title: Synthesis of monodisperse organosilica nanoparticles with hollow interiors and porous shells using silica nanospheres as templates.
abstract: A versatile method for the formation of monodisperse, bridged silsesquioxane nanoparticles with hollow interiors and porous shells has been developed using silica nanospheres as templates. Tunable size and shell thickness, as well as high surface areas and large pore volumes of the hollow particles, allow for practical application of these nanoparticles in many fields.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical System Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.
authors.forename: Natsume
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Koike
authors.forename: Takaaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikuno
authors.forename: Tatsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okubo
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shimojima
mesh_terms: D008027:Light; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D017646:Organosilicon Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D016062:Porosity; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D017646:Organosilicon Compounds; D014867:Water