Colloidal mesoporous silica nanoparticles asymmetrically capped with non-porous phenylsilsesquioxane have been prepared by adding phenyltriethoxysilane to an aqueous dispersion of mesostructured silica-surfactant composite nanoparticles. The integration of colloidal stability, mesoporosity and the Janus structure is quite promising for materials design applicable in various fields, including ca...

A thin, insulating layer with high electrical resistivity is vital to achieving high performance of powder magnetic cores. Using layer-by-layer deposition of silica nanosheets or colloidal silica over insulating layers composed of strontium phosphate and boron oxide, we succeeded in fabricating insulating layers with high electrical resistivity on iron powder particles, which were subsequently ...

High strength concrete is being required due to the construction industry's growth. Admixture and supplemental cementing materials (SCMs) are employed attain this strength. According earlier research, nanoparticles with a high surface area volume ratio, such as colloidal nano-silica (CS), which contains an amorphous silicon dioxide (SiO2) core hydroxylated surface, have potential for extremely ...

Preliminary Studies of the Influence of Forces and Kinetics on Interfacial Colloidal Assembly. (August 2004) Gregory Fernandes, B.E., Mumbai University Chair of Advisory Committee: Dr.Michael Bevan In this research we illustrate how particle-particle and particle-substrate interactions affect structure in interfacial colloidal systems. A number of tools are used to quantify characteristics of d...

Anisotropic colloidal building blocks are quite attractive as they enable the self-assembly towards new materials with designated hierarchical structures. Although many advances have been achieved in colloidal synthetic methodology, synthesis of colloidal rings with low polydispersity and on a large scale remains a challenge. To address this issue we introduce a new site-selective growth strate...

We have studied the colloidal self-assembly of silica microspheres on a glass substrate patterned with triangular dimple arrays of varying pitch. Using the same silica microspheres, both charge-stabilized and hard-sphere-like binary mixtures of microspheres and nanoparticles were prepared, and their gravitational sedimentation followed by colloidal crystallization were rigorously examined in re...

In this study, the synthesis, characterization and controlled release behavior of new Hollow Silica Nano particles (HSNPs) and Magnetic Silica Nano Particles (MSNPs) were studied. Magnetic Silica Nano particles (MSNPs), as drug delivery vehicles, were synthesized through the coating of Fe3O4 nano-crystals with silica layers. The HSNPs were obtained by removal of Fe3O4 templates with hydrochlori...

LUDOX® colloidal silicas are aqueous dispersions of very small silica particles in the low nanometer size range. Many grades are offered in this family, giving broad flexibility for specific performance targets. This bulletin aims to inform the formulator about the unique properties of LUDOX® colloidal silica and to offer starting points for applications such as anticorrosive coatings and archi...

abstract self compacting concrete (scc) is a new construction material in the world. the aim of this research is to construct self compacting concrete with high compressive strength using combination of nano silica and micro silica. for this purpose, nano silica, micro silica, portland cement type 2, superplasticizer (sp), and gravel and sand have been used. three different groups of samples wi...

We investigated the origin of birefringence in colloidal films of spherical silica particles. Although each particle is optically isotropic in shape, colloidal films formed by drop drying demonstrated birefringence. While periodic particle structures were observed in silica colloidal films, no regular pattern was found in blended films of silica and latex particles. However, since both films sh...