title: Recent progress on silica coating of nanoparticles and related nanomaterials.
abstract: In recent years, new strategies for silica coating of inorganic nanoparticles and organic nanomaterials, which differ from the classical methodologies, have emerged at the forefront of materials science. Silica as a coating material promises an unparalleled opportunity for enhancement of colloidal properties and functions by using core-shell rational designs and profiting from its synthetic versatility. This contribution provides a brief overview of recent progress in the synthesis of silica-coated nanomaterials and their significant impact in different areas such as spectroscopy, magnetism, catalysis, and biology.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química Física and Unidad Asociada CSIC Universidade de Vigo, Vigo 36310, Spain. aguerrero@uvigo.es
authors.forename: Andrés
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guerrero-Martínez
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pérez-Juste
authors.forename: Luis M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Liz-Marzán
mesh_terms: D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible / Q000737:chemistry*; D003102:Colloids; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D012822:Silicon Dioxide
chemical_list: D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D003102:Colloids; D012822:Silicon Dioxide