Dynamic silica assembly for fabrication of nanoscale polymer channels

Changchun Zeng, Shengnian Wang, L. James Lee*

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Abstract

Nanoscale polymer silica hybrid nanochannel array of average channel size of ∼50 nm were fabricated by electrokinetically induced silicification reaction within a polymer template. The uniform growth of silica can be realized by appropriate combination of reactant concentration and electric field strength. The formed silica leads to the reduction in channel size, and provides substantial reinforcement to the polymer nanostructure. Such nanochannel arrays may be a useful platform for a variety of biomedical applications.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3095-3098
Number of pages4
JournalMaterials Letters
Volume59
Issue number24-25
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2005

Keywords

  • Dynamic assembly
  • Electrokinetic flow
  • Polymer nanochannels

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