Here's an informative article by Jack Mason for MIT's Technology Review - Reactive Glass.
According to the article: Sol-gel has many of the properties of glass, except that it is 20% water by weight and "honeycombed with microscopic pores that can absorb biomolecules such as protiens or enzymes and release them in response to environmental stimuli."
Here's a brief Introduction to Sol-gel from Bell-Labs.
Posted by Lisa at September 11, 2001 04:18 AM | TrackBack