中空纳米二氧化硅微球的制备及表征

本文介绍了一种制备中空纳米二氧化硅微球的新方法。利用模板首先合成介孔纳米二氧化硅微球,再用水热反应法,成功制备了非功能化和巯基、氨基功能化中空纳米二氧化硅微球。利用透射电子显微镜,热重分析等手段对其形貌进行了表征。另外,对中空介孔纳米二氧化硅微球的形成机制进行了探讨。     

多重响应性介孔二氧化硅纳米微球的制备及载药研究

采用溶胶凝胶法制备了以油酸稳定的Fe3O4为核, 十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB)为模板剂的磁响应性的介孔二氧化硅纳米微球; 通过孔道内修饰羧基和巯基, 链转移反应修饰线性的聚(N-异丙基丙烯酰胺-co-N-羟甲基丙烯酰胺)共聚物得到多重响应性的介孔二氧化硅纳米微球P(NIPAM-co-NHMA)@M-MSN(-COOH). 利用Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET)、振动样品磁强计(VSM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、紫外光谱(UV/Vis)表征了微球的物理化学性质. 阿霉素(DOX)被用作模型药物研究了这种多重响应性的介孔二氧化硅纳米微球作为药物载体的载药及药物释放行为, 结果显示这种纳米微球载药率高达48%, 药物释放呈现对温度和pH的双重响应性, 可以实现对药物的控制释放.     

Ag/mSiO2空心微球的制备及SERS标记性能

以聚苯乙烯微球为模板, 经过原位还原和种子生长过程在聚苯乙烯微球表面包覆银(Ag)纳米粒子; 以正硅酸乙酯为硅源, 在十六烷基三甲基溴化铵的导向下实现介孔二氧化硅(mSiO₂)可控包覆, 去除模板得到Ag/mSiO₂空心微球. 透射电子显微镜(TEM)和氮气吸附-脱附分析结果表明, SiO₂壳层厚度约为20 nm, 介孔孔径为2.1 nm, 孔道分布均匀. 进一步利用虹吸作用使对巯基苯胺(4-ATP)分子进入微球内与Ag粒子结合, 构建表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)标记材料. SERS测试结果表明, 该标记材料检测限达到10^-7 mol/L, SERS增强因子达到3.7×10⁵.     

一种新型介孔空腔二氧化硅纳米微球的制备与缓释行为

本文用十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB)作为试剂,通过软模板法合成介孔二氧化硅,利用在合成过程中,由伪莫尔转动所引起的微粒内部的大量缺陷,通过溶剂抽提,形成了具有空腔结构的介孔二氧化硅纳米微球.采用透射电子显微镜(TEM)、X射线粉末衍射仪(XRD)、N2吸附-脱附等手段对产物的形貌和结构进行了详细的表征.并以溴甲酚绿作为目标物,通过改变压强和温度,调节溴甲酚绿进入空心SiO2微球中的不同部位,对所制备的空腔介孔二氧化硅微球进行染料的装载和释放试验.结果显示该微球腔壁具有可渗透性和缓释性,而且在负压蒸发溶剂的情况下可以得到较高的药物负载量和极大地提高缓释性能.     

微乳液法合成沸石/介孔二氧化硅复合微球

利用简单微乳液自组装体系, 制备了介孔二氧化硅与Y型或Ti-MWW沸石晶体复合形成的沸石/介孔二氧化硅微球(ZMMS). 硅源正硅酸四丁酯与阳离子型季铵盐表面活性剂形成稳定的O/W微乳液形成大颗粒, 沸石颗粒由于疏水作用而进入油相, 同时, 季铵盐表面活性剂和正硅酸四丁酯组装形成介孔材料. 优化合成条件可以有效控制复合微球的沸石/介孔二氧化硅质量比(0～2.3)和直径(186～965 μm). 两种沸石/介孔二氧化硅复合微球材料的介孔孔径分别为3.98 nm(Y型沸石)和3.75 nm (Ti-MWW型沸石). Ti-MWW沸石/介孔二氧化硅复合微球在液相催化环氧化反应中表现出良好的机械强度, 并且能够达到与Ti-MWW沸石原粉相当的催化活性.     

