以手性两亲小分子自组装体为模板制备介孔二氧化硅空心球

合成了手性阳离子型两亲性小分子化合物,利用圆二色谱分析了其在水中形成的自组装体的结构;以该化合物的自组装体为模板,在正丙醇和氨水的混合溶剂中制备得到了介孔二氧化硅空心球;利用扫描电镜、透射电镜、X射线衍射仪以及氮气吸附-脱附试验装置分析了二氧化硅空心球的形貌及孔结构.结果表明,两亲性小分子在水中形成的自组装体呈现手性堆积;合成的介孔二氧化硅空心球的直径约为600~800nm,壁厚约为100~150nm,其孔道垂直于球的表面,孔径约为3.0nm,比表面积约为306m2·g-1.正丙醇作为模板控制二氧化硅空心球的空腔尺寸和形貌,而两亲性小分子的自组装体作为模板控制放射状孔道的形貌和尺寸.     

以L-苯甘氨酸衍生物为模板制备介孔SiO_2纳米空心球

用L-苯甘氨酸合成了L-苯甘氨酸衍生物阳离子两亲化合物,以其自组装体为模板,采用四乙氧基硅烷为硅源,制备了介孔SiO_2空心球.结果表明,制备的介孔SiO_2纳米粒子直径50~200nm,孔径3.8nm左右,孔道成平行排列.     

介孔二氧化硅空心纳米蠕虫的制备

用L-苯丙氨酸衍生物的自组装体作为模板,四甲基氢氧化铵为催化剂,经溶胶-凝胶过程,制备出蠕虫状介孔二氧化硅纳米空心结构材料.表征结果显示,该二氧化硅的长度约为100～150nm,直径约30～50nm.介孔孔道平行于壳的表面,孔径为3.8nm.     

以卵磷脂为手性添加剂制备手性介孔二氧化硅

以十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB)的自组装体为模板,卵磷脂(PC)为手性添加剂,在n PC∶nCTAB=1∶21时,通过溶胶-凝胶法制备了螺旋介孔二氧化硅纳米棒。利用扫描电镜(FESEM)、透射电镜(TEM)、X-射线衍射以及氮气吸附-脱附等测试手段,对该纳米棒的形貌以及孔结构进行了表征。TEM显示该纳米棒的长度约为50～200 nm,直径约为30～50 nm。X-射线衍射表明孔道呈二维六方排列,虽然FESEM显示纳米棒左右手比例约为1∶1,但通过圆二色谱表征证明该纳米棒在埃尺度下倾向于形成单一手性。结果表明,卵磷脂的手性可以传递到螺旋介孔二氧化硅纳米棒中。     

以卵磷脂为手性添加剂制备手性介孔二氧化硅

以十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB)的自组装体为模板,卵磷脂(PC)为手性添加剂,在n_PC:n_CTAB=1:21时,通过溶胶-凝胶法制备了螺旋介孔二氧化硅纳米棒。利用扫描电镜(FESEM)、透射电镜(TEM)、X-射线衍射以及氮气吸附-脱附等测试手段,对该纳米棒的形貌以及孔结构进行了表征。TEM显示该纳米棒的长度约为50~200nm,直径约为30~50nm。X-射线衍射表明孔道呈二维六方排列,虽然FESEM显示纳米棒左右手比例约为1:1,但通过圆二色谱表征证明该纳米棒在埃尺度下倾向于形成单一手性。结果表明,卵磷脂的手性可以传递到螺旋介孔二氧化硅纳米棒中。     

仿生介孔二氧化硅用于高效液相色谱拆分手性化合物

仿生介孔硅是以有机物作为模板,可有效复刻模板的独特形貌,从而得到其相同或相似结构孔径的介孔硅。本文从仿生的观点出发,从蟹壳中提取得到几丁质膜,将其用作模板制备了仿生手性向列型介孔二氧化硅,并用其制备了液相色谱柱,进行了手性化合物拆分实验。结果表明,该色谱固定相对10个手性化合物有一定的手性分离效果。     

三维有序大孔-介孔二氧化硅的可控制备及表征

以聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯(PMMA)胶晶为大孔模板、嵌段共聚物P123为介孔模板,利用双模板剂法进行了三维有序大孔-介孔二氧化硅材料的制备研究。采用SEM、TEM、低角XRD以及N₂吸脱附技术对样品进行了表征。结果表明,通过简单的调控PMMA胶晶模板的组装过程,就可以调变合成材料中的大孔结构,从而轻松地实现可控的制备出具有网状或者层状结构的三维有序大孔-介孔二氧化硅材料,并提出了其可能的形成机理。此外,所制备的三维有序大孔-介孔二氧化硅样品均具有较大的BET比表面积(>550m₂·g^-1),大孔孔径200nm左右,介孔孔径分布集中于3.5nm左右。     

