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Poly(N-cyanoethylethyleneimine): a new nanoscale template for biomimetic silicification
Daisuke Noda1, Yoshiaki Arai, Daiki Souma
1Institute of Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University, Kasuga, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan.
Abstract:
Poly(N-cyanoethylethyleneimine) (PCEI) obtained by Michael addition of linear poly(ethyleneimine) (LPEI) with acrylonitrile provided novel nanocrystalline entities which could serve as catalytic templates affording nanosheet-based structured silica under mild conditions.

