Abstract: A method for fabricating a nanostructure utilizes a templated monocrystalline substrate. The templated monocrystalline substrate is energetically (i.e., preferably thermally) treated, with an optional precleaning and an optional amorphous material layer located thereupon, to form a template structured monocrystalline substrate that includes the monocrystalline substrate with a plurality of epitaxially aligned contiguous monocrystalline pillars extending therefrom. The monocrystalline substrate and the plurality of epitaxially aligned contiguous monocrystalline pillars may comprise the same or different monocrystalline materials.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for processing a green body comprising a powder mixture in which a metal powder and a space filler assume respective positions, comprising applying a material that comprises aspherical metallic particles to at least one surface of the green body, thereby forming a coating on the green body. The present invention also provides implants that are produced in accordance with such method.

Abstract: A cooking item comprising a vitreous coating with improved impact-resistance properties. The present invention also relates to a method for manufacturing such an item.

Abstract: A roofing product has a substrate having a binder layer and roofing granules on a majority of the binder layer, such that an exposed portion of the binder layer does not have the roofing granules. In addition, reflective particles may be located on the exposed portion of the binder layer. The reflective particles are smaller in size than the roofing granules, and the reflective particles have a solar reflectance of greater than 40%.

Abstract: Curable composition providing, upon curing, an abrasion resistant, transparent, antistatic coating comprising: —a) at least one conductive polymer, —b) colloidal particles of at least one non-conductive oxide, —c) at least one binder comprising at least one epoxysilane having at least two hydrolysable groups directly linked to the Si atom of the epoxysilane, and/or its hydrolysis product, said at least one conductive polymer and said colloidal particles of at least one non-conductive oxide being substantially not agglomerated, the content of said conductive polymer in the dry extract of said curable composition ranging from 0.1 to 10% by weight, preferably from 0.2 to 10% by weight and the content of the dry extract of said at least one epoxysilane in the dry extract of said curable composition ranging from 20 to 80%, preferably 25 to 60% by weight based on the total weight of the dry extract.

Abstract: A roofing article comprising (i) an asphaltic substrate; and (ii) a plurality of granules disposed on a surface of the substrate, said granules including calcined kaolin that has been calcined at a temperature of at least 1000° C. and less than 1300° C.

Abstract: Method of forming a very hydrophobic, extremely hydrophobic or superhydrophobic surface comprising depositing a composition comprising hydrophobic microparticles, hydrophobic nanoparticles, or a mixture thereof and a binder in sufficient quantity to provide a hydrophobic or a superhydrophobic surface on a substrate having a micropatterned surface having raised portions, recessed portions or a combination thereof.

Abstract: A coated sheet-like plastics material comprising a) as base, a thermoplastic substrate; and b) on the base, a photocatalytically active coating comprising a water-spreading layer which involves either a sol-adhesion-promoter layer, layer b1+2), comprising an adhesion promoter and a colloid sol, or a colloid-sol layer b2) arranged on an adhesion-promoter layer b1) applied on the substrate a), and a photocatalytically active layer b3) arranged on the water-spreading layer b1+2) or b2), where b3) is obtainable through application and drying of a mixture comprising, based on the solids content of the mixture in percent by weight b31) from 1 to 25% of titanium dioxide and b32) from 75 to 99% of silicon dioxide and/or of a metal oxide which is not soluble in water or of an anionically modified silicon dioxide or metal oxide; where the titanium dioxide is particulate with an average primary-particle size smaller than 10 nm.

Abstract: A metal microparticle composite is provided, which includes a film-shaped matrix resin and metal microparticles immobilized in the matrix resin. The metal microparticles are obtained by reducing metal ions or metal salts, and the particle diameters of at least 90% of all the metal microparticles are in the range of 10 nm to 80 nm. The metal microparticles that are dispersed in a plane direction parallel to the matrix resin surface in a range of depth within 150 nm from the matrix resin surface to form a metal microparticle layer, and only one metal microparticle having the diameter described is present in the direction of depth in the metal microparticles layer. The spacing between adjacent metal microparticles is greater than and equal to the particle diameter of the larger one of the adjacent metal microparticles.

