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  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,416 Views
17 Pages

Study of Applying Naturally Occurring Mineral Materials for Silicone Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives

  • Adrian Krzysztof Antosik,
  • Edyta Kucharska and
  • Karolina Mozelewska

3 March 2023

Silicones are commonly used as adhesives when high-quality materials are required due to harsh environmental conditions such as high temperature, humidity, etc. To ensure high resistance to environmental conditions, including high temperatures, modif...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,328 Views
13 Pages

The Formation of Phytic Acid–Silane Films on Cold-Rolled Steel and Corrosion Resistance

  • Wanjiao Duan,
  • Yunying Fan,
  • Baipo Shu,
  • Yichun Liu,
  • Yi Wan,
  • Rongguang Xiao,
  • Jianxin Xu,
  • Shan Qing and
  • Qingtai Xiao

12 March 2024

In this work, phytic acid (PA) and 3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane (MPTS) underwent a condensation process to produce a phytic acid–silane (abbreviated PAS) passivation solution. Additionally, it was applied to the surface of cold-rolled steel...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,527 Views
8 Pages

Hybrid particles consisting of an organic polymer and silica or polyorganosiloxanes are interesting building blocks for nanocomposites. The synthesis of such particles typically requires multiple reaction steps involving the formation of polymer coll...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,795 Views
21 Pages

1 March 2020

The protectiveness of coatings based on 3-mercaptopropyl-trimethoxysilane (PropS-SH) applied on bronze artworks was enhanced by investigating and tuning a variety of factors. In particular, the coating performances were optimized by proper additive c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
7,366 Views
11 Pages

23 May 2019

A novel synthesis of hexagonal gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) via hydrolyzed organosilane (3-mercaptopropyl)trimethoxysilane (MPTMS) using an ultrafast and environmentally friendly method is presented in this study. For the first time, organosilane MPTM...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,191 Views
14 Pages

Surface-Functionalised Copper Oxide Nanoparticles: A Pathway to Multidrug-Resistant Pathogen Control in Medical Devices

  • James Hall,
  • Subbareddy Mekapothula,
  • Rebecca Coxhill,
  • Dominic Craske,
  • Adam M. Varney,
  • Gareth W. V. Cave and
  • Samantha McLean

26 November 2024

Copper oxide nanoparticles (CuONPs) offer promising antimicrobial properties against a range of pathogens, addressing the urgent issue of antibiotic resistance. This study details the synthesis of glutamic acid-coated CuONPs (GA-CuONPs) and their fun...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
10,114 Views
14 Pages

Novel Thiol-Ene Hybrid Coating for Metal Protection

  • Mona Taghavikish,
  • Surya Subianto,
  • Naba Kumar Dutta and
  • Namita Roy Choudhury

A novel hybrid anticorrosion coating with dual network of inorganic (Si–O–Si) and organic bonds (C–S–C) was prepared on metal through an in situ sol-gel and thiol-ene click reaction. This novel interfacial thin film coating incorporates (3-mercaptopr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,744 Views
14 Pages

A Functionalised Carbon Fiber for Flexible Extraction and Determination of Hg(II) Using Au(NP)-Thiol-CF Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry

  • Mashael K. Bin Ateeq,
  • Nouf M. Bin Durayhim,
  • Meral M. Sulayem,
  • Waad A. Al-Qahtani,
  • Nezar H. Khdary,
  • Ahmed M. Alhassan,
  • Fatimah Mohammed A. Alzahrani,
  • Khadijah Mohammedsaleh M. Katubi and
  • Norah Salem Alsaiari

30 June 2021

This work illustrates the improvement in ultra-trace Hg(II) determination in water based on a novel flexible extraction and preconcentration technique (FEPT). This method focuses on the covalent functionalisation of carbon fibre (CF) based on (3-merc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
119 Citations
17,610 Views
14 Pages

12 October 2016

In this paper the results concerning the synthesis of magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles (NPs), their functionalization using silane derivatives, such as (3-Aminopropyl)triethoxysilane (APTES) and (3-mercaptopropyl)trimethoxysilane (MPTMS), and their ex...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,734 Views
10 Pages

11 September 2024

In this paper, we enhance the adhesion strength of butyl rubber-based vibrational damping plates using nanoscale self-assembled monolayers of various silane coupling agents. The silane coupling agents used to chemically modify the plate’s alumi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
5,272 Views
17 Pages

24 July 2018

As the main by-product obtained from biomass, glycerol could be converted into valuable chemicals. Tunable propylsulfonic acid functionalized SBA-15 and KIT-6 with different structural parameters have been prepared by different methods while using 3-...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,750 Views
12 Pages

18 September 2022

In a sol–gel co-condensation, a mesoporous silica hybrid integrated with (3-mercaptopropyl)trimethoxysilane (TMPSH) was prepared and then reacted with allylamine via a post-surface functionalization approach. Approximately 15 mol% of TMSPSH was...