双发射荧光纳米微球的制备及其用于Hg~(2+)的可视化检测

报道了一种荧光可视化检测Hg~(2+)浓度的新方法。首先通过静电相互作用直接将负电荷的CdTe/CdS量子点自组装在带正电荷异硫氰酸荧光素掺杂的二氧化硅微球(FITC-SiO_2)表面。荧光光谱显示制备的纳米复合微球(FITC-SiO_2-CdTe)同时具有FITC分子绿色及量子点红色的荧光峰。由于Hg~(2+)会与量子点表面的巯基分子结合而猝灭量子点的荧光,而对微球内部的绿色荧光无明显响应,因此可以根据量子点与FITC分子荧光强度比值的改变来检测Hg~(2+)的浓度。标准条件下,量子点与FITC分子荧光强度比值与Hg~(2+)在浓度0~15μmol/L范围内成线性关系,检测限可达0.5μmol/L。另外,随着Hg~(2+)浓度的增加,探针溶液的颜色由红色逐渐变为绿色,这说明可通过肉眼观察溶液荧光颜色的变化估算Hg~(2+)浓度。     

氨基化单分散量子点/二氧化硅核壳纳米粒子的制备及其细胞标记

通过反向微乳液法, 在油溶性量子点表面包裹二氧化硅外壳, 使油溶性量子点水溶性化, 再利用3-氨丙基三乙氧基硅烷(APTES)在已形成的二氧化硅纳米颗粒表面进行氨基化改性, 制备富含氨基的二氧化硅包裹的量子点荧光纳米球. 通过透射电子显微镜(TEM)、粒径分析、zeta电位检测、紫外-可见分光光度、荧光分光光度和红外光谱等手段对产品进行了表征. 结果表明, 所制备的二氧化硅量子点纳米球(45 nm)具有单分散性、水溶性好及光化学稳定性强等优点. 通过静电作用, 所制备的单分散氨基化二氧化硅量子点对肿瘤细胞表面膜电荷进行了初步标记显像.     

Yolk-shell结构磺化聚苯乙烯@介孔二氧化硅微球制备及其离子交换性能

采用乳液聚合法制备聚苯乙烯微球,并经硅酸四乙酯水解、双三甲氧基硅氧乙烷交联、三甲氧基苯基硅烷修饰以及溶剂刻蚀后制得一种苯基官能化且具有Yolk-shell结构的聚苯乙烯@介孔二氧化硅的微球(Ph-Pst@SiO_2);进一步采用氯磺酸对微球进行磺酸化改性,最终获得交换性能优良且具有Yolk-shell结构的微球,考察了其离氧基苯基硅烷用量、反应时间等因素对微球形貌的影响;利用红外光谱仪、元素分析仪对微球组成成分进行分析;利用酸碱滴定法测定了微球的离子交换容量。实验结果表明,未经三甲氧基苯基硅烷修饰的磺化聚苯乙烯@介孔二氧化硅微球S-Pst@SiO_2的比表面积为435.06m~2/g,离子交换容量为2.4mmol/g。与之相比,磺化的苯基官能化聚苯乙烯@介孔二氧化硅微球(S-Ph-Pst@SiO_2)的比表面积和离子交换容量分别提高了47%和54%,具体为640.41m~2/g和3.5mmol/g。说明本研究采用苯基硅烷修饰介孔二氧化硅提升Pst@SiO_2微球离子交换性能的方法简单有效。     

中空介孔二氧化硅锚固聚偕胺肟吸附Cr(Ⅵ)

以硝酸铈铵为引发剂, 在自制的中空介孔二氧化硅(HMS)的空腔和通道内引发丙烯腈自由基聚合, 并将其氰基偕胺肟化, 用于制备具有吸附Cr(Ⅵ)的廉价有机无机复合吸附材料—中空介孔二氧化硅锚固聚偕胺肟. 通过傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)、 扫描电子显微镜(SEM)及N₂吸附-脱附比表面分析对中空介孔二氧化硅锚固聚偕胺肟进行表征. 结果表明, 制备的中空微球直径约为400 nm, 其壁上孔径约为11.0 nm, 比表面积约为431 m²/g, 锚固聚偕胺肟后中空微球壁上孔道直径约为4.6 nm, 比表面积降低为347 m²/g. HMS锚固的聚偕胺肟对重铬酸钾溶液中铬的吸附量高达0.46 mmol/g, 吸附过程中伴随化学反应, 符合伪二级动力学模型, 可用作废水处理中重金属离子的高效廉价吸附材料.     

二氧化硅复合微球的制备及其对His-tagged融合蛋白质的分离

采用水热法合成了巯基纳米二氧化硅(SiO2-SH),并在其表面修饰亚氨基二乙酸基团(-IDA)得到SiO2-SH/IDA微球.该微球从溶液中可吸附更多的Ni 2+形成SiO2-SH/IDA-Ni 2+复合微球.研究结果表明,利用该复合微球可以较好地分离以组氨酸为标签(His-tagged)的融合蛋白.     

