二元阴、 阳离子表面活性剂调控合成不同形貌的介孔二氧化硅

经过简单的水热处理, 以二元阴、 阳离子表面活性剂[十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB)和十二烷基磺酸钠(SDS)分别作为阳离子表面活性剂和阴离子表面活性剂]为模板剂合成了不同形貌的介孔二氧化硅. 通过调控2种表面活性剂摩尔分数R(R=n(SDS)/[n(SDS)+n(CTAB)]), 合成了多种形貌的介孔二氧化硅. 对合成的不同形貌样品通过扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、 透射电子显微镜(TEM)、 X射线粉末衍射仪(XRD) 及比表面和孔隙分析仪进行了表征. 结果表明, 随着R值从0.01变化到0.50, 介孔二氧化硅的形貌经历了一系列规律性的变化, 出现了二维六方、 层状相和反相堆积的形貌: 在R=0.01~0.18之间, 主要产物为六方相棒状结构, 且长径比随着R值增大而增大; 在R=0.20~0.28之间主要得到空心泡状结构且具有明显的演变过程; 在R=0.32~0.40之间发生了多层囊泡到单层囊泡的结构转变; 当R值超过一定范围时会产生反相堆积的形貌. 分析认为, SDS在加入过程中通过影响堆积参数g影响胶束的形貌变化, 调控了不同形貌介孔二氧化硅的合成. 各阶段产物形貌和R值的变化有直接关系, 可通过改变R值来合成特定形貌的产物.     

嵌段共聚物与阳离子表面活性剂混合模板合成介孔SiO_2

利用三嵌段共聚物EO_(20)PO_(70)EO_(20)与阳离子表面活性剂CTAB作为混合 模板合成了内部孔结构与外观形貌同时受到调控的介孔氧化硅。与使用单一共聚物 模板制备的介孔氧化硅相比，在混合模板作用下得到的介孔氧化硅的孔结构有序度 降低，而孔径则随混合模板中共聚物的质量分数的降低而减小。在EO_(20)PO_(70) EO_(20)与CTAB质量比为1:1时可得到形貌完好、表面光滑的介孔氧化硅微米球，其 平均孔径为3.2nm，比表面积为972m~2/g。     

可用于色谱固定相的介孔氧化硅球材料的合成

采用非离子型嵌段高分子表面活性剂EO₂₀PO₃₀EO₂₀ (P65)为结构导向剂, 正硅酸乙酯为硅源, 在酸性介质中, 静置法制备了微米级介孔氧化硅球. 通过改变合成温度、反应时间或者无机盐KCl的加入量, 可以调节介孔氧化硅球的直径(9.0～17.6 μm); 加入1,3,5-三甲苯(TMB)或者调节水热温度, 可以调节介孔氧化硅球的孔径(2.3～4.8 nm). 采用X射线衍射(XRD)、N₂吸附-脱附、扫描电镜(SEM)、激光散射粒度分布和对溶菌酶的吸附等方法, 对介孔氧化硅球的结构、孔性质、形貌、吸附性质等进行了表征. 实验发现, 孔径较小的介孔氧化硅球(≤4.3 nm)对溶菌酶的吸附不明显(≤42 mg/g), 而孔径(4.8 nm)大于溶菌酶直径的材料对溶菌酶有较大的吸附量(192 mg/g), 说明孔径均匀可调的介孔氧化硅球材料可以很好地用作体积排阻色谱柱的固定相.     

单分散中空介孔结构的盐模板合成及形貌调控

中空介孔结构因具有丰富的内部空间以及多孔渗透性外壳等优势,在催化、能源储存与转化及生物医药等领域得到了广泛应用.然而,目前仍然缺少高效、简便且绿色的合成中空介孔结构的方法.本文以柠檬酸钠胶体颗粒作为模板,通过十六烷基三甲基溴化氨(Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide, CTAB)胶束与正硅酸四乙酯(Tetraethyl orthosilicate, TEOS)的水解低聚物在胶体颗粒表面进行界面共组装,直接生长介孔二氧化硅壳层;然后通过简便的醇洗和水洗分别除去CTAB胶束和柠檬酸钠胶体颗粒后,得到中空介孔结构.进一步研究表明,负电荷的柠檬酸钠胶体颗粒与CTAB胶束之间的静电相互作用是诱导氧化硅低聚物在颗粒表面进行交联组装的关键.基于此,通过控制生长时间实现了对中空介孔结构形貌和壳层厚度的精确调控.所得中空介孔二氧化硅纳米球可以显著增强物质的扩散传输,是理想的催化剂载体,负载金纳米颗粒后可以高效催化4-硝基苯酚的还原反应.研究结果为中空介孔材料的绿色简便合成提供了思路.     