Abstract: A versatile silicone resin reflective substrate which exhibits high reflectance of high luminance light from an LED light source over a wide wavelength from short wavelengths of approximately 340-500 nm, which include wavelengths from 380-400 nm near lower limit of the visible region, to longer wavelength in the infra-red region. The silicone resin reflective substrate has a reflective layer which contains a white inorganic filler powder dispersed in a three-dimensional cross linked silicone resin, the inorganic filler powder having a high reflective index than the silicone resin. The reflective layer is formed on a support body as a film, a solid, or a sheet. The silicone resin reflective substrate can be easily formed as a wiring substrate, a packaging case or the like, and can be manufactured at low cost and a high rate of production.

Abstract: A roofing article comprising (i) an asphaltic substrate; and (ii) a plurality of mullite-containing granules disposed on a surface of the substrate, where said mullite-containing granules include a mullite concentration of at least 35 wt % and at most 63 wt % as determined by quantitative x-ray diffraction.

Abstract: A high surface finish, thermally stable, multilayer slurry-based overlay system suitable for use in a severe thermal environment is disclosed.

Abstract: A bulk material formed on a surface is provided. The bulk material includes a plurality of adhered domains of metal material, substantially all of the domains of the plurality of domains of metal material separated by a predetermined layer of high resistivity insulating material. A first portion of the plurality of domains forms a surface. A second portion of the plurality of domains includes successive domains of metal material progressing from the first portion. Substantially all of the domains in the successive domains each include a first surface and a second surface, the first surface opposing the second surface, the second surface conforming to a shape of progressed domains, and a majority of the domains in the successive domains in the second portion having the first surface comprising a substantially convex surface and the second surface comprising one or more substantially concave surfaces.

Abstract: Disclosed are processes for forming hydrophilic surfaces on aluminum and aluminum substrates having highly hydrophilic surfaces.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cermet coating that can take advantage of the hardness of a powder for a hard reinforcement phase more effectively, and spraying particles for forming the cermet coating. The cermet coating is formed on a base surface and has a hard reinforcement phase and a binder phase. The cermet coating has a Vickers hardness of from 50% to less than 100% of the hardness of the powder for a hard reinforcement phase, and has a surface roughness (center-line average roughness Ra) of less than 3.0. The cermet coating is formed by heating spraying particles prepared as aggregates of a powder for a hard reinforcement phase and a powder for a binder phase, and applying the spraying particles to a base at a supersonic velocity to integrate the powder for a hard reinforcement phase with the powder for a binder phase.

Abstract: A photon-alignment optical film includes a film substrate on which at least one layer of core/shell nanoparticles is coated. The core/shell nanoparticle layer includes a plastic substance, which is photo curable or heat curable, and a plurality of core/shell nanoparticles, which is uniformly distributed in the plastic substance. Light energy is used as a driving force to induce electrical potential of the same polarity on the surfaces of the core/shell nanoparticles to make the core/shell nanoparticles rearranged in the form of a matrix due to repulsion induced between like electrical polarity. Spacing between the particles, which is relatively constant, allows light to pass therethrough. The plastic substance is cured by light or heat to have the core/shell nanoparticles set in position to thereby form the optical film. Such an optical film features both diffusion and brightness enhancement.

Abstract: A self-renewing cutting tool or cutting element is formed by bonding an overcoat, cladding or layer of highly abrasive, very durable material on a surface of a substrate or load-bearing element. The cutting layer is a composite structure and includes appropriately sized, multi-edged pieces of a superhard material, such as tungsten carbide, dispersed in a softer material which produces high strength bonds between and among the pieces and the substrate or load-bearing element.

Abstract: A hardcoat layer is a cured layer comprising a curable resin-precursor, a thermoplastic resin, and a fine particle having an average primary particle size of 1 to 100 nm, and the hardcoat layer is formed on at least one side of a transparent film. The thermoplastic resin may be a thermoplastic resin (particularly, a cellulose derivative) nonreactive to the curable resin-precursor. The ratio of the metal oxide fine particle is about 0.5 to 4 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the curable resin-precursor. The metal oxide fine particle may comprise at least one fine particle selected from the group consisting of antimony tin oxide, tin oxide, and zinc oxide. The curable resin-precursor may comprise a tetra- or more-functional precursor. The optical film of the present invention has excellent anti-glareness or anti-Newton-ring property and also has excellent abrasion resistance and mechanical properties.

