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Thiol-functionalized mesostructured silica vesicles.

Jainisha Shah·Thomas J Pinnavaia
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The direct supramolecular assembly of organofunctional mesostructures with a vesicular hierarchical morphology is reported for the first time for (SiO2)1-x(LSiO1.5)x compositions, where L is a mercaptopropyl group and x = 0.10-0.30.

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Microscopy, Electron, Scanning TransmissionOrganosilicon CompoundsPorosityPowder DiffractionPressureSilanesSilicon DioxideSulfhydryl CompoundsSurface-Active AgentsJournal ArticleResearch Support, N.I.H., ExtramuralResearch Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

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Jainisha Shah, Thomas J Pinnavaia. 2005-01-27. Thiol-functionalized mesostructured silica vesicles.. https://doi.org/10.1039/b413265c

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