新型介孔二氧化硅囊泡结构的调变

本文采用水热合成法,利用非离子表面活性剂聚环氧乙烷-聚环氧丙烷-聚环氧乙烷(P123)对有机溶剂均三甲苯(TMB)的增容作用,合成了大孔径介孔二氧化硅囊泡材料,首次通过控制有机溶剂TMB与无机硅源正硅酸四乙酯(TEOS)的投料时间间隔t,实现对介孔二氧化硅囊泡材料结构的调变。通过小角X射线衍射和高分辨透射电镜(HTEM)检测技术对酸性P123模板体系中的材料结构转变过程进行了表征。结果表明,改变TMB与TEOS的投料时间间隔,能够实现介孔囊泡结构的调变,同时提出"协同囊泡模板"(cooperative vesicle templating,CVT)和"协同作用机制"(cooperative formation mechanism,FM)共存。通过简单合理的设计合成不同结构的介孔材料,以期开拓其在催化、分离以及医学等领域的潜在应用,也为合成其他介孔材料提供简单合理的设计思路。     

介孔氧化硅孔径尺寸对Eu(Ⅲ)配合物的影响

分别以十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB)和聚乙氧基-聚丙氧基-聚乙氧基三嵌段共聚物(P123)为模板剂、正硅酸乙酯(TEOS)为硅源，采用水热法合成了有序介孔分子筛MCM-41和SBA-15。选择Eu(DBM)₃phen为客体，有序介孔氧化硅MCM-41和SBA-15为载体，分别在氯仿中进行分子组装，制备出具有较强发光性能的介孔复合材料Eu(DBM)₃phen/APTES-MCM-41(EAM)和Eu(DBM)₃phen/APTES-SBA-15(EAS)。采用XRD、TEM、N₂吸附-脱附和荧光光谱等对产物的结构与性能进行了分析。结果表明，Eu(DBM)₃phen组装进有序介孔氧化硅的孔道中后，发光纯度提高。而且孔径越小，发光纯度越高。选用较大孔径的SBA-15为载体，在不显著影响发光纯度的同时，可以获得较高的发光强度。     

水-乙醚二元溶剂体系中制备放射虫状介孔氧化硅

在水-乙醚双溶剂体系中合成了一种新型的放射虫状介孔氧化硅微球. 通过SEM、TEM、XRD以及孔分布测试技术对其进行了表征. 分析结果表明, 这种氧化硅产物反映了在不稳定的水-油界面合成的形貌特征, 具有多级孔结构和空的内腔以及两种类型径向取向的介孔结构外壳.     

介孔氧化镍的复合表面活性剂模版法制备及表征

用六水合硝酸镍为镍源,尿素为沉淀剂,以少量的复合表面活性剂(SDS/P123,CTAB/P123,CTBA/SDS)为模板水热制备了介孔氧化镍。分别采用热重-差示扫描量热(TG-DSC)、傅立叶红外光谱(FTIR)、X射线衍射(XRD)、氮气吸附脱附、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)对产物的结构和形貌进行了表征。用循环伏安法,恒电流充放电和交流阻抗谱等对材料进行了电化学性能的测试。结果表明,以复合表面活性剂SDS/P123为模板制备的介孔氧化镍有最大的比表面积、孔径和比电容,且当SDS/P123质量比为2:1时,所制备的氧化镍比表面积、孔径和比电容分别为209 m2.g-1,0.407 cm3.g-1,265 F.g-1。     

蠕虫状孔道介孔SiO2的合成及其固定化漆酶的活性

以聚环氧乙烷-聚环氧丙烷-聚环氧乙烷三嵌段共聚物(P123)与离子型助表面活性剂{十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB)、十二烷基硫酸钠(SDS)或N-肉豆蔻酰-D-丙氨酸(C14-D-A)}为结构导向剂,合成了蠕虫状孔道的介孔SiO2,并在P123/C14-D-A/TMAPS(N-三甲氧基硅丙基-N,N,N-三甲基氯化铵)合成反应体系中,研究了扩孔剂聚乙二醇(PEG)-400的不同添加量对蠕虫状孔道的扩孔效果.合成的产物分别用X-射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM)、透射电镜(TEM)和N2吸附进行表征.此外,利用溶剂萃取法对扩孔后的蠕虫状介孔SiO2进行处理,得到不同孔径的季铵盐官能团化介孔SiO2,分别用于漆酶的固定化;并对固定化酶的稳定性、所需的最佳pH值以及降解2,4-DCP的重复利用性进行了研究.通过比较研究发现,介孔SiO2孔径与漆酶分子直径的匹配性是影响固定化漆酶比活及降解2,4-DCP效率的重要因素.     