Abstract: A coating composition for granular roofing has a liquid phase, such as a water, vinyl copolymer or a modified acrylic, and a material with high reflectance, such as CaCO3, TiO2, ceramic microspheres, nano-particles, talc dispersed therein to yield a low-viscosity coating. The coating is applied to a granular surface in a thin layer that does not significantly disturb the granular aesthetics, but covers the base material, e.g., modified bitumen, at least partially, to increase the overall reflectivity of the material. In some embodiments, the coating improves the physical integrity of the granular surface and increases resistance to environmental effects and may perform a pigment function. In one embodiment, the coating is applied as a powder followed by the application of a liquid. In another embodiment, the coating includes a water repellant.

Abstract: A silicon nitride substrate comprises a substrate comprising a silicon nitride sintered body, and a plurality of granular bodies containing silicon and integrated to a principal surface of the substrate, wherein a plurality of needle crystals or column crystals comprising mainly silicon nitride are extended from a portion of the granular bodies. A brazing material is applied to a principal surface of the substrate, and a circuit member and a heat radiation member are arranged on the applied brazing material, and bonded by heating. Because of a plurality of granular bodies integrated to the principal surface of the substrate, and a plurality of the needle crystals or the column crystals extended from a portion of the granular bodies, a high anchor effect is produced so that the circuit member and the heat radiation member are firmly bonded to the silicon nitride substrate.

Abstract: A method using a chemical synthesis method to produce a metallic nanoparticle inorganic composite having fine metallic nanoparticles that are uniformly dispersed at a high density in a solidified matrix, a metallic nanoparticle inorganic composite, and a plasmon waveguide using this composite are provided. Thus, a method including: preparing a precursor solution, applying the precursor solution onto a substrate, and then hydrolyzing the precursor solution to form an oxide film having fine pores, bringing the oxide film into contact with an acidic aqueous solution of tin chloride to chemically adsorb Sn2+ ions in the fine pores, removing an excess of the Sn2+ ions, bringing the oxide film into contact with an aqueous metal chelate solution to precipitate metallic nanoparticles in the fine pores, and removing an excess of ions of the metal is provided.

Abstract: Provided are a sintered ceramic and a ceramic sphere which are inhibited from suffering surface peeling due to fatigue resulting from repetitions of loading and can attain an improvement in dimensional accuracy when subjected to surface processing and which have excellent wear resistance and durability. A ceramic-sphere inspection device is also provided with which a ceramic sphere is inspected for a flaw present in the surface layer and for snow flakes without destroying the ceramic sphere. The device is a ceramic-sphere inspection device (100) in which a ceramic sphere (S) is rotatably supported in a given position and illuminating light emitted from a light projector (110) is detected with a light receiver (120) to evaluate the state of the inner part of the surface layer, and has been configured so that the light receiver (120) does not detect the light emitted from the light projector (110) and reflected at the surface of the ceramic sphere.

Abstract: A high-strength coating for dental and orthopedic implants utilizing hydroxyapatite (HAp) nanoparticles provides for a high level of osseointegration through a range of surface pore sizes in the micro- to nanoscale. Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles may be incorporated with the HAp nanoparticles to form a composite coating material, with ZnO providing infection resistance due to its inherent antimicrobial properties. A textured surface, consisting of “islands” of roughly square coating structures measuring about 250 ?m on a side, with spacing of 50-100 ?m therebetween, may further promote the osseointegration and antimicrobial properties of the implant coating.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a silver particle powder excellent in the dispersibility in a liquid organic medium having a low polarity, which comprises reducing a silver compound in an alcohol having a boiling point of from 80° C. to 200° C. or in a polyol having a boiling point of from 150 to 300° C., at a temperature of from 80° C. to 200° C. under reflux while maintaining the stream having a Reynolds number of not more than 3.70×104. The stream having a Reynolds number of not more than 3.70×104 can be maintained by stirring with a stirring power of not more than 5.68×108 W. According to the method, a silver particle powder having good low-temperature sinterability and good dispersibility and suitable for use for microwiring formation can be obtained at a high yield.

Abstract: Microstructured films comprising surface modified inorganic oxide particles, surface modified inorganic nanoparticles having a high refractive index, and polymerizable resins are described.

