title: Synthesis of dissymmetrical nanoparticles with a new hybrid silica template.
abstract: An easy, novel route to prepare Janus nanoparticles and nano-bowls with tunable shapes has been developed. This approach uses a new kind of monodisperse vinyl-silica nanoparticles as templates to obtain large amounts of uniform Janus particles and nano-bowls (several grams). The efficient method adopts water-based hydrolysis-condensation and seed-emulsion polymerization. The uniform Janus nanoparticles and nano-bowls will display wide potential applications in many fields, such as: chemical sensors, construction of complex superstructures and nano-bioreactors.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Nanjing University, Nanjing, PR China.
authors.forename: Zhen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: Chunyan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.forename: Luyao
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Xuehai
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Xi
authors.forename: Xudong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Jia