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SUBMITTER: Wang F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3636809 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wang Fuke F Nimmo Susan L SL Cao Binrui B Mao Chuanbin C
Chemical science 20120801 8
Biomimetic silica formation is strongly dependent on the presence of cationic amine groups which hydrolyze organosilicate precursors and bind to silicate oligomers. Since most biological species possess anionic surfaces, the dependence on amine groups limits utilization of biotemplates for fabricating materials with specific morphologies and pore structures. Here, we report a general aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) directed method for preparing hollow silica with well-defined morphologies usi ...[more]