The void side of silica: Surveying optical properties and applications of mesoporous silica

C Olla, CM Carbonaro - Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Mesoporous silica stands out as a remarkable, low-density transparent material
characterized by well-defined nanometric pore sizes. It is available in various morphologies …

Progress in nanotheranostics based on mesoporous silica nanomaterial platforms

RK Singh, KD Patel, KW Leong… - ACS applied materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Theranostics based on nanoparticles (NPs) is a promising paradigm in nanomedicine.
Mesoporous silica nanoparticle (MSN)-based systems offer unique characteristics to enable …

Photoluminescent silica nanostructures and nanohybrids

H Gogoi, S Banerjee, A Datta - ChemPhysChem, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The complicated photophysics of wide variety of defects existing in silica (SiO2) layer of
nanometer thickness determines widespread photoluminescence bands of Si/SiO2 based …

Structural characterization of silica and amino-silica nanoparticles by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and raman spectroscopy

I Petreanu, VC Niculescu, S Enache, C Iacob… - Analytical …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles were synthesized via the sol-gel method using
hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) micelles as a template and a similar method …

Photocatalytic activity of silica and silica-silver nanocolloids based on photo-induced formation of reactive oxygen species

G Romolini, M Gambucci, D Ricciarelli… - Photochemical & …, 2021 - Springer
Semiconductor nanomaterials are often proposed as photocatalysts for wastewater
treatment; silica nanomaterials are still largely unexploited because their photocatalytic …

PDMS/TiO2 and PDMS/SiO2 Nanocomposites: Mechanical Properties' Evaluation for Improved Insulating Coatings

A Cordoba, EM Rivera-Muñoz, R Velázquez-Castillo… - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
The use of nanoparticles (NPs) as reinforcements in polymeric coatings allows for direct
interaction with the polymeric chains of the matrix, resulting in a synergistic process through …

Influence of the material as support for nickel on the product selectivity of the tri-reforming of methane

CE Kozonoe, TF de Abreu, RM de Brito Alves… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work we presented the synthesis and performance of two different materials supports,
silica and carbon, impregnated with 5% Nickel and the effect of reaction condition and feed …

[HTML][HTML] Construction of polysiloxane induced multilevel bowl-shaped Janus particles for fabrication of photoluminescent, enhanced, heat-insulative poly (styrene-co …

S Qiao, N Zhao, Y Wu, C Zhou, K Han, J Yuan… - Composites Part B …, 2024 - Elsevier
Silica-based nanoparticles (SNPs) are highly regarded as advantageous nanofillers for
composite coating, owing to their high surface area, robust mechanical properties, chemical …

Development of plant-based biopolymer coatings for 3D cell culture: boron–silica-enriched quince seed mucilage nanocomposites

HD Yilmaz, U Cengiz, B Derkus, YE Arslan - Biomaterials Science, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Spheroid formation with spontaneous aggregation has captured interest in most cell culture
studies due to its easy set-up and more reliable results. However, the economic and …

Preparation of crystalline silica (quartz, cristobalite, and tridymite) and amorphous silica powder (one step)

M Nabil, KR Mahmoud, A El-Shaer… - Journal of Physics and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Silica nanoparticles (SiO 2 NPs) have found applications in many advanced areas.
In this study, we report a powder technology route as a low cost, simple and safe method for …