Preparation of Porous Hollow SiO2 Spheres by a Modified St?ber Process Using MF Microspheres as Templates

Using the surface charged and acid dissolvable melamine formaldehyde (MF) microspheres as sacrificial hard templates, silica coated MF core?Cshell composite microspheres, denoted as MF@SiO₂, were synthesized via a surfactant-assisted sol?Cgel process by using tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) as silica source. Hollow SiO₂ spheres with mesoporous shells were then obtained after selective removal of the MF cores and the pore directing surfactant by hydrochloric acid etching or calcinations in air. Interesting shrinkage phenomena were observed in both the hollow products derived from hydrochloric acid etching and calcinations. The influence of the ratio of MF sphere to TEOS and the removal method of the MF core on the size of the hollow spheres, the shell thickness and the shell surface roughness have been studied. The composition, the thermal stability, the morphology, the surface area and pore size distribution, the wall thickness and adsorption properties of the hollow spheres derived from hydrochloric acid etching and calcinations were also investigated and compared based on the FTIR, SEM, TEM, TGA, Nitrogen adsorption?Cdesorption and spectrophotometer techniques or measurements.     

A novel enzyme-mimic nanosensor based on quantum dot-Au nanoparticle@silica mesoporous microsphere for the detection of glucose

QD-Au NP@silica mesoporous microspheres have been fabricated as a novel enzyme-mimic nanosensor. CdTe quantum dots (QDs) were loaded into the core, and Au nanoparticles (NPs) were encapsulated in the outer mesoporous shell. QDs and Au NPs were separated in the different space of the nanosensor, which prevent the potential energy or electron transfer process between QDs and Au NPs. As biomimetic catalyst, Au NPs in the mesoporous silica shell can catalytically oxidize glucose as glucose oxidase (GOx)-mimicking. The resultant hydrogen peroxide can quench the photoluminescence (PL) signal of QDs in the microsphere core. Therefore the nanosensor based on the decrease of the PL intensity of QDs was established for the glucose detection. The linear range for glucose was in the range of 5–200 μM with a detection limit (3σ) of 1.32 μM.     

Preparation and characterization of SiO2/TiO2 composite microspheres with microporous SiO2 core/mesoporous TiO2 shell

SiO₂/TiO₂ composite microspheres with microporous SiO₂ core/mesoporous TiO₂ shell structures were prepared by hydrolysis of titanium tetrabutylorthotitanate (TTBT) in the presence of microporous silica microspheres using hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC) as a surface esterification agent and porous template, and then dried and calcined at different temperatures. The as-prepared products were characterized with differential thermal analysis and thermogravimetric (DTA/TG), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), nitrogen adsorption. The results showed that composite particles were about 1.8 μm in diameter, and had a spherical morphology and a narrow size distribution. Uniform mesoporous titania coatings on the surfaces of microporous silica microspheres could be obtained by adjusting the HPC concentration to an optimal concentration of about 3.2 mmol L⁻¹. The anatase and rutile phase in the SiO₂/TiO₂ composite microspheres began to form at 700 and 900 °C, respectively. At 700 °C, the specific surface area and pore volume of the SiO₂/TiO₂ composite microspheres were 552 and 0.652 mL g⁻¹, respectively. However, at 900 °C, the specific surface area and pore volume significantly decreased due to the phase transformation from anatase to rutile.     

A Facile and Universal Method to Prepare Hydrophilic Molecularly Imprinted Microspheres by Encapsulating a Polymer in Hollow Mesoporous Silica Microspheres

Hydrophilic molecularly imprinted microspheres (MIP@SiO₂) for the adsorption of water‐soluble molecules in real aqueous samples were successfully synthesized. In this strategy, a molecular imprinted polymer (MIP) was encapsulated in the hollow core of hollow mesoporous silica (HMS) particles via a ‘ship‐in‐a‐bottle’ process. As the HMS shell contains plenty of Si‐OH groups, the as‐prepared microspheres proved to be hydrophilic and could be well dispersed in water. On the other hand, the MIP encapsulated in the HMS could specifically recognize small molecules with good binding efficiency through the mesoporous silica shell. Binding experiments in real aqueous solutions showed that the MIP@SiO₂ composites have excellent recognition ability for specific molecules. Thus, MIP@SiO₂ are highly promising alternatives to biological receptors with great potential for many analytical applications, such as environmental, food, and clinical analyses and other areas.     

单分散核-壳结构介孔二氧化硅微球的合成

在酸性条件下, 采用非离子表面活性剂嵌段共聚物为模板剂, 季铵盐阳离子表面活性剂为共导向剂, 在预先合成的尺寸均一的单分散实心氧化硅微球表面包裹了有序介孔氧化硅层, 进一步通过高温水热处理, 获得了具有良好分散性和均匀尺寸的介孔壳层(孔径7 nm)氧化硅微球(~500 nm). 氧化硅微球外部包裹的介孔壳层具有较大的比表面积(188 m2/g)和孔容(0.23 cm3/g).     

