Recent Progress on Silica Coating of Nanoparticles and Related Nanomaterials.pdf

www.advmat.de www.MaterialsV T R Recent Progress on Silica Coating of Nanoparticles and O P Related Nanomaterials E R S S ´ ´ ´ ´ E By Andres Guerrero-Martınez,* Jorge Perez-Juste, and Luis M. Liz-Marzan* R G O R layers by their chemical and physical P In recent years, new strategies for silica coating of inorganic nanoparticles properties that underline the crust, stable and organic nanomaterials, which differ from the classical methodologies, shell formed mainly by silica (around 61% of the total composition), which is in have emerged at the forefront of materials science. Silica as a coating material constant interaction with aggressive exter- promises an unparalleled opportunity for enhancement of colloidal properties nal fluid media such as water or atmo- and functions by using core–shell rational designs and profiting from its spheric gases. This silicate layer has main- synthetic versatility. This contribution provides a brief overview of recent tained the physical integrity of the Earth’s progress in the synthesis of silica-coated nanomaterials and their significant core–shell architecture, playing a main role