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Biomimetic Autocatalytic Synthesis of Organized Silica Hybrids
Author(s) -
Licsandru Erol,
Petit Eddy,
Moldovan Simona,
Ersen Ovidiu,
Barboiu Mihail
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.201500701
Subject(s) - autocatalysis , catalysis , chemical engineering , materials science , hybrid material , chemistry , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , engineering
Biogenic formation of silica is a fundamental process occurring under mild conditions. Here we report autocatalytic generation of silica hybrid materials. Self‐organized siloxanes containing imidazole self‐catalytic groups can be transformed to hybrid silica by using mild biomimetic conditions similar to those under which primitive organisms make silica.