Issue 71, 2014

Synthesis of mono-dispersed mesoporous SBA-1 nanoparticles with tunable pore size and their application in lysozyme immobilization

Abstract

A simple synthesis of mesoporous silica nanoparticles with cubic Pm[3 with combining macron]n pore structure (SBA-1) and controlled pore size is reported. The synthesis of mesoporous silica nanoparticles is achieved by employing organic mesomorphous complexes of polyelectrolyte (poly(acrylic acid)) and cationic surfactant (hexadecyl pyridinium chloride) as template, and tetrapropoxysilane as silica source. It is found that the pore size of the synthesized mesoporous silica nanoparticles can be tuned by the incorporation of 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene. By adjusting the amount of 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene in the synthesis, a series of silica nanoparticles with controlled pore size ranging from 2.5 nm to 5.3 nm is obtained. The adsorption properties of the mesoporous silica nanoparticles with different pore size against lysozyme are compared. The results show that mesoporous silica nanoparticles with proper pore size and well ordered pore structure benefit the adsorption and exhibit a low leaching rate.

Graphical abstract: Synthesis of mono-dispersed mesoporous SBA-1 nanoparticles with tunable pore size and their application in lysozyme immobilization

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
15 May 2014
Accepted
28 Jul 2014
First published
28 Jul 2014

RSC Adv., 2014,4, 37470-37478

Author version available

Synthesis of mono-dispersed mesoporous SBA-1 nanoparticles with tunable pore size and their application in lysozyme immobilization

J. Xu, W. Liu, Y. Yu, J. Du, N. Li and L. Xu, RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 37470 DOI: 10.1039/C4RA04557B

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