Abstract: Element comprising a substrate and a nanoporous adherent coating made of at least one layer, said layer being in adherent contact with said substrate and comprising separate domains of nanoparticles, each of said domains having an average diameter between 1 and 1000 nm and being separated from its neighbor domains on the major part of its circumference by an average distance equal or less to its diameter.

Abstract: Provided herein include methods and compositions pertaining to coatings, such as paints, for covering a substrate. In some aspects and embodiments the coatings may include a heat reflective metal oxide pigment that, applied to an external surface of a building (or is applied on a substrate used for an external surface of a building such as an architectural metal panel) reduces the energy consumption in the building. In other aspects and embodiments, provided are textured coatings having a texturing material; for example, methods and compositions are provided pertaining to textured coatings that can be applied robotically or in an automated fashion.

Abstract: An article with a sintered decorative part obtained from a particulate mixture having the following chemical composition: zirconia ZrO2: complement to 100%; 0.5% to 10.0% of oxide(s) with a perovskite structure; 2.0% to 20.0% of a stabilizer for zirconia selected from Y2O3, Sc2O3, MgO, CaO, CeO2, and mixtures thereof, the quantity MgO+CaO being less than 5.0%; less than 2.0% of a sintering additive selected from Al2O3, ZnO, TiO2, and mixtures thereof; and less than 2.0% of other oxides.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a color-coated fouling-resistant conductive cloth and a manufacturing method thereof. The method includes the steps of providing a conductive cloth interwoven by natural fibers or artificial fibers and containing a metal layer, and forming at least one colored resin-coating layer on the metal layer of the conductive cloth by means of blade coating, wherein the surface of the resin-coating layer does not exceed the intersections of warp yarns and weft yarns of the conductive cloth. The conductive cloth of the present invention has the characteristics of colored appearance, artificial or environmental contamination resistance, and low surface resistance.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to the targeted deposition of particles below 100 microns onto a substrate such as a film, tape, adhesive, fabric, fibers or a combination thereof. The targeted deposition may be accomplished by a dual-component electro-static deposition process. In one embodiment, the substrate having at least one layer of particles thereon may be combined with a prepreg. Prepregs manufactured according to embodiments of the invention may be used to manufacture composites with more robust mechanical and strength characteristics relative to conventional composites manufactured using conventional prepregs in addition to providing improved processed performance during the manufacture of the particle-coated substrate. In another embodiment, targeted deposition may be applied directly to a composite article to achieve similar benefits.

Abstract: A charging member is provided which can not easily change in charging performance even because of its service over a long period of time. The charging member has a conductive support, an elastic layer and a surface layer. The elastic layer comprises spherical particles in such a way that the spherical particles are exposed at least in part to the surface of the elastic layer so as to make the surface of the elastic layer roughened; the spherical particles are at least one type selected from the group consisting of spherical silica particles, spherical alumina particles and spherical zirconia particles; the surface of the elastic layer is overlaid with the surface layer in such a way that the surface profile of the elastic layer is reflected on the surface profile of the charging member; and the surface layer comprises a high-molecular compound having a specific constituent unit.

Abstract: Abrasive particles which are shaped abrasive particles each with an opening is disclosed. The shaped abrasive particles are formed from alpha alumina and have a first face and a second face separated by a thickness t. The opening in each of the shaped abrasive particles can improve grinding performance by reducing the size of a resulting wear flat, can provide a reservoir for grinding aid, and can improve adhesion to a backing in a coated abrasive article.

Abstract: Disclosed are atomically precise nanoribbons formed by gradient-driven catalytic etching of crystalline substrates to produce edges formed along specific crystallographic axes by thermally-activated particles. Also provided are related methods for fabrication of these nanoribbon structures. Further provided are devices and related methods for power generation and for detection of specific targets using the disclosed structures.

