Issue 2, 2016

Functionalisation of silica–carbonate biomorphs

Abstract

Biomorphs are a unique class of self-organised silica–carbonate mineral structures with elaborate shapes. Here we report first approaches to modify these complex inorganic architectures through silane chemistry, binding of nanoparticles, and organic polymerisation. This leads to functional nanostructures in which the complexity of the originally inorganic template is preserved, and offers new diagnostic tools to study the mechanisms underlying their formation.

Graphical abstract: Functionalisation of silica–carbonate biomorphs

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
22 Oct 2015
Accepted
11 Jan 2016
First published
11 Jan 2016
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Nanoscale Horiz., 2016,1, 144-149

Author version available

Functionalisation of silica–carbonate biomorphs

J. Opel, F. P. Wimmer, M. Kellermeier and H. Cölfen, Nanoscale Horiz., 2016, 1, 144 DOI: 10.1039/C5NH00094G

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