Beta-1,3-glucan polysaccharide can act as a one-dimensional host to create novel silica nanofiber structures.
We have demonstrated that the creation of novel silica nanofibers with a uniform diameter is possible by utilizing beta-1,3-glucan polysaccharide as a one-dimensional host for monoalkoxysilane; the finding establishes that beta-1,3-glucan can act not only as a novel one-dimensional host for metal alkoxide polycondensation but also as an interface between inorganic nanofibers and functional organic molecules.
Numata
Munenori
M
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8581.
Li
Chun
C
Bae
Ah-Hyun
AH
Kaneko
Kenji
K
Sakurai
Kazuo
K
Shinkai
Seiji
S