Sol-Gel processing of silica nanoparticles and their applications

LP Singh, SK Bhattacharyya, R Kumar, G Mishra… - Advances in colloid and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Recently, silica nanoparticles (SNPs) have drawn widespread attention due to their
applications in many emerging areas because of their tailorable morphology. During the last …

Hybrid inorganic–organic mesoporous silicates—nanoscopic reactors coming of age

A Stein, BJ Melde, RC Schroden - Advanced materials, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
This review describes methods of preparing hybrid inorganic–organic mesoporous silicates
with uniform channel structures, as well as some of their applications. Both reactive and …

Perspectives in catalytic applications of mesostructured materials

DT On, D Desplantier-Giscard, C Danumah… - Applied Catalysis A …, 2003 - Elsevier
This review paper deals with proven and potential applications of mesoporous molecular
sieves in catalysis. In addition to introduction and conclusion, the text is divided into two …

Template-directed preparation of macroporous polymers with oriented and crystalline arrays of voids

P Jiang, KS Hwang, DM Mittleman… - Journal of the …, 1999 - ACS Publications
The fabrication of polymeric materials with ordered submicron-sized void structures is
potentially valuable for many separation technologies as well as for emerging optical …

Biomimetic morphogenesis of fluorapatite‐gelatin composites: Fractal growth, the question of intrinsic electric fields, core/shell assemblies, hollow spheres and …

S Busch, H Dolhaine, A DuChesne… - European Journal of …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
The biomimetic growth of fluorapatite in gelatin matrices at ambient temperature (double‐
diffusion technique) starts with elongated hexagonal‐prismatic seeds followed by self …

Gas permeability properties of polysulfone membranes containing the mesoporous molecular sieve MCM-41

BD Reid, FA Ruiz-Trevino, IH Musselman… - Chemistry of …, 2001 - ACS Publications
In this study, we have explored the first use of the siliceous MCM-41 molecular sieve as an
additive to enhance the gas permeability characteristics of a high-performance polysulfone …

Ordered mesoporous and macroporous inorganic films and membranes

VV Guliants, MA Carreon, YS Lin - Journal of Membrane Science, 2004 - Elsevier
This article reviews synthesis, structures and emerging applications of ordered inorganic
meso-and macroporous films and membranes. Thin films or membranes of these groups of …

Growth of Cu2S Ultrathin Nanowires in a Binary Surfactant Solvent

Z Liu, D Xu, J Liang, J Shen, S Zhang… - The Journal of Physical …, 2005 - ACS Publications
We demonstrate a facile solution-phase method for the synthesis of single-crystal, high
aspect ratio, and ultrathin nanowires of hexagonal-phase Cu2S by thermal decomposition of …

New nanocomposites: putting organic function" inside" the channel walls of periodic mesoporous silica

T Asefa, C Yoshina-Ishii, MJ MacLachlan… - Journal of Materials …, 2000 - pubs.rsc.org
Nature's accomplishments are inspiring chemists to design new materials based on
biologically formed organic and inorganic structures that have been optimized over …

Formation of a continuous mesoporous silica film with fully aligned mesochannels on a glass substrate

H Miyata, K Kuroda - Chemistry of Materials, 2000 - ACS Publications
A continuous mesoporous silica film with uniaxially aligned hexagonal mesochannels was
formed on a silica glass substrate using a rubbing-treated thin polyimide coating on the …