Cubic mesoporous silica with large controllable entrance sizes and advanced adsorption properties

  • Jie Fan
  • , Chengzhong Yu*
  • , Feng Gao
  • , Jie Lei
  • , Bozhi Tian
  • , Limin Wang
  • , Qian Luo
  • , Bo Tu
  • , Wuzong Zhou
  • , Dongyuan Zhao
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Large cavities (≈10-12.3 nm) of cubic (Fm-3m) mesoporous silica without intergrowth are synthesized in the presence of block copolymer templates. The entrance sizes of these cavities can be adjusted in the range of ≈4-9 nm as confirmed by nitrogen sorption studies and an examination of the negative gold replicas. The 3D open mesostructures facilitate the transportation of biomolecules (see picture), as well as the replication of a large-pore (9 nm) cubic mesoporous carbon.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3146-3150
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume42
Issue number27
DOIs
StatePublished - 14 Jul 2003
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Adsorption
  • Carbon
  • Enzymes
  • Mesoporous materials
  • Silica

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