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Preparation of Functional Silica Using a Bioinspired Method
Published on: August 1, 2018
The preparation by true liquid crystal templating of mesoporous silicates containing nanoparticulate metals
Nicola C King1, Ross A Blackley, Wuzong Zhou
1Department of Chemistry, University of Exeter, Stocker Road, Exeter, UK.
Abstract:
Mesostructured silicates containing metal nanoparticles have been synthesised via templating around a pre-formed, metal-containing mesophase using a non-ionic surfactant.

