Hydrogels as Porogens for Nanoporous Inorganic Materials
Organic polymer-hydrogels are known to be capable of directing the nucleation and growth of inorganic materials, such as silica, metal oxides, apatite or metal chalcogenides. This approach can be exploited in the synthesis of materials that exhibit defined nanoporosity. When the organic polymer-base...
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doaj-f17c7f6a1c9843898da7d6c683ac150b2020-11-24T21:27:50ZengMDPI AGGels2310-28612018-10-01448310.3390/gels4040083gels4040083Hydrogels as Porogens for Nanoporous Inorganic MaterialsChristian Weinberger0Dirk Kuckling1Michael Tiemann2Department of Chemistry—Inorganic Functional Materials, Paderborn University, 33098 Paderborn, GermanyDepartment of Chemistry—Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Paderborn University, 33098 Paderborn, GermanyDepartment of Chemistry—Inorganic Functional Materials, Paderborn University, 33098 Paderborn, GermanyOrganic polymer-hydrogels are known to be capable of directing the nucleation and growth of inorganic materials, such as silica, metal oxides, apatite or metal chalcogenides. This approach can be exploited in the synthesis of materials that exhibit defined nanoporosity. When the organic polymer-based hydrogel is incorporated in the inorganic product, a composite is formed from which the organic component may be selectively removed, yielding nanopores in the inorganic product. Such porogenic impact resembles the concept of using soft or hard templates for porous materials. This micro-review provides a survey of select examples from the literature.http://www.mdpi.com/2310-2861/4/4/83nanoporousmesoporousmetal oxidesilicahydrogelthin filmporogentemplatenanocasting |
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Hydrogels as Porogens for Nanoporous Inorganic Materials |
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Hydrogels as Porogens for Nanoporous Inorganic Materials |
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Organic polymer-hydrogels are known to be capable of directing the nucleation and growth of inorganic materials, such as silica, metal oxides, apatite or metal chalcogenides. This approach can be exploited in the synthesis of materials that exhibit defined nanoporosity. When the organic polymer-based hydrogel is incorporated in the inorganic product, a composite is formed from which the organic component may be selectively removed, yielding nanopores in the inorganic product. Such porogenic impact resembles the concept of using soft or hard templates for porous materials. This micro-review provides a survey of select examples from the literature. |
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nanoporous mesoporous metal oxide silica hydrogel thin film porogen template nanocasting |
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