Autoensamblaje de las microfibras llenas de fluido KHCO ((3)

Hugo Celio1, Jose Lozano, Hyacinth Cabibil

  • 1Center for Materials Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712-1167, USA.

Resumen

Las fibras de bicarbonato de potasio (KHCO3) se autoensamblan a partir de películas de poli[(aminopropil) siloxano] expuestas al CO2 y al agua. Estas fibras cristalinas, que contienen formato acuoso de potasio, se forman a través de un proceso propuesto en varios pasos.

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