CTAB-P123辅助制备有序介孔KF/Al-Ce-SBA-15固体碱及其催化性能

为了缩短有序介孔氧化硅(SBA-15)基固体碱催化剂的工艺流程,制备长程有序介孔固体碱,本文以十六烷基三甲基溴化胺(CTAB)-三嵌段表面活性剂P123为模板剂,以KF为改性剂,两步法合成有序介孔KF/Al-Ce-SBA-15(KF/ACS)固体碱催化剂,采用小角X射线衍射(小角XRD)、N₂吸附-脱附曲线、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、CO₂程序升温脱附(CO₂-TPD)等手段,对催化剂的结构与性能进行表征,并研究了其在合成丙二醇甲醚(PM)中的催化性能。 当n(Al)/n(Ce)=0.12,KF的质量分数为10%时,KF/ACS催化剂不仅能够保持长程有序介孔结构,并且显示出强碱性能。 在催化甲醇与环氧丙烷(PO)合成PM的反应中,PM的收率达到92.0%,1-甲氧基-2-丙醇(PPM)选择性达到96.1%以上,并能有效抑制二丙二醇甲醚等副产物。     

共缩聚法制备有序介孔氧化硅纳米螺旋纤维

在传统球状介孔氧化硅合成工作的基础上,以正硅酸乙(TEOS)和γ-巯丙基三甲氧基硅烷(MPTMS)为硅源,在水体系下利用共缩聚法一步合成出具有介孔分子筛结构特征的纳米纤维,并通过扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、小角X射线衍(XRD)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)和氮气吸附-脱附实验对样品进行了表征与分析.     

放射孔二氧化硅及其核壳结构的制备与表征

室温下以十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB)为模板剂, 正硅酸乙酯(TEOS)为硅源, 氨水(质量分数25%)为催化剂, 在水-乙醇-乙醚作共溶剂的体系中以氨基化的实心二氧化硅(NH₂-sSiO₂)为添加剂, 制备了放射孔二氧化硅及其核壳结构(sSiO₂@rSiO₂). 通过扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、小角X射线衍射(XRD)、氮气吸附-脱附实验和孔径分布测定对其进行了表征和分析. 结果表明, 合成的产物为0.4~1 μm的球形粒子, 球上存在多级放射状孔道结构, 孔径从3 nm到几十纳米的多级孔径并存, 样品的Brunauer-Emmett-Teller(BET)比表面积为996 m²/g. 最后对放射孔二氧化硅的形成机理及核壳结构的影响因素进行了初步探讨.     

Preparation of primary amine-based block copolymer vesicles by direct dissolution in water and subsequent stabilization by sol-gel chemistry

A new amphiphilic biocompatible diblock copolymer, poly(epsilon-caprolactone)-block-poly(2-aminoethyl methacrylate), PCL-b-PAMA, was synthesized in three steps by (i) ring-opening polymerization of epsilon-caprolactone, (ii) end-group modification by esterification, and (iii) atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of 2-aminoethyl methacrylate hydrochloride (AMA) in its hydrochloride salt form. This copolymer forms block copolymer vesicles with the hydrophobic PCL block forming the vesicle membrane. Unusually, these vesicles are easily prepared by direct dissolution in water without using organic co-solvents, pH adjustment, or even stirring. These vesicles can be stabilized by aqueous sol-gel chemistry using tetramethyl orthosilicate (TMOS) as the silica precursor. It is well-known that cationic polymers can catalyze silica formation, but in this particular case, it seems that the TMOS precursor is solubilized within the hydrophobic PCL membrane. Thus, the neutral membrane actually directs silica formation, rather than the cationic PAMA chains. The final vesicle morphology and the silica content depend on the silicification conditions. Provided that the TMOS/AMA molar ratio does not exceed 10:1, silicification is solely confined within the PCL membrane. At higher ratios, silica nanoparticles (5-12 nm) are also observed on the outer surface of the silicified vesicles. However, these nanoparticles appear to be only weakly adsorbed, since they can be easily removed by dialysis. The mean hydrodynamic diameter of the silicified vesicles varies from 175 to 205 nm with solution pH due to (de)protonation of the externally expressed PAMA chains. Calcination of the silicified vesicles at 800 degrees C leads to the formation of hollow silica particles. 1H NMR, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), dynamic light scattering (DLS), aqueous electrophoresis, and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) were employed to characterize the vesicles, both before and after silicification.     

