The term “hybrid” means different things to an automaker, geneticist and materials scientist. Silica is often confused with other silicon-based materials such as silicone; and amorphous silica has very different properties than crystalline silica. In the following sections we clarify the meaning of each of these terms from the perspective of a materials scientist. The starting point is amorphous silica, the inorganic material that is the basic building block of many of our products. Next, we describe how silica is combined with organic materials to make hybrids and we provide an introduction to
C•spec® particles, HST’s first product.
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Fluorescence microscopy has become an indispensable tool for biological research and discovery. Fluorophores for in vitro research are facilitating a wide range of advances in understanding on the cellular scale.
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Hybrid materials are comprised of inorganic and organic building blocks. Such materials can reflect the properties of multiple individual components to create a material that
is better suited to an application than
its parts.
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The term “hybrid” means different things to an automaker, geneticist and materials scientist. Silica is often confused with other silicon-based materials such as silicone; and amorphous silica has very different properties than crystalline silica. In the following sections we clarify the meaning of each of these terms from the perspective of a materials scientist. The starting point is silica, the inorganic material that is the basic building block of many of our products. Next, we describe how silica is combined with organic materials to make hybrids and we provide an introduction to C•spec® particles, HST’s first product.
 Hybrid Silica Technologies laboratory at
19 Blackstone Street, Cambridge, MA.
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