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A General Approach toward Opal–Inverse Opal Interlocked Materials
Author(s) -
Liu Bing,
Jin Zhaoguo,
Qu Xiaozhong,
Yang Zhenzhong
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
macromolecular rapid communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.348
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1521-3927
pISSN - 1022-1336
DOI - 10.1002/marc.200600647
Subject(s) - materials science , polymer , template , spheres , composite number , inverse , copolymer , surface modification , composite material , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , physics , geometry , mathematics , astronomy , engineering
Opal–inverse opal interlocked composites consisting of opals of hollow spheres with window channels interlocked, have displayed new properties. A facile and general method has been reported to synthesize the ordered composites. Polymer shells are first grown onto the surface of a silica sphere of an opal template by ATRP, which is followed by a sequential modification of the shells resulting in functional groups. Composite shells are favorably synthesized within the functional polymer shells. After the removal of silica opal templates, opal–inverse opal interlocked structures with varied compositions of polymers, inorganic materials, and carbon are achieved.