title: Fabrication of silica/PDMS hybrid nanoparticles by a novel solvent adjustment route.
abstract: The silica/polydimethylsilane (PDMS) hybrid nanoparticles were successfully synthesized by a novel solvent adjustment route. The as-prepared hybrid nanoparticles were characterized by transmission electron microscopy, UV-vis spectra, and IR spectra. The possible mechanism for the formation of silica/PDMS nanoparticles was discussed. The adjustment of solvents is a very important factor since it could tune the surface ligands and improve the coordination ability. On the other hand, it could also tune the interaction between precursors, intermediate or the target hybrid materials and guarantee the monodispersion of prepared nanoparticles. With the merits of PDMS and silica, the as-prepared SiO2-PDMS hybrid nanoparticles have a good application in hard coating material.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China.
authors.forename: Xiangdong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Guanghui
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Jun-Jie
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods*; D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes / Q000737:chemistry*; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry; D008422:Materials Testing; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D009757:Nylons / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D012997:Solvents / Q000737:chemistry; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D004129:Dimethylpolysiloxanes; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D009757:Nylons; D012997:Solvents; C085707:poly(dimethylsiloxane)-polyamide copolymer; D012822:Silicon Dioxide