Communications Chemistry (Nov 2021)

Chain length of bioinspired polyamines affects size and condensation of monodisperse silica particles

  • Sai Prakash Maddala,
  • Wei-Chih Liao,
  • Rick R. M. Joosten,
  • Mohammad Soleimani,
  • Remco Tuinier,
  • Heiner Friedrich,
  • Rolf A. T. M. van Benthem

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-021-00595-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Polyamines play an important role in biogenic silica formation, however, their effects on silica particle size and condensation have not been well described. Here the authors show that bioinspired polyamine length affects silica particle size and extent of condensation.