title: Grafted cellulose strands on the surface of silica: effect of environment on reactivity.
abstract: The design, synthesis and characterization of materials consisting of grafted poly(1 → 4-β-glucan) strands on silica is reported. The silanol-rich environment provided in these materials activates the glycosidic bond for hydrolysis under mild conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA.
authors.forename: Oz M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Gazit
authors.forename: Alexandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Charmot
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Katz
mesh_terms: D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D002482:Cellulose / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D006868:Hydrolysis; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D002482:Cellulose