  • Article
  • Open Access
62 Citations
10,577 Views
19 Pages

Biosilica from Living Diatoms: Investigations on Biocompatibility of Bare and Chemically Modified Thalassiosira weissflogii Silica Shells

  • Stefania Roberta Cicco,
  • Danilo Vona,
  • Roberto Gristina,
  • Eloisa Sardella,
  • Roberta Ragni,
  • Marco Lo Presti and
  • Gianluca Maria Farinola

In the past decade, mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) with a large surface area and pore volume have attracted considerable attention for their application in drug delivery and biomedicine. Here we propose biosilica from diatoms as an alternativ...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,001 Views
19 Pages

Silane Modification of Mesoporous Materials for the Optimization of Antiviral Drug Adsorption and Release Capabilities in Vaginal Media

  • Elena Whittle,
  • Araceli Martín-Illana,
  • Raul Cazorla-Luna,
  • Fernando Notario-Perez,
  • María Dolores Veiga-Ochoa,
  • Juan Rubio and
  • Aitana Tamayo

Three different functionalities have been incorporated into mesoporous materials by means of a coupling reaction with the siloxanes 3-glycidoxypropyl-trimethoxysilane (GLYMO), 3-methacryloxypropyl-trimethoxysilane (MEMO), and 3-mercaptopropyl-trimeth...

  • Article
  • Open Access
42 Citations
7,964 Views
14 Pages

A Comparison Study of Functional Groups (Amine vs. Thiol) for Immobilizing AuNPs on Zeolite Surface

  • Xi Rao,
  • Michaël Tatoulian,
  • Cédric Guyon,
  • Stephanie Ognier,
  • Chenglin Chu and
  • Ali Abou Hassan

19 July 2019

Immobilization of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) on the surface of zeolite has received a great interest due to Au@zeolite’s unique characteristics and high performance for catalysis. In this work we studied the grafting of two different functional...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,736 Views
11 Pages

Well-Shaped Sulfonic Organosilica Nanotubes with High Activity for Hydrolysis of Cellobiose

  • Jing Sun,
  • Xiao Liu,
  • Xinli Zhu,
  • Hua Wang,
  • Sadegh Rostamnia and
  • Jinyu Han

27 April 2017

Sulfonic organosilica nanotubes with different acidity densities could be synthesized through the co-condensation of ethenyl- or phenylene-bridged organosilane and 3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane followed by sulfhydryl (–SH) oxidation. Transmission...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,431 Views
13 Pages

9 September 2024

This article describes the synthesis of a hydrophobic protective coating for concrete based on a silane derivative of fatty acids. The coating was obtained through a thiol-ene click addition reaction using methyl oleate and 3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxy...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,322 Views
19 Pages

Generation of Acid Sites in Nanostructured KIT-6 Using Different Methods to Obtain Efficient Acidic Catalysts for Glycerol Acetalization to Solketal

  • Ewa Janiszewska,
  • Jolanta Kowalska-Kuś,
  • Justyna Wiktorowska,
  • Aldona Jankowska,
  • Agata Tabero,
  • Agnieszka Held and
  • Stanisław Kowalak

21 November 2024

This study explored the preparation of pure silica KIT-6, as well as KIT-6 materials with an enhanced concentration of surface OH groups through aluminum incorporation or NH4F treatment. These materials with various contents of surface OH groups were...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
6,403 Views
12 Pages

12 December 2017

The etherification of glycerol with tert-butyl alcohol in the liquid phase, over different sulfonic acid functionalized zeolites, has been studied. The reaction was carried out using microwaves as a way of heating, measured at autogenous pressure and...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,697 Views
16 Pages

Role of Functional Monomers upon the Properties of Bisphenol A Molecularly Imprinted Silica Films

