title: Biomimetic chitosan-mediated synthesis in heterogeneous phase of bulk and mesoporous silica nanoparticles.
abstract: Both bulk and mesoporous silica nanoparticles can be obtained in the form of granular aggregates using chitosan flakes as additive under very soft biomimetic reaction conditions.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Ciència dels Materials, Universitat de València, 46071, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Puchol
authors.forename: Jamal
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: El Haskouri
authors.forename: Julio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Latorre
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guillem
authors.forename: Aurelio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Beltrán
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Beltrán
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Amorós
mesh_terms: D032701:Biomimetics; D048271:Chitosan / Q000737:chemistry; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D048271:Chitosan