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Thiol-functionalized silica colloids, grains, and membranes for irreversible adsorption of metal(oxide) nanoparticles

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Abstract

Thiol-functionalization is described for silica surfaces from diverging origin, including commercial silica nanoparticles and St¨ober silica as well as silica structures provided by porous glasses and novel polymer-templated silica membranes. The functionalization allows in all cases for the irreversible binding of metal(oxide) particles from a solution. Examples are the adsorption of CoFe2O4 particles for the preparation of magnetizable silica colloids and silica structures, and gold nanoparticles that directly nucleate and grow on thiol-functionalized silica in a solution of HAuCl4 upon addition of a reducing agent.
Original languageUndefined/Unknown
Pages (from-to)46-54
Number of pages9
JournalColloids and surfaces. A, physicochemical and engineering aspects
Volume297
Publication statusPublished - 2007

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