Facile synthesis of meso/macroporous dual materials with ordered mesopores using highly concentrated emulsions based on a cubic liquid crystal

Langmuir

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 432-440

  Nestor, Jérémie ^a   Vílchez, Alejandro ^a   Solans, Conxita ^a   Esquena, Jordi ^a  

^a BIOMATERIALES Y NANOMEDICINA CIBER BBN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULK DENSITY; CONTINUOUS PHASE; CUBIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; CUBIC PHASE; DUAL MATERIALS; EXTERNAL PHASE; FACILE SYNTHESIS; GLYCOL-MODIFIED SILANES; HIGHLY CONCENTRATED EMULSION; HYDROLYSIS AND CONDENSATION; LIQUID CRYSTALLINE PHASE; MACROPORES; MACROPOROUS; MESO-PORES; MONOLITHIC MATERIAL; ONE-STEP METHODS; ORDERED MESOPORES; ORTHOSILICATE; POLYDISPERSES; POLYOXYETHYLENE ALKYL ETHER; SOL-GEL REACTION;

CONDENSATION REACTIONS; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; PORE SIZE; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS;

LIQUID CRYSTALS;

MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; SANONIC SS 90; SANONIC SS-90; SILANE DERIVATIVE; SILICATE; SILICON DIOXIDE; SURFACTANT; TETRAKIS(2 HYDROXYETHYL)ORTHOSILICATE; TETRAKIS(2-HYDROXYETHYL)ORTHOSILICATE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EMULSION; LIQUID CRYSTAL; PH; POROSITY;

EMULSIONS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LIQUID CRYSTALS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POROSITY; SILANES; SILICATES; SILICON DIOXIDE; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; WATER;

EID: 84872112562     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la303801b     Document Type: Article

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