Synthesis of mesoporous silica nanoparticles by sol-gel as nanocontainer for future delivery applications
Synthesis of mesoporous silica nanoparticles by sol-gel as nanocontainer for future delivery applications
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DOI:
10.1016/j.bsecv.2017.03.002
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发表时间:
2017-05-01
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3.4
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CastroInstituto, Yolanda
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作者:
Vazquez, Naiara I.;Gonzalez, Zoilo;CastroInstituto, Yolanda
Development of mesoporous silica nanoparticles as carriers for drug delivery systems has increased exponentially during the last decade. The present work is focused on the synthesis of silica carriers by sol-gel from tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) as precursor of silica and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide ( CTAB) as pore generating agent. The synthesis conditions were modified varying the molar ratio of water/TEOS, NH3/TEOS and amount of CTAB. The silica particles were characterized by scan electron microscopy techniques (FESEM), high resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM), N-2 adsorption-desorption isotherms, Zeta-potential and Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS). The results show that the specific surface area and the porosity of silica particles were strongly affected by the addition of CTAB and the amount of H2O. The dispersion and stability of silica mesoporous particlesis achieved in spite of the high surface reactivity. The synthesis formulation affects considerably to the particle morphology, which changes from spheres to rods when the molar ratio of H2O increases. A maximum specific surface area of 1480m(2)/g was obtained with pore sizes ranging 2.5-2.8 nm. (c) 2017 SECV. Published by Elsevier Espana, S.L.U.