手性纳米二氧化硅的制备和应用

由于在手性识别、手性分离以及手性催化等领域的潜在应用,手性纳米二氧化硅已经成为介孔二氧化硅材料发展的重要方向之一。人们通过设计不同的模板分子(包括凝胶因子、表面活性剂、嵌段聚合物及生物大分子等)、控制反应过程的参数等方法已经制备出不同形貌和不同功能化的手性纳米二氧化硅,但形貌可控、手性单一的纳米二氧化硅的制备仍然是该领域的极大挑战。本文对近年来手性纳米二氧化硅的制备及其应用的研究进展作一简单概述。     

混合模板法制备螺旋纳米结构二氧化硅

用凝胶剂高氯酸环（L-11-（N-甲基咪唑）十一烷基天冬酰胺-L-苯丙酰胺）（11mim ClO4）和十六烷基三甲基氯化铵（CTAC）作模板剂,经溶胶-凝胶过程,制备纳米结构二氧化硅．使用冷场发射扫描电镜（FESEM）,表征了多种反应条件下样品的形貌和表面结构．结果表明,通过调节CTAC和凝胶剂的质量比,可以得到螺旋介孔二氧化硅纳米纤维,其长度为数百纳米,孔径为3．0nm．     

巯丙基功能化介孔纳米二氧化硅的合成

用三种不同的方法将巯基丙基三甲氧基硅烷(MPTMS)引入二氧化硅网络中, 合成了粒径为50-200 nm的巯丙基功能化的介孔纳米二氧化硅, 并利用透射电子显微镜, 热重分析等手段对其形貌与性能进行了表征. 在巯丙基官能团的作用下介孔纳米二氧化硅的形貌发生了重大改变, 由非常规则的六角形变为纳米棒. 控制反应时间可以调节介孔纳米二氧化硅的粒径大小, 用三乙醇胺代替氢氧化钠可以合成直径在100 nm以下的功能化介孔二氧化硅粒子. 为了保护巯基官能团, 选用了酸醇提取法去除模板. 另外, 对介孔二氧化硅粒子的形成机制也进行了探讨.     

The synthesis of ZnS hollow nanospheres with nanoporous shell

ZnS hollow nanospheres with nanoporous shell were successfully synthesized through the evolvement of ZnO nanospheres which were synthesized by hydrothermal method with poly (sodium-p-styrene sulfonate) (PSS) as surfactant at low temperature. The as-synthesized samples were characterized with X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), UV/vis spectrum and N₂ adsorption. The results showed that the shell of as-synthesized ZnS hollow structure was composed of many fine crystallites and had a nanoporous structure with pore diameter about 4 nm demonstrated by N₂ adsorption/desorption isotherm. The sample possessed efficiency of photocatalytic degradation on X-containing (X=Cl, Br, I) organic pollutants.     

Sonochemical synthesis of hollow PbS nanospheres

PbS hollow nanospheres with diameters of 80-250 nm have been synthesized by a surfactant-assisted sonochemical route. The nanostructures were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), (high-resolution) transmission electron microscopy [(HR)TEM], and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images. Structural characterization indicates that shells of the hollow spheres are composed of PbS nanoparticles with diameters of about 12 nm. The formation of the hollow nanostructure was explained by a vesicle-template mechanism, in which sonication and surfactant play important roles. Furthermore, uniform silica layers were successfully coated onto the hollow spheres via a modified St?ber method to enhance their performance for promising applications.     

Elaboration of monodisperse spherical hollow particles with ordered mesoporous silica shells via dual latex/surfactant templating: radial orientation of mesopore channels

Monodisperse spherical hollow nanoparticles of mesoporous silica featuring mesopores with a radial orientation in the silica shell were synthesized via a dual-templating method. Specifically designed polystyrene latexes with anionic or cationic surface charges acted as the core templates, while cetyltrimethylammonium bromide served as a co-template to structure the mesopore formation during tetraethoxysilane hydrolysis/condensation. The particles were well-separated and presented homogeneous mesoporous silica shells. Average particle diameters were less than 200 nm, and the particles displayed high values of specific surface area and pore volume. The shell thickness and the hollow core diameter could be tuned independently while the radial pore structure was preserved. A detailed analysis of the nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherms proved that the central cavity was completely isolated from the external medium, that is, only accessible through the radial mesopores of the shell. Consequently, our particles gather the advantages of a well-defined structure, straight penetrating channels across the silica shell, and a high accessible porous volume of the central core. These properties make them far better candidates than simple mesoporous particles for any storage and/or controlled release applications.     

