Table 7 (continued)
Preparation method
Experimental details and findings
References
Emulsion polymerization of ethylene
from mesoporous silica
nanoparticles (MSNs) with vinyl
(V)-functionalized monolayers
V-MSNs were synthesized via
deposition of vinyl monolayers on
the pore walls, and the relative
surface coverage of the vinyl
monolayers was 74%. A fluorinated
P–O–chelated nickel catalyst was
coordinated to the vinyl groups.
These V-MSNs hosting catalysts
fully dispersed in water with the
assistance of an ultrasonic processor
in the presence of surfactants. After
addition of ethylene, polyethylene
chains grew from the pores of
V-MSNs, forming stable
nanocomposite lattices with solid
content of up to 17.3%
Wei et al.
[120]
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles were
synthesized and characterized to
develop a drug delivery system by
loading them with hydralazine and
functionalizing them with PEG
These agents restored damaged cell
membranes and ameliorated
abnormal mitochondrial behavior
induced by the endogenous toxin
acrolein. Such a formulation shows
potential as a novel therapeutic
agent
Cho et al.
[121]
Surface functional monomer-directing
strategy for the highly dense
imprinting of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene
(TNT) molecules at the surface of
silica nanoparticles
Vinyl functional monomer layer of the
silica surface not only directs the
selective occurrence of imprinting
polymerization at the surface of
silica through the copolymerization
of vinyl end groups with functional
monomers, but also drives TNT
templates into the formed polymer
shells through the charge transfer
complexing interactions between
TNT and the functional monomer
layer
Gao et al.
[122]
Functionalization of silica
nanoparticles via the combination
of surface-initiated RAFT
polymerization and click reactions
A functional monomer with a pendant
azide moiety, 6-azidohexyl
methacrylate (AHMA) was
polymerized on the surface of silica
nanoparticles via surface-initiated
RAFT polymerization, with
considerable control over the
molecular weight and molecular
weight distribution. The kinetics of
AHMA polymerization mediated by
4-cyanopentanoic acid
dithiobenzoate (CPDB)-anchored
nanoparticles was investigated and
compared with that of AHMA
polymerization mediated by free
CPDB under similar conditions.
Li et al. [123]
(continued)
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Preparation method
Experimental details and findings
References
Emulsion polymerization of ethylene
from mesoporous silica
nanoparticles (MSNs) with vinyl
(V)-functionalized monolayers
V-MSNs were synthesized via
deposition of vinyl monolayers on
the pore walls, and the relative
surface coverage of the vinyl
monolayers was 74%. A fluorinated
P–O–chelated nickel catalyst was
coordinated to the vinyl groups.
These V-MSNs hosting catalysts
fully dispersed in water with the
assistance of an ultrasonic processor
in the presence of surfactants. After
addition of ethylene, polyethylene
chains grew from the pores of
V-MSNs, forming stable
nanocomposite lattices with solid
content of up to 17.3%
Wei et al.
[120]
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles were
synthesized and characterized to
develop a drug delivery system by
loading them with hydralazine and
functionalizing them with PEG
These agents restored damaged cell
membranes and ameliorated
abnormal mitochondrial behavior
induced by the endogenous toxin
acrolein. Such a formulation shows
potential as a novel therapeutic
agent
Cho et al.
[121]
Surface functional monomer-directing
strategy for the highly dense
imprinting of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene
(TNT) molecules at the surface of
silica nanoparticles
Vinyl functional monomer layer of the
silica surface not only directs the
selective occurrence of imprinting
polymerization at the surface of
silica through the copolymerization
of vinyl end groups with functional
monomers, but also drives TNT
templates into the formed polymer
shells through the charge transfer
complexing interactions between
TNT and the functional monomer
layer
Gao et al.
[122]
Functionalization of silica
nanoparticles via the combination
of surface-initiated RAFT
polymerization and click reactions
A functional monomer with a pendant
azide moiety, 6-azidohexyl
methacrylate (AHMA) was
polymerized on the surface of silica
nanoparticles via surface-initiated
RAFT polymerization, with
considerable control over the
molecular weight and molecular
weight distribution. The kinetics of
AHMA polymerization mediated by
4-cyanopentanoic acid
dithiobenzoate (CPDB)-anchored
nanoparticles was investigated and
compared with that of AHMA
polymerization mediated by free
CPDB under similar conditions.
Li et al. [123]
(continued)
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