title: Periodic arrangement of silica nanospheres assisted by amino acids.
abstract: Uniform-sized silica nanospheres with a well-ordered arrangement were successfully synthesized by a novel and simple method; hydrolysis and condensation reactions of tetraethyl orthosilicate were conducted in the presence of basic amino acids.
authors.affiliation: Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Nagatsuta 4259, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan. yokoi@cat.res.titech.ac.jp
authors.forename: Toshiyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yokoi
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Terasaki
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okubo
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tatsumi
mesh_terms: D000596:Amino Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D040761:Biomimetic Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010316:Particle Size; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D012822:Silicon Dioxide