Fluid biomembranes supported on nanoporous aerogel/xerogel substrates

Planar supported lipid bilayers have attracted immense interest for their properties as model cell membranes and for potential applications in biosensors and lab-on-a-chip devices. We report the formation of fluid planar biomembranes on hydrophilic silica aerogels and xerogels. Scanning electron microscopy results showed the presence of interconnected silica beads of approximately 10-25 nm in diameter and nanoscale open pores of comparable size for the aerogel and grain size of approximately 36-104 nm with approximately 9-24 nm diameter pores for the xerogel. When the aerogel/xerogel was prehydrated and then allowed to incubate in l-alpha-phosphatidylcholine (egg yolk PC) unilamellar vesicle (approximately 30 nm diameter) solution, lipid bilayers were formed due to the favorable interaction of vesicles with the hydroxyl-abundant silica surface. Lateral mobility of labeled lipid N-(7-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazol-4-yl)-1,2-dihexadecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine was retained in the membranes. A diffusion coefficient of 0.61 +/- 0.22 microm(2)/s was determined from fluorescence recovery after photobleaching analysis for membranes on aerogels, compared to 2.46 +/- 0.35 microm(2)/s on flat glass. Quartz crystal microbalance-dissipation was utilized to monitor the kinetics of the irreversible adsorption and fusion of vesicles into bilayers on xerogel thin films.     

Uniform and size-tunable mesoporous silica with fibrous morphology for drug delivery

A family of mesoporous silica microspheres with fibrous morphology and different particle sizes ranging from about 400 to 900 nm has been successfully synthesized through a facile self-assembly process. The structural, morphological, and textural properties of the samples were well characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), N(2) adsorption/desorption, and thermal gravimetry (TG). The results reveal that this silica-based mesoporous material exhibits excellent physical properties, including a fibrous spherical morphology, good thermal stability, large pore volume, high specific surface area and narrow size distribution. Additionally, the size and textural properties can be tuned by altering the silica precursor/template molar ratio. The formation and the self-assembly evolution process have also been proposed. The obtained materials were further used as a drug delivery carrier to investigate the in vitro drug release properties using doxorubicin (DOX) as a representative model drug. It was found that this kind of silica exhibits good biocompatibility and obvious sustained drug release properties, suggesting its potential application in biological fields.     

Synthesis, amino-functionalization of mesoporous silica and its adsorption of Cr(VI)

Mesoporous silica materials with a centered rectangular symmetry (cmm) have been synthesized through a facile direct-templating method using tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) and amphiphilic block co-polymers Pluronic P123 under acidic conditions. The amino groups have been grafted to as-synthesized mesoporous silica by [1-(2-amino-ethyl)-3-aminopropyl]trimethoxysilane (AAPTS). Thus obtained amino-functionalized mesoporous silica (denoted as NN-silica) was used for sequestration of Cr(VI) from aqueous solution. After sequestration of Cr(VI), the sample was denoted as Cr(VI)-silica. The parent mesoporous silica, NN-silica and Cr(VI)-silica were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and N(2) adsorption-desorption isotherms. XRD and TEM results confirm that the structure of these samples is centered rectangular symmetry (cmm). N(2) adsorption-desorption isotherms show that there is a remarkable decrease in surface area and pore volume for NN-silica (S(BET)=54.5 m(2)g(-1), V(P)=0.09 cm(3)g(-1)) and Cr(VI)-silica (S(BET)=53.2 m(2)g(-1), V(P)=0.07 cm(3)g(-1)) compared to the parent mesoporous silica (S(BET)=444.0 m(2)g(-1), V(P)=0.71 cm(3)g(-1)). The BJH desorption average diameter of NN-silica, Cr(VI)-silica and the parent mesoporous silica is 4.40 nm, 4.07 nm and 5.11 nm, respectively. The results reveal the channels of as-synthesized mesoporous silica are essentially grafted with abundant amino groups and loaded with Cr(VI). The adsorption experiment results show that the functionalized mesoporous silica materials possess an increased Cr(VI) adsorption capacity and the maximum Cr(VI) loadings at 25, 35 and 45 degrees C can reach 2.28, 2.86 and 3.32 mmol/g, respectively.     

