Materials 2011, 4(6), 1096-1103; doi:10.3390/ma4061096
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Correlation of Nitrogen Sorption and Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy for the Analysis of Amino Group Distributions on Mesoporous Silica

Nando Gartmannemail and Dominik Brühwiler* email
Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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Received: 18 May 2011; in revised form: 31 May 2011 / Accepted: 1 June 2011 / Published: 9 June 2011
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Abstract: Aminopropylalkoxysilanes are frequently used for the functionalization of mesoporous silica. The analysis of amino group distributions on arrays of silica nanochannels by a combination of nitrogen sorption and confocal laser scanning microscopy provides valuable insight into the mechanisms underlying the interaction of these silanes with mesoporous silica surfaces. Tendencies towards external surface functionalization, non-uniform distribution in the pores, and hydrolysis of the silica framework are shown to depend to a large extent on the mobility of the aminopropylalkoxysilane molecules, which can be adjusted by the number and type of alkoxy groups.
Keywords: mesoporous silica; nanochannels; amines; silanes; distribution; confocal microscopy; nitrogen sorption

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Gartmann, N.; Brühwiler, D. Correlation of Nitrogen Sorption and Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy for the Analysis of Amino Group Distributions on Mesoporous Silica. Materials 2011, 4, 1096-1103.

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Gartmann N, Brühwiler D. Correlation of Nitrogen Sorption and Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy for the Analysis of Amino Group Distributions on Mesoporous Silica. Materials. 2011; 4(6):1096-1103.

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Gartmann, Nando; Brühwiler, Dominik. 2011. "Correlation of Nitrogen Sorption and Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy for the Analysis of Amino Group Distributions on Mesoporous Silica." Materials 4, no. 6: 1096-1103.

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