Abstract: To provide a water-repellent substrate with its surface having a large water contact angle and capable of maintaining the contact angle even against abrasion. A process for producing a water-repellent substrate, characterized by forming, on at least one side of a substrate, an undercoat layer which comprises the following aggregates (A) of metal oxide fine particles and a metal oxide type binder (provided that the metal oxide type binder is a component formed from a binder material containing a metal compound (B) which can be converted to a metal oxide by hydrolytic condensation or pyrolysis) and which has a concave-convex surface, and then, forming a water-repellent layer on the undercoat layer: Aggregates (A) of metal oxide fine particles: aggregates which are each composed of metal oxide fine particles having an average primary particle size of from 10 to 80 nm and which have an average aggregate particle size of from 100 to 1200 nm.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a coated cutting tool insert comprising a substrate and a coating to be used in metal machining. The hard and wear resistant coating exhibits an excellent adhesion to the substrate covering all functional parts thereof. The coating is composed of one or more refractory layers of which at least one layer is ?-Al2O3 showing a strong growth texture along <001>. The ?-Al2O3 layer has a thickness ranging from 1 to 20 ?m and is composed of columnar grains with a length/width ratio of 2 to 15. The layer is characterised by a strong (006) diffraction peak, measured using XRD, and by low intensity of (012), (104), (113) (024) and (116) diffraction peaks. The <001>textured ?-Al2O3 layers is deposited in a temperature range of 750-1000° C. The texture is controlled by a specific nucleation procedure combined with the use of sulphur- and fluorine containing dopants.

Abstract: A solution process is provided for forming a textured transparent conductive oxide (TCO) film. The process provides a substrate, and forms a first layer on the substrate of metal oxide nanoparticles such as ZnO, In2O3, or SnO2. The metal oxide nanoparticles have a faceted structure with an average size greater than 100 nanometers (nm). Voids between the metal oxide nanoparticles have a size about equal to the size of the metal oxide nanoparticles. Then, a second layer is formed overlaying the first layer, filling the voids between the nanoparticles of the first layer, and completely covering the substrate. The result is a continuous TCO film having an average surface roughness that is created by the combination of first and second layers.

Abstract: Articles for automotive, manufacturing and industrial applications including shafts or tubes used, for example, as golf club shafts, ski and hiking poles, fishing rods or bicycle frames, skate blades and snowboards are at least partially electroplated with fine-grained layers of selected metallic materials. Parts with complex geometry can be coated as well. Alternatively, articles such as conical or cylindrical golf club shafts, hiking pole shafts or fishing pole sections, plates or foils and the like can also be electroformed of fine-grained metallic materials on a suitable mandrel or temporary substrate to produce strong, ductile, lightweight components exhibiting a high coefficient of restitution and a high stiffness for use in numerous applications including sporting goods.

Abstract: Articles containing fine-grained and/or amorphous metallic coatings/layers on at least part of their exposed surfaces are imprinted with surface structures to raise the contact angle for water in the imprinted areas at room temperature by equal to or greater than 10°, when compared to the flat and smooth metallic material surface of the same composition.

Abstract: The invention relates to phosphors having a garnet structure of the formula I (Ya,Lub,Sec,Tbd,The,Irf,Sbg)3?x (Al5?yMgy/2Siy/2)O12:Cex (I), where +b+c+d+e+f+g+h+i=1×=0.005 to 0.1 and y=0 to 4.0, and to a process for the preparation of these phosphors and to the use as conversion phosphors for conversion of the blue or near-UV emission from an LED.

Abstract: Provided is a substrate for forming a pattern comprising an inorganic layer having a modified surface, wherein the modified surface is formed by coating a surface of the inorganic layer with a bifunctional molecule comprising a functional group having an affinity for a nanocrystal at one end of the molecule and a functional group having an affinity for the inorganic layer at the other end of the molecule. A method for forming a pattern of nanocrystals is also provided.

Abstract: This invention provides a coating agent, which can form a coating film over a wide area in a simple manner, is chemically and physically stable, and can form an ultrathin film, a coating film, a method for formation of coating film, and various products coated with the coating film. The coating agent contains thin sheet titanium oxide fine particles. The coating agent may comprise a solution containing a titania nanosheet and a sol of silicon oxide or titanium oxide. The coating film is formed by coating and then drying and heating the coating and has a microstructure in which thin sheet titanium oxide fine particles are stacked with a high level of orientation.

Abstract: Disclosed is a fabrication method of a metal nanoplate using metal, metal halide or a mixture thereof as a precursor, wherein the single crystalline metal nanoplate is fabricated on a single crystalline substrate by performing heat treatment on a precursor including metal, metal halide or a mixture thereof and placed at a front portion of a reactor and the single crystalline substrate placed at a rear portion of the reactor under an inert gas flowing condition.