Separation of gold nanoparticles with a monolithic silica capillary column in liquid chromatography

A separation system for gold nanoparticles was developed using monolithic silica capillary columns with 50 μm i.d., which were prepared via in-situ sol-gel processes. Gold nanoparticles with five different average sizes were synthesized via reduction of tetrachloroauric acid (HAuCl(4)) under different synthesis conditions, and were evaluated by UV-visible spectrophotometry, dynamic light scattering as well as transmission electron microscopy before they were separated using the developed system. The results showed that all of the gold nanoparticles had a certain size distribution, and the mean sizes obtained were 13, 17, 33, 43 and 61 nm, with σ = 2.5, 2.7, 5.2, 5.1 and 5.6 nm, respectively. Transmission electron microscopy showed that the samples with mean sizes of 13 and 17 nm were almost spherical, while larger samples were slightly non-uniform. The agglomeration of gold nanoparticles as the sample could be prevented by using a sodium dodecyl sulfate aqueous solution as the mobile phase, and gold nanoparticles were retained by adsorption on the silica surface. Separation with 8 mM sodium dodecyl sulfate as the eluent and a 1000-mm column was successful, and the separation of gold nanoparticles with 61 and 17 nm or 61 and 13 nm was demonstrated. The separation results obtained using a nonporous silica packed column as well as monolithic silica columns with or without mesopore growth were compared. It was found that separation using the mesopore-less monolithic column achieved better resolution. Through the use of a 2000-mm separation column, the mixtures of 61, 43, 17 nm and 61, 33, 13 nm could be separated.     

Silica nanobottles templated from functional polymer spheres

Nanosized hollow silica spheres with holes in the wall (denoted as silica nanobottles) have been successfully prepared by assembly of functional polymer nanospheres with tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) through hydrothermal methods, coupled with removal of the core by programmed calcination. The functional polymer nanospheres were obtained by emulsifier-free emulsion copolymerization of styrene and (ar-vinylbenzyl) trimethylammoium chloride. The silica nanobottle sample was characterized by thermogravimetric analysis (TG), differential thermal analysis (DTA), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and nitrogen adsorption techniques. The above characterizations confirm that the silica nanobottles have holes of about 8 nm in the wall and this unique structural feature might be useful for their encapsulation. Furthermore, characterization by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX), and UV-visible absorption (UV-vis) showed that the luminescent material Eu(TTA)(3)(TPPO)(2) could be effectively encapsulated in silica nanobottles. This reveals that silica nanobottles have potential applications for nanotechniques.     

Comprehensive pore structure characterization of silica monoliths with controlled mesopore size and macropore size by nitrogen sorption, mercury porosimetry, transmission electron microscopy and inverse size exclusion chromatography

The porosity of monolithic silica columns is measured by using different analytical methods. Two sets of monoliths were prepared with a given mesopore diameter of 10 and 25 nm, respectively and with gradated macropore diameters between 1.8 and 7.5 microm. After preparing the two sets of monolithic silica columns with different macro- and mesopores the internal, external and total porosity of these columns are determined by inverse size-exclusion chromatography (ISEC) using polystyrene samples of narrow molecular size distribution and known average molecular weight. The ISEC data from the 4.6 mm analytical monolithic silica columns are used to determine the structural properties of monolithic silica capillaries (100 microm I.D.) prepared as a third set of samples. The ISEC results illustrate a multimodal mesopore structure (mesopores are pores with stagnant zones) of the monoliths. It is found by ISEC that the ratio of the different types of pores is dependent on the change in diameter of the macropores (serve as flow-through pores). The porosity data achieved from the mercury penetration measurement and nitrogen adsorption as well of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) pictures are correlated with the results we calculated from the ISEC measurements. The ISEC results, namely the multimodal pore structure of the monoliths, reported in several publications, are not confirmed analyzing the pore structures of the different silica monoliths using all other analytical methods.     

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。