The encapsulation of individual nanoparticles has gained great attention as a method for both stabilizing nanoparticles and tailoring their surface properties. In particular, the encapsulation of nanoparticles with silica shells is advantageous for bioconjugation and applications to (nano)biotechnology. Herein we report a method for constructing gold nanoparticle (AuNP)/silica core/shell hybrid...

Highly monodisperse hybrid spherical silica nanoparticles with diameters ranging from 30 to 200 nm were prepared by a one-step emulsion polymerization in aqueous solution. In contrast with the former method for preparing the hybrid silica materials, our method has three advantages. (1) Through this one-pot route, hybrid silica particles with organic functional groups on the surface are prepared...

Silica aerogels and their derivatives have outstanding thermal properties with exceptional values in the insulation industry. However, brittle nature restricts large-scale commercialization. Thus, enhancing mechanical strength without affecting insulating is essential. Therefore, for first time, highly thermally stable poly(acrylamide-co-acrylic acid) partial sodium salt used as a reinforcing p...

Herein is investigated the potential of CO2-triggered and thermo-responsive gel as plugging agent for heterogeneous sandstone formations. The starts to swell from a silica-based nanofluid solution at temperature high 55 °C. Spectral characterization, rheological properties, adsorption characteristics, oil recovery efficiency modeled formations are studied. spectral characterization revealed tha...

Nano-hybrid hydrogels were prepared by cross-linking polymerization of N,N-dimethylacrylamide (DMA) within a dispersion of silica nano-particles. Working at constant polymer/water ratio, the mechanical properties of hydrogels can be finely tuned by changing either the level of covalent cross-linker and/or the amount of particles that act as physical cross-linkers through specific adsorption of ...

In this study, (3-mercaptopropyl) trimethoxysilane (MPTMS) modified silica nanoparticles (SiO2-MPTMS) were successfully prepared. The average size of SiO2-MPTMS was measured by Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) as 341 nm in ethanol, while Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (STEM) analyzes confirmed that the nano-sized and revealed their shapes spherical. Then, 3D nanocomposite hydrogels pre...

This study focuses on the preparation and modification of a thin-film composite (TFC) hollow fiber polyamide membrane fabricated by the interfacial polymerization of Piperazine (PIP) and trimesoyl chloride (TMC) on a porous polysulfone substrate. The effects of triethylenetetramine (TETA) and silica nanoparticles (SiO2) contents in the aqueous phase (as the additives) on the morphology and perf...