  • Ana-Mihaela Gavrila,
  • Ionut-Cristian Radu,
  • Hermine Stroescu,
  • Anamaria Zaharia,
  • Elena-Bianca Stoica,
  • Ana-Lorena Ciurlica,
  • Tanţa-Verona Iordache and
  • Andrei Sârbu

25 March 2021

In this study, two types of bisphenol A molecularly imprinted films (BPA-MIP) were successfully prepared via sol-gel derived methods using two different organosilane functional monomers N-(2-aminoethyl)-3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane (DAMO-T) or (3-me...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,008 Views
12 Pages

4 December 2020

The major challenge in the fabrication of fluorescent silica nanoparticles (FSNs) based on dye-doped silica nanoparticles (DDSNs) is aggregation-caused fluorescence quenching. Here, we constructed an FSN based on a double emission enhancement (DEE) p...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,683 Views
27 Pages

Acetylation of Eugenol on Functionalized Mesoporous Aluminosilicates Synthesized from Amazonian Flint Kaolin

  • Alex de Nazaré de Oliveira,
  • Erika Tallyta Leite Lima,
  • Eloisa Helena de Aguiar Andrade,
  • José Roberto Zamian,
  • Geraldo Narciso da Rocha Filho,
  • Carlos Emmerson Ferreira da Costa,
  • Luíza Helena de Oliveira Pires,
  • Rafael Luque and
  • Luís Adriano Santos do Nascimento

27 April 2020

The present work was aimed to investigate the catalytic activity of a mesoporous catalyst synthesized from 3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane (MPTS) functionalized Amazonian flint kaolin in the acetylation of eugenol with acetic anhydride. Materials we...

  • Article
  • Open Access
71 Citations
5,987 Views
12 Pages

14 February 2018

Biochar is an excellent absorbent for most heavy metal ions and organic pollutants with high specific surface area, strong aperture structure, high stability, higher cation exchange capacity and rich surface functional groups. To improve the selectiv...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
5,044 Views
9 Pages

Preparation of Transparent Conductive Electrode via Layer-By-Layer Deposition of Silver Nanowires and Its Application in Organic Photovoltaic Device

  • B. Tugba Camic,
  • Hong In Jeong,
  • M. Hasan Aslan,
  • Arif Kosemen,
  • Seongbeom Kim,
  • Hyosung Choi,
  • Fevzihan Basarir and
  • Bo Ram Lee

24 December 2019

Solution processed transparent conductive electrodes (TCEs) were fabricated via layer-by-layer (LBL) deposition of silver nanowires (AgNWs). First, the AgNWs were coated on (3-Mercaptopropyl)trimethoxysilane modified glass substrates. Then, multilaye...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,314 Views
14 Pages

25 August 2022

Iron (II) tris(2,2′-bipyridine) complexes, [Fe(bpy)3]2+, have been synthesized and immobilized in organosulfonate-functionalized nanostructured silica thin films taking advantage of the stabilization of [Fe(H2O)6]2+ species by hydrogen bonds to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,548 Views
14 Pages

23 January 2025

The influence of organosilicon compounds on butyl sealant blends’ mechanical and processing properties was investigated, particularly under increased humidity conditions. The addition of (3-mercaptopropyl)trimethoxysilane (MPTES), (3-aminopropy...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,763 Views
10 Pages

Mercapto-Functionalized Porous Organosilica Monoliths Loaded with Gold Nanoparticles for Catalytic Application

  • Hongwei Li,
  • Junhui Pan,
  • Chengtao Gao,
  • Mengyu Ma,
  • Liangyu Lu,
  • Yuzhu Xiong and
  • Fuping Dong

29 November 2019

Porous organosilica monoliths have attracted much attention from both the academic and industrial fields due to their porous structure; excellent mechanical property and easily functionalized surface. A new mercapto-functionalized silicone monolith f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,890 Views
23 Pages

Improving Self-Healing Dental-Restorative Materials with Functionalized and Reinforced Microcapsules

  • Bao Quoc Huynh,
  • Sivashankari Rajasekaran,
  • Joao Batista,
  • Steven Lewis,
  • Mario Alexandre Coelho Sinhoreti,
  • Carmem Silvia Pfeifer and
  • Ana Paula Fugolin

24 August 2024

Dental resin composites are widely used in clinical settings but often face longevity issues due to the development and accumulation of microcracks, which eventually lead to larger cracks and restoration failure. The incorporation of microcapsules in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,412 Views
14 Pages

Evaluating the Efficacy of Thiolating Agents for Biochar Surface Modification

  • Oluyinka Aduloju,
  • Arnav Pandey,
  • Frieda Eivazi,
  • Sougata Bardhan and
  • Zahra Afrasiabi

As a cost-effective sorbent, modified biochar has received increasing attention for the removal of heavy metal contaminants. Among several chemical modification methods, introducing thiol functional groups onto the surface of biochar has been identif...

