Biomimetic Synthesis of Shaped and Chiral Silica Entities Templated by Organic Objective Materials |
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| Authors: | Prof Ren‐Hua Jin Dr Dong‐Dong Yao Dr Rumi Levi |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Material and Life Chemistry, Kanagawa University, 3‐2‐7 Rokkakubashi, Yokohama 221‐8686 (Japan) |
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| Abstract: | Organic molecules with accompanying self‐organization have been a great subject in chemistry, material science and nanotechnology in the past two decades. One of the most important roles of organized organic molecules is the capability of templating complexly structured inorganic materials. The focus of this Minireview is on nanostructured silica with divergent morphologies and/or integrated chirality directed by organic templates of self‐assembled polyamine/polypeptides/block copolymers, chiral organogels, self‐organized chiral amphiphiles and chiral crystalline complexes, etc., by biomimetic silicification and conventional sol–gel reaction. Among them, biosilica (diatoms and sponges)‐inspired biomimetic silicifications are particularly highlighted. |
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| Keywords: | biomimetic silicification chiral silica nanostructured silica self‐assembly sol– gel |
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