title: One-step synthesis of water dispersible silica nanoplates.
abstract: We report the biomimetic synthesis of polyethylene glycol (PEG) grafted silica nanoplates templated by double hydrophilic PEG-b-poly-L-lysine diblock copolymers. The silica nanoplates can be re-dispersed in PEG selective solvents. The sizes of silica nanoplates can be tuned from a few hundred nanometers to tens of micrometers.
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China.
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Wenxin
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Zhenzhong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Zhibo
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D032701:Biomimetics; D060326:Chemistry Techniques, Synthetic; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000737:chemistry; D011107:Polylysine / Q000737:chemistry; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D014867:Water; D011107:Polylysine; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D012822:Silicon Dioxide