Abstract: There is provided a connecting structure with high reliability produced at low cost through the production process simplified by connecting connection electrodes, each including an organic film as an oxidation preventing film, to each other using a conductive adhesive. An electrode-connecting structure in which a first connection electrode 2 and a second connection electrode 10 are connected to each other with a conductive adhesive layer 9 therebetween includes organic films 6 and 11 formed on at least the first connection electrode and conductive particles 8 contained so that major axes of the particles are oriented in a thickness direction of the conductive adhesive layer and the average length of the major axes is larger than the total thickness of at least the organic films and the conductive adhesive layer, wherein the conductive particles pierce the organic films and contact the first connection electrode and the second connection electrode.

Abstract: Precursor alpha alumina abrasive particles in a mold are subjected to a drying process that cracks or fractures at least a majority of the precursor abrasive particles into at least two pieces thereby producing abrasive shards having a smaller size than the mold cavity from which they were made. The smaller abrasive shards, once formed, could be reassembled like jigsaw puzzle pieces to reproduce the original cavity shape of the mold from which they were made. The cracking or fracturing of the precursor abrasive particles is believed to occur by ensuring that the surface tension of the abrasive dispersion to the walls of the mold is greater than the internal attractive forces of the abrasive dispersion as the abrasive dispersion is dried within the mold cavity.

Abstract: A thermoplastic laminate plank is described wherein the thermoplastic laminate plank comprises a core, a print layer, and optionally an overlay. The core comprises at least one thermoplastic material and has a top surface and bottom surface wherein a print layer is affixed to the top surface of the core and an overlay layer is affixed to the top surface of the print layer. Optionally, an underlay layer can be located and affixed between the bottom surface of the print layer and the top surface of the core. In addition, a method of making the thermoplastic laminate plank is further described which involves extruding at least one thermoplastic material into the shape of the core and affixing a laminate on the core, wherein the laminate comprises an overlay affixed to the top surface of the print layer and optionally an underlay layer affixed to the bottom surface of the print layer.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising a substrate having a surface and a dielectric layer comprising a distribution of particles. The layer is located over the surface and has a dielectric constant of seven or more. Each particle has a particle core and a polymer shell that is chemically bonded thereto and located around the associated particle core. Each particle core includes a material having a dielectric constant of about fifteen or more. Aggregates of the particle cores having diameters of about 0.5 microns or more are substantially absent from the layer.

Abstract: The present technology generally relates to a wear-resistant coating, especially for gas turbine components, comprising a horizontally segmented or multilayered structure, i.e. at least one relatively hard, ceramic layer and at least one relatively soft, metallic layer. The ceramic layer and the metallic layer are alternately arranged on top of each other in such a way that an external layer forming an external surface of the wear-resistant coating is embodied as a ceramic layer. According to the invention, at least the external, ceramic layer is segmented in a column-type manner in a vertical direction.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a hydrophilic member includes a substrate having a surface and particles existing at least on the surface of the substrate. The particles are constituted of at least one selected from tungsten oxide particles and tungsten oxide composite particles. The substrate surface on which the particles exist has an arithmetic mean roughness Ra in the range of 1 nm to 1000 nm with a reference length of 100 ?m, and exhibits hydrophilicity independently of light.

Abstract: A process for making a composition of asphalt and filler in which a viscosity reducing additive is sprayed onto particles of shingle filler material to produce coated shingle filler material, the coated shingle filler material is heated, asphalt is heated, and the heated coated shingle filler material is mixed with the heated asphalt.

Abstract: A process for producing a metallic-nanoparticle inorganic composite 10 includes an oxide film formation step in which an oxide film 14 having micropores is formed on a substrate by a sol-gel method in which a metal alkoxide is partly hydrolyzed by the action of an acid catalyst, a tin deposition step in which the oxide film 14 is brought into contact with an acidic aqueous solution of tin chloride, an excess Sn2+ ion removal step in which Sn2+ ions are removed from the micropores, a metallic-nanoparticle deposition step in which the oxide film 14 is brought into contact with an aqueous solution of a metal chelate to deposit metallic nanoparticles 12 in the micropores, and an excess metal ion removal step in which metal ions are removed from the micropores; and a metallic-nanoparticle inorganic composite 10 is produced by this process.