title: Mechanism of a self-templating synthesis of monodispersed hollow silica nanospheres with tunable size and shell thickness.
abstract: This study clarifies the mechanism of the hollow structure formation in the simple self-templating preparation of monodispersed hollow silica structures; the role of the polarity of washing solvent in creating the hollow structure is emphasized.
authors.affiliation: The Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA. qiangbin.wang@asu.edu
authors.forename: Qiangbin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yan
mesh_terms: D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D043942:Nanotubes; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D012822:Silicon Dioxide