Silica-based nanoporous sol-gel glasses: From Bioencapsulation to protein folding studies

International Journal of Nanotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-45

  Menaa, Bouzid ^a   Menaa, Farid ^a   Aiolfi Guimarãees, Carla ^a   Sharts, Olga ^a  

^a GENERAL ATOMICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioencapsulation; Circular dichroism spectroscopy; Crowding effects; Nanoporous sol gel glasses; Organosilane precursors; Protein folding; Silica based biomaterials; Surface hydration

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; CIRCULAR DICHROISM SPECTROSCOPY; CYTOLOGY; DICHROISM; DRUG DELIVERY; GLASS; HYDRATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; LUMINESCENCE OF INORGANIC SOLIDS; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEINS; SILICA;

BIOENCAPSULATION; CROWDING EFFECTS; ORGANOSILANE PRECURSORS; SOL-GEL GLASS; SURFACE HYDRATION;

SOL-GEL PROCESS;

EID: 72049087983     PISSN: 14757435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJNT.2010.029546     Document Type: Article

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