Abstract: The invention relates to a capacitive sensing material and a method of manufacturing thereof, a capacitive sensing coating formulation, a capacitive chip, a capacitive sensor, a method for manufacturing a coated chip, a method for analysing the composition of a gaseous mixture, a use of particles comprising titanium oxide and platinum for sensing hydrogen, and a use of capacitive sensing material for detecting a gas leak. The capacitive sensing material comprises composite particles wherein porous titanium dioxide is at least in part coated with platinum particles.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a nanocomposite comprising primary nanoparticles having a particle size of less than 10 nm said primary nanoparticles forming agglomerates with a bimodal size distribution, dispersed in a polymer matrix, wherein the nanocomposite comprises 10-80 wt. % of the agglomerates having a particle size of less than 30 nm and less than 20 wt. % of the agglomerates having a particle size of at least 100 nm, preferably at least 400 nm, based on the total weight of the agglomerates. The surface of the nanoparticles can be modified with a surface modifier. The composition can advantageously be used as an organic layer between two inorganic layers in high-refractive barrier structures for electronic devices such as organic light-emitting diode (OLED).

Abstract: The invention provides a method for encapsulating a liquid, which method comprises the steps of providing a suspension of droplets of the liquid to be encapsulated; stabilizing the suspension of droplets with a surfactant; adding a layered inorganic material to the stabilized suspension; and subjecting the suspension to a treatment which establishes that a shell of a hybrid material is formed around the droplets, which hybrid material comprises at least part of the inorganic material and at least part of the surfactant. The invention further provides encapsulated liquid droplets obtainable by said method.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a hybrid inducible release vehicle, to a method for preparing such a vehicle, and to the use thereof. The hybrid inducible release vehicle of the invention comprises a gel, which gel comprises a cross-linked carbohydrate and/or protein polymer and an inorganic carrier, and at least one active ingredient bound to said inorganic carrier, wherein the release of the active ingredient is triggered by contact of the vehicle with an external stimulus.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for encapsulating a liquid, which method comprises the steps of providing a suspension of droplets of the liquid to be encapsulated; stabilizing the suspension of droplets with a surfactant; adding a layered inorganic material to the stabilized suspension; and subjecting the suspension to a treatment which establishes that a shell of a hybrid material is formed around the droplets, which hybrid material comprises at least part of the inorganic material and at least part of the surfactant. The invention further provides encapsulated liquid droplets obtainable by said method.