Influence of the initial chemical conditions on the rational design of silica particles
- Submitting institution
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The Open University
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 1451585
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1007/s10971-018-4821-9
- Title of journal
- Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology
- Article number
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- First page
- 430
- Volume
- 88
- Issue
- 2
- ISSN
- 0928-0707
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- September
- Year of publication
- 2018
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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6
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- The ability to control the formation and size of silica particles is crucial in the coating industry for imparting material properties such as hydrophobicity. This work reports results from experiments carried out under systematically varying conditions, offering precise control of the size of the silica synthesised. The study is significant because it yielded a clearer understanding of the role of initial composition of reactants on the final products, and will be of considerable use for establishment of reliably reproducible silica production for future industrial adoption. The work was funded by an EPSRC CASE award and the EU Horizon2020 ISOBIO project.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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