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
5,096 Views
15 Pages

13 February 2020

Using N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAc) as a reducing agent in the presence of PVP-K30, the stable silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) solution was prepared by a convenient method for the in situ reduction of silver nitrate. The cellulose–Ag-NPs composite...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,915 Views
10 Pages

Hollow Silica Microparticles Based on Amphiphilic Polyphosphazenes

  • Yolanda Salinas,
  • Vanessa Poscher,
  • Oliver Brüggemann and
  • Ian Teasdale

7 July 2022

Hollow microparticles are important materials, offering a larger surface area and lower density than their solid counterparts. Furthermore, their inner void space can be exploited for the encapsulation and release of guest species in a variety of app...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,294 Views
19 Pages

XPS and ARXPS for Characterizing Multilayers of Silanes on Gold Surfaces

  • Giulio Casula,
  • Marzia Fantauzzi,
  • Bernhard Elsener and
  • Antonella Rossi

11 March 2024

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and angle-resolved XPS (ARXPS) characterization of surface layers resulting from the functionalization of polymers such as polyvinylchloride (PVC) modified with 3(mercaptopropyl)-trimethoxysilane (MPTMS) and (3-...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,299 Views
13 Pages

26 September 2021

Progress in the development of commercially available non-enzymatic glucose sensors continues to be problematic due to issues regarding selectivity, reproducibility and stability. Overcoming these issues is a research challenge of significant importa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,999 Views
18 Pages

Efficient Removal of Hg(II) from Water under Mildly Acidic Conditions with Hierarchical SiO2 Monoliths Functionalized with –SH Groups

  • Ireri Segura Gutiérrez,
  • Verónica Hernández Morales,
  • Eric Mauricio Rivera Muñoz,
  • Rufino Nava Mendoza,
  • Ludwig Lagarde Soto,
  • Carmen Leticia Peza Ledesma,
  • Doris Solís Casados and
  • Barbara Pawelec

20 February 2022

In this work, novel adsorbents based on 3D hierarchical silica monoliths functionalized with thiol groups were used for the removal of Hg(II) ions from an acidic aqueous solution (pH 3.5). Silica monoliths were synthesized by using two different plur...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,533 Views
14 Pages

A novel flexible humidity sensor incorporating gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) and a trifunctional organosilica compound has been developed through the integration of sol–gel processing, free radical polymerization, and self-assembly techniques. Th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,822 Views
23 Pages

Micro-Reactor System for Complete Oxidation of Volatile Organic Compounds

  • Sunday Odiba,
  • Maria Olea,
  • Takehiko Sasaki,
  • Emmanuel Iro,
  • Simon Hodgson,
  • Adam Adgar and
  • Paul Russell

28 July 2020

Based on previous Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) design results, an 11 channel microreactor of dimensions (0.5 mm × 0.5 mm × 100 mm) (width × depth × length) and optimal manifold geometry was fabricated, coated with a newl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,112 Views
15 Pages

Enhancing the Thermal Resistance of UV-Curable Resin Using (3-Thiopropyl)polysilsesquioxane

  • Daria Pakuła,
  • Bogna Sztorch,
  • Monika Topa-Skwarczyńska,
  • Karolina Gałuszka,
  • Joanna Ortyl,
  • Bogdan Marciniec and
  • Robert E. Przekop

8 May 2024

This study delineates a methodology for the preparation of new composites based on a photocurable urethane-acrylate resin, which has been modified with (3-thiopropyl)polysilsesquioxane (SSQ-SH). The organosilicon compound combines fully enclosed cage...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,562 Views
18 Pages

8 March 2021

We have demonstrated that our patented, crosslinked, sol–gel, epoxy–thiol silicates made from the combination of (a) tetraethoxysilane (TEOS, T), 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane (GPTMS, G), and the (b) sulfur-containing 3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,568 Views
13 Pages

31 August 2022

In this paper, we propose a novel and facile methodology to chemically construct a thin and highly compliant metallic electrode onto a twisted and coiled nylon-6 fiber (TCN) with a three-dimensional structure via surface modification of the TCN elici...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
4,915 Views
21 Pages

