| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/N37063/01 |
| Title: |
CONTROLLED SNTHESIS OF MESOPOROUS SILICA TEMPLATED BY LYOTROPIC IONENE POLYMERS |
| Principal Investigator: |
Hay, Professor J |
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| Department: |
Health and Medical Sciences |
| Organisation: |
University of Surrey |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 January 2001 |
Ends: |
31 December 2003 |
Value (£): |
187,968
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Materials Synthesis & Growth |
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| Aerospace, Defence and Marine |
Manufacturing |
| Chemicals |
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Summary.This programme aims to study the mechanisms involved in controlling the structure of silicas synthesised by the sol-gel process in the presence of the cationic ionene polymers, polyviologens and polypyridinium salts. The project involves synthesis of a range of structurally well defined polymers and their incorporation into sol-gel hybrids. All hybrids will be fully characterised in terms of their chemical structure, morphology and nanostructure. These structural parameters will be correlated with the chemical structure if the ionene polymers to seek trends showing evidence of structure control. The effects of lyotropism on structure control will be investigated in detail. Routes to controlling mesophase formation during the sol-gel process will be studied. A range of technques will be used to study the evolution of structure in situ, leading to further information on the relationship between reaction parameters, mesophase formation, silica condensation processes and hybrid structures. The organic component will be eliminated from the hybrids both thermally and using mild chemical methods, to assess the applicability of this route for the tailoring of silica porosity.
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http://www.surrey.ac.uk |