title: Surfactant-free synthesis of mesoporous and hollow silica nanoparticles with an inorganic template.
abstract: A surfactant-free synthesis of mesoporous and hollow silica nanoparticles is reported in which boron acts as the templating agent. Using such a simple and mild procedure as a treatment with water, the boron-rich phase is selectively removed, affording mesoporous pure silica nanoparticles with wormhole-like pores or, depending on the synthetic conditions, silica nanoshells.
authors.affiliation: Dip. di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Padova, via Marzolo 1, 35131 Padova, Italy. luca.bau@unipd.it
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Baù
authors.forename: Barbora
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bártová
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arduini
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mancin