose of obtaining a biocompatible and microbiologically safe matrix that
simultaneously could be used as wound dressing material and as a controlled drug release …

PDMS–SiO 2 hybrid materials obtained by sol–gel process have been extensively studied
over the past years due to its promising biomedical applications namely as bone substitutes …

In this paper, the stability improvement of poly (lactic acid)(PLA)/styrene-isoprene block
copolymer (SIS) loaded with silica nanoparticles is characterized. The protection efficiency …

Hybrid materials have been the object of intense research due to their potential for
biomedical applications as well as in other fields. They are usually prepared by sol–gel but …

Hybrids are a class of materials that enable the integration of organic and inorganic
characteristics at the molecular level in a single material. In this way materials with unusual …

Using a 60Co gamma source polydimethylsiloxane-based materials have been prepared by
gamma-irradiation of a mixture of polydimethylsiloxane, PDMS, silanol-terminated and the …

Gamma-irradiation from a 60Co source was used to prepare hybrid materials from a mixture
of polydimethylsiloxane with tetraethylortosilicate and zirconium propoxide. The obtained …