Tunable wettability of monodisperse core-shell nano-SiO2 modified with poly(methylhydrosiloxane) and allyl-poly(ethylene glycol)

• Published in: Colloids and surfaces. A, Physicochemical and engineering aspects Vol. 441; pp. 16 - 24
• Main Authors: Zhang, Yu, Chen, Hongling, Wen, Yanjia, Yuan, Yongbing, Wu, Wei, Liu, Chang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 20.01.2014
• Subjects: Allyl-poly(ethylene glycol); Contact angle; Emulsions; Ethanol; Ethyl alcohol; Glycols; Nanostructure; Poly(methylhydrosiloxane); Surface modification; Thermal analysis; Tunable wettability; Vinyl–SiO2; Wettability; Vinyl–SiO2; Surface modification; Tunable wettability; Allyl-poly(ethylene glycol); Poly(methylhydrosiloxane)

•Vinyl–SiO2 was synthesized from tetraethyl orthosilicate and vinyltriethoxysilane.•Vinyl–SiO2 was modified with PMHS and APEG via two-step hydrosilylation reactions.•The resultant hybrid nanoparticles possessed tunable wettability.•The modified SiO2 showed uniform monodispersity both in ethanol and...