Controlled silica synthesis inspired by diatom silicon biomineralization

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 68-78

  Vrieling, Engel G ^a,c   Sun, Qianyao ^b   Beelen, Theo P M ^b   Hazelaar, Sandra ^a   Gieskes, Winfried W C ^a   Van Santen, Rutger A ^b   Sommerdijk, Nico A J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomimetics; Biomineralization; Biosilica; Diatoms; Mesoporous Silica; Silica Chemistry

Indexed keywords

BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; MORPHOLOGY; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); X RAY SCATTERING;

BIOMINERALIZATION; BIOSILICA; DIATOMS; SILICA CHEMISTRY;

SILICA;

MINERAL; NANOMATERIAL; POLYMER; SILICON; SILICON DIOXIDE;

BIOMIMETICS; CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIATOM; INSTRUMENTATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; REVIEW; SURFACE PROPERTY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BIOMIMETICS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIATOMS; MINERALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERS; SILICON; SILICON DIOXIDE; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 85047695227     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2005.010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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