1. Synthesis of dissymmetrical nanoparticles with a new hybrid silica template
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Meng, Zhen, Xue, Chunyan, Lu, Luyao, Yuan, Bo, Yu, Xuehai, Xi, Kai, and Jia, Xudong
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NANOPARTICLES , *SILICA , *SILOXANES , *COLLOIDS , *HYDROLYSIS , *POLYMERIZATION - Abstract
Abstract: An easy, novel route to prepare Janus nanoparticles and nano-bowls with tunable shapes has been developed. This approach uses a new kind of monodisperse vinyl-silica nanoparticles as templates to obtain large amounts of uniform Janus particles and nano-bowls (several grams). The efficient method adopts water-based hydrolysis-condensation and seed-emulsion polymerization. The uniform Janus nanoparticles and nano-bowls will display wide potential applications in many fields, such as: chemical sensors, construction of complex superstructures and nano-bioreactors. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2011
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