Synthesis of mesoporous silica microsphere from dual surfactant

A new procedure is reported to synthesis mesoporous silica micro sphere for the first time. In these method two surfactants namely Span 80 and Tween 80 were used. Small angle X ray diffraction and N2 adsorption analysis shows the synthesized material has mesoporous property. The material has spherical morphology with 1-10 µm particle size. Beside the material found to have microcapsule property as observed from the Transmission electron microscopy. The Fourier transform Infrared spectroscopic analysis reveals that the materials are similar to other mesoporous materials. We also encapsulated an UV-absorber Ibuprofen inside the microcapsule, by mixing it before the synthesis. This shows a possibility of the materials in cosmetic applications.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Narayanan,Venkatathri
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: ABM, ABC, ABPol 2008
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-14392008000400011
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