title: Dopamine-induced silica-polydopamine hybrids with controllable morphology.
abstract: Novel silica-polydopamine hybrids, with controllable morphology, are facilely fabricated in an emulsion system consisting of tetraethyl orthosilicate, dopamine, water, and NaOH under weakly basic conditions (pH 8.5-10). An increase in initial pH favors the formation of nano-structured spherical silica-PDA hybrids from a flocculated structure.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Oral Science, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung City 402, Taiwan. sjding@csmu.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Chia-Che
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: Shinn-Jyh
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Ding
mesh_terms: D004298:Dopamine / Q000737:chemistry*; D004655:Emulsions; D006868:Hydrolysis; D007211:Indoles / Q000737:chemistry*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D012821:Silanes / Q000737:chemistry*; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D012972:Sodium Hydroxide / Q000737:chemistry; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D004655:Emulsions; D007211:Indoles; D011108:Polymers; D012821:Silanes; C568283:polydopamine; D014867:Water; C040733:tetraethoxysilane; D012972:Sodium Hydroxide; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D004298:Dopamine