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The sol to gel transition in inorganic systems is a process which is highly dependent on the synthesis conditions; the chemistry of silicon alkoxides , in particular, is very difficult to handle because so many different species can form from the very beginning of the process and a small change of the synthesis parameters is immediately reflected on the hydrolysis and condensation stages.
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Innocenzi, P. (2016). From Silicate Oligomers to Gelation. In: The Sol to Gel Transition. SpringerBriefs in Materials. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39718-4_4
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