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Preparation of Functional Silica Using a Bioinspired Method
Published on: August 1, 2018
Self-templating amphiphilic polymer precursors for fabricating mesostructured silica particles: a water-based facile
Hailin Wang1, Garima Agrawal, Larisa Tsarkova
1Interactive Materials Research-DWI an der RWTH Aachen e.V., and Institute for Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry of RWTH Aachen University, Forckenbeckstraße 50, Aachen, Germany.
Abstract:
A facile and universal approach is reported for the preparation of silica particles of various mesostructures based on the self-assembly of amphiphilic precursor polymers in water and subsequent condensation. Depending on the hydrophilization degree of hyperbranched polyethoxysiloxane, various silica morphologies including mesoporous particles, hollow nanospheres and ultrasmall particles with high application potential are fabricated.