Preparation of phenyl‐functionalized magnetic mesoporous silica microspheres for the fast separation and selective enrichment of phenyl‐containing peptides

Peptide enrichment before mass spectrometry analysis is essential for large‐scale peptidomic studies, but challenges still remain. Herein, magnetic mesoporous silica microspheres with phenyl group modified interior pore walls were prepared by a facile sol–gel coating strategy, and were successfully applied for selective enrichment of phenyl‐containing peptides in complex biological samples. The newly prepared nanomaterials possessed abundant silanol groups in the exterior surface and numerous phenyl groups in the interior pore walls, as well as a large surface area (592.6 m²/g), large pore volume (0.33 cm³/g), uniform mesopores (3.8 nm), strong magnetic response (29.3 emu/g), and good dispersibility in aqueous solution. As a result of the unique structural properties and size‐exclusion effect, the core–shell phenyl‐functionalized magnetic mesoporous silica microspheres exhibited excellent performance in fast separation and selective enrichment of phenyl‐containing peptides, and the adsorption capacity for bradykinin reached 22.55 mg/g. In addition, selective enrichment of phenyl‐containing peptides from complex samples that are consist of peptides, large proteins, and human serum were achieved by using the as‐prepared microspheres, followed by high‐performance liquid chromatography with ultraviolet detection and electrospray ionization quadrupole time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry analysis. These results demonstrated the as‐prepared microspheres would be a potential candidate for endogenous phenyl‐containing peptides enrichment and biomarkers discovery in peptidome analysis.     

A controlled release of ibuprofen by systematically tailoring the morphology of mesoporous silica materials

A series of mesoporous silica materials with similar pore sizes, different morphologies and variable pore geometries were prepared systematically. In order to control drug release, ibuprofen was employed as a model drug and the influence of morphology and pore geometry of mesoporous silica on drug release profiles was extensively studied. The mesoporous silica and drug-loaded samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform IR spectroscopy, N₂ adsorption and desorption, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. It was found that the drug-loading amount was directly correlated to the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area, pore geometry, and pore volume; while the drug release profiles could be controlled by tailoring the morphologies of mesoporous silica carriers.     

Preparation of Fluorescent Thiol Group‐Functionalized Silica Microspheres for the Detection and Removal of Silver Ions in Aqueous Solutions

We demonstrate that silica microspheres can act as a sensitive fluorescent sensor and adsorbent of Ag⁺ in aqueous media. These thiol‐functionalized silica microspheres are doped with quantum dots (QDs) using organosilane chemistry in a one‐step preparation. Ligand exchange takes place between the thiolated organosilane and acid‐capped QDs, making the doping easy. Ag⁺ adsorption by the silica microspheres causes the decrease of fluorescence intensity of the QDs. The detection limit for Ag⁺ is found to be 10 μmol/L. The abundance of thiol groups on the surface of the microspheres could effectively remove Ag⁺ through strong interaction. When microspheres with a diameter of 1.1 μm are used as the adsorbents, the adsorption capacity for Ag⁺ reached 102 mg/g. This excellent adsorption ability is due to the abundance of thiol groups that act as the active sites, facilitating the adsorption of the massive metal ions on the surface of the microspheres. Furthermore, the adsorption isotherm data follows the Freundlich model. The structure and content of the silica microspheres were investigated by scanning and high‐resolution transmission electron microscopy, energy dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy, and Raman analysis, and the fluorescence properties were characterized by fluorescence microscopy.     

Advances in the Interfacial Assembly of Mesoporous Silica on Magnetite Particles

Interfacing magnetic particles with ordered mesoporous materials is an effective direction for the development of functional porous composite materials with rationally designed core–shell structures. Owing to the combined properties of magnetic nanoparticles and mesoporous silica (high surface area, large pore volume, porosity, and biocompatibility), core–shell magnetic mesoporous silica materials have generated tremendous interest in various disciplines, including chemistry, materials, bioengineering, and biomedicine. Interfacial assembly strategies enable the rational construction of magnetic mesoporous silica materials with well‐defined core–shell structure, morphology, pore parameters, and surface wettability, which can decisively influence their physical and chemical properties and thus improve their application performance. This Minireview summarizes recent progress in the synthesis of core–shell magnetic mesoporous silica and the adjustment of key parameters, including pore size, morphology, and pore orientation.     

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.