Dependence of amine-accelerated silicate condensation on amine structure

DB Robinson, JL Rognlien, CA Bauer…

Index: Robinson, David B.; Rognlien, Judith L.; Bauer, Christina A.; Simmons, Blake A. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2007 , vol. 17, # 20 p. 2113 - 2119

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Abstract

Diatoms are known to grow elaborate nano-and microstructured silica shells by depositing material from precursor-containing vesicles at mild temperature and pH. Oligo (1- methylazetane) and related moieties, in some cases attached to proteins, are believed to facilitate this process. To complement prior studies of more complex amines, we aim to understand why such a unique structure has evolved through a systematic study of a set of ...