Tailored core-shell-shell nanostructures: sandwiching gold nanoparticles between silica cores and tunable silica shells

Size tunable and structure tailored core-shell-shell nanospheres containing silica cores, gold nanoparticle shells, and controlled thicknesses of smooth, corrugated, or porous silica shells over the gold nanoparticles have been synthesized. The synthesis involved the deposition of gold nanoparticles on silica cores, followed by sol-gel processing of tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) or sodium silicate to form dense or porous silica shells, respectively, over the gold nanoparticles. The structures and sizes of the resulting core-shell-shell nanospheres were found to heavily depend on the sizes of the core nanoparticles, the relative population of the gold nanoparticles on each core, and the concentration of TEOS. While a higher TEOS concentration resulted in thicker and more uniform silica shells around individual larger silica cores (approximately > or =250 nm in diameter), the same TEOS concentration resulted in aggregated and twin core-shell-shell nanostructures for smaller silica cores (approximately < or =110 nm in diameter). The thinner silica shells were synthesized by using a lower TEOS concentration. By using sodium silicate (Ung et al. J. Phys. Chem. B 1999, 103, 6770), the porous silica shells were synthesized. Controlled chemical etching of the core-shell-shell nanoparticles with an aqueous KCN solution resulted in corrugated silica shells around the gold nanoparticles or corrugated silica nanospheres with few or no gold nanoparticles. This has allowed synthesis of new types of core-shell-shell nanoparticles with tailored corrugated shells. The nanoporous silica shells provided accessible structures to the embedded metal nanoparticles as observed from the electrochemical response of the gold nanoparticles.     

Fabrication of uniform magnetic nanocomposite spheres with a magnetic core/mesoporous silica shell structure

A novel kind of magnetic core/mesoporous silica shell nanospheres with a uniform particle diameter of ca. 270 nm was synthesized. The inner magnetic core endues the whole nanoparticle with magnetic properties, while the outer mesoporous silica shell shows high enough surface area and pore volume. The synthesized material is expected to be applied to targeted drug delivery and multiphase separation. The storage and release of ibuprofen into and from the pore channels of the mesoporous silica shell, as a typical example, are demonstrated.     

A novel method for the templated synthesis of homogeneous samples of hollow carbon nanospheres from cellulose chars

A novel method for the production of homogeneous samples of hollow carbon nanospheres is reported from cellulose, an inexpensive and renewable precursor. The nanospheres are of diameter 50 nm, graphitic wall thickness 5-10 nm, and can easily be produced in several hundred milligram batches. The nanospheres are derived from the laser pyrolysis of a nickel chloride templated cellulose char via open Ni-core shells.     

Synthesis and utilization of monodisperse hollow polymeric particles in photonic crystals

We developed a process to fabricate 150-700 nm monodisperse polymer particles with 100-500 nm hollow cores. These hollow particles were fabricated via dispersion polymerization to synthesize a polymer shell around monodisperse SiO(2) particles. The SiO(2) cores were then removed by HF etching to produce monodisperse hollow polymeric particle shells. The hollow core size and the polymer shell thickness, can be easily varied over significant size ranges. These hollow polymeric particles are sufficiently monodisperse that upon centrifugation from ethanol they form well-ordered close-packed colloidal crystals that diffract light. After the surfaces are functionalized with sulfonates, these particles self-assemble into crystalline colloidal arrays in deionized water. This synthetic method can also be used to create monodisperse particles with complex and unusual morphologies. For example, we synthesized hollow particles containing two concentric-independent, spherical polymer shells, and hollow silica particles which contain a central spherical silica core. In addition, these hollow spheres can be used as template microreactors. For example, we were able to fabricate monodisperse polymer spheres containing high concentrations of magnetic nanospheres formed by direct precipitation within the hollow cores.     

Preparation of single-hole hollow polymer nanospheres by raspberry-like template method

Single-hole hollow polymer nanospheres were fabricated by raspberry-like template method using "graft-from" strategy through atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). Nanometer-sized silica spheres were covalently attached onto the surfaces of micrometer-sized silica spheres. Crosslinked polymer shells on the nano-sized spheres outside the attached area were formed by "graft-from" strategy through ATRP. After removal of the silica cores, single-hole hollow crosslinked polymer nanospheres were obtained. In this strategy, most of ATRP monomers may be used and thus many functional groups can be easily incorporated into the single-hole hollow crosslinked polymer nanospheres.     

Facile route to synthesize polyurethane hollow microspheres with size-tunable single holes

Synthesis of polymer hollow spheres with single holes has been a challenging task in materials science. In this work, polyurethane (PU) hollow microspheres with size tunable single holes were fabricated through a facile self-assembly-diffusion process. Firstly, the as-synthesized PU polymers were dissolved in chloroform. By adding 10 times volume of water, the PU polymers were self-assembled into micelles in which the chloroform was encapsulated. The PU micelles were then transferred to methanol solution to allow the diffusion of chloroform. The formation of the single holes in shells of the resultant PU hollow spheres was induced by the out-diffusion of the encapsulated chloroform in methanol. By adjusting the diffusion time from 5 to 20 hours, the hole size could be tuned from 75 to 210 nm. The resultant PU hollow spheres with single holes demonstrated high loading efficiency of various guest materials such as nanospheres, nanoparticles, and chemical species, suggesting their promising applications in controlled release, chemical protection, catalysis, and so forth.