title: Beta-1,3-glucan polysaccharide can act as a one-dimensional host to create novel silica nanofiber structures.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8581.
authors.forename: Munenori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Numata
authors.forename: Chun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ah-Hyun
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Bae
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakurai
authors.forename: Seiji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shinkai