7 August 2020

Two different silane treatment methods were used to improve the reinforcing activity of carbon nanofibers (CNF) in acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR) composites. The first method was chemical silanization with [3-(2-aminoethylamino)propyl]trimethox...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
2,969 Views
20 Pages

11 February 2022

Organosulfonic acid-functionalized mesoporous silica is a class of heterogeneous acid catalysts used in esterification processes due to its high surface area, shape-selective properties, and strongly acidic sites. Since water is generated as a by-pro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
3,134 Views
18 Pages

Some organosilicon compounds, including alkoxysilanes and siloxanes, proved effective in stabilizing the dimensions of waterlogged archaeological wood during drying, which is essential in the conservation process of ancient artifacts. However, it was...

  • Short Note
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,085 Views
9 Pages

Time-Dependent Growth of Silica Shells on CdTe Quantum Dots

  • Pavlína Modlitbová,
  • Karel Klepárník,
  • Zdeněk Farka,
  • Pavel Pořízka,
  • Petr Skládal,
  • Karel Novotný and
  • Jozef Kaiser

The purpose of this study is to investigate the time dependent growth of silica shells on CdTe quantum dots to get their optimum thicknesses for practical applications. The core/shell structured silica-coated CdTe quantum dots (CdTe/SiO2 QDs) were sy...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
4,069 Views
13 Pages

Effect of the Organic Functional Group on the Grafting Ability of Trialkoxysilanes onto Graphene Oxide: A Combined NMR, XRD, and ESR Study

  • Massimo Calovi,
  • Emanuela Callone,
  • Riccardo Ceccato,
  • Flavio Deflorian,
  • Stefano Rossi and
  • Sandra Dirè

21 November 2019

The functional properties displayed by graphene oxide (GO)-polymer nanocomposites are strongly affected by the dispersion ability of GO sheets in the polymeric matrix, which can be largely improved by functionalization with organosilanes. The graftin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
8,222 Views
11 Pages

Comparative Study of Electroless Copper Film on Different Self-Assembled Monolayers Modified ABS Substrate

  • Jiushuai Xu,
  • Ruibin Fan,
  • Jiaolong Wang,
  • Mengke Jia,
  • Xuanrui Xiong and
  • Fang Wang

15 April 2014

Copper films were grown on (3-Mercaptopropyl)trimethoxysilane (MPTMS), (3-Aminopropyl)triethoxysilane (APTES) and 6-(3-(triethoxysilyl)propylamino)-1,3,5- triazine-2,4-dithiol monosodium (TES) self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) modified acrylonitrile-b...

  • Review
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,428 Views
31 Pages

13 August 2025

Colloidal quantum dots (QDs) are semiconductor crystals a few nanometers in size. Due to their vibrant colors and unique photoluminescence (PL), QDs are widely utilized in displays, where barrier films provide essential shielding. However, one of the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
5,675 Views
16 Pages

18 March 2020

Here we describe a simple and straightforward synthesis of different multifunctional magnetic nanoparticles by using surface bound thiol-groups as transfer agents in a free radical polymerization process. The modification includes a first step of sur...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
1,690 Views
16 Pages

21 June 2024

Capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) is still a major obstacle in the fight against climate change and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. To address this problem, we employed a simple Friedel–Crafts alkylation to investigate the effectiveness...

  • Article
  • Open Access
946 Views
27 Pages

17 July 2025

The interest in macromolecular alkoxysilyl-functionalized hybrids (self-assembling or nanostructured), which could be used as precursors in biomimetic silica precipitation and for the synthesis of hollow spherical silica particles, is growing. Nevert...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,248 Views
24 Pages

Fly Ash from Lignite Combustion as a Filler for Rubber Mixes—Part II: Chemical Valorisation of Fly Ash

  • Wojciech Orczykowski,
  • Dariusz M. Bieliński,
  • Rafał Anyszka,
  • Tomasz Gozdek,
  • Katarzyna Klajn,
  • Grzegorz Celichowski,
  • Zbigniew Pędzich and
  • Agnieszka Wojteczko

29 August 2022

Fly ash (FA) fractions with a particle size of 63 µm < FA < 250 µm obtained by sieve fractionation were used as a partial carbon black (CB) replacement in a rubber mixture based on styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR). In order to improve...