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Micromolding in Inverted Polymer Opals (MIPO): Synthesis of Hexagonal Mesoporous Silica Opals
Author(s) -
Yang S. M.,
Coombs N.,
Ozin G. A.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/1521-4095(200012)12:24<1940::aid-adma1940>3.0.co;2-d
Subject(s) - materials science , mesoporous material , polymer , hexagonal crystal system , mesoporous silica , nanotechnology , copolymer , chemical engineering , composite material , crystallography , organic chemistry , catalysis , chemistry , engineering
Regular arrays of hexagonal mesoporous silica spheres (see Figure) are crucial for a number of applications, but until now control of the diameter, dispersity, and packing of the spheres has not proved possible. These authors report a new method—micromolding in inverted polymer opals—that allows the synthesis of such hexagonal mesoporous silica opals for the first time.