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Controlling and Imaging the Functional‐Group Distribution on Mesoporous Silica
Author(s) -
Gartmann Nando,
Brühwiler Dominik
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200902436
Subject(s) - surface modification , mesoporous material , confocal laser scanning microscopy , mesoporous silica , confocal , fluorescence , confocal microscopy , materials science , nanotechnology , mesoporous organosilica , chemical engineering , distribution (mathematics) , chemistry , biophysics , optics , organic chemistry , catalysis , mathematics , physics , engineering , mathematical analysis , biology
In, out, shake it all about : The distribution of fluorescence‐labeled amino groups on mesoporous silica was imaged by confocal laser scanning microscopy. The mobility of the aminosilane precursor determines the degree of external vs. pore‐surface functionalization. This observation was used to develop a simple and general method for the modification of external mesoporous silica surfaces.