Porous silica and carbon derived materials from rice husk pyrolysis char

Y Shen, P Zhao, Q Shao - Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2014 - Elsevier
Biomass pyrolysis is considered one of the most promising technologies for production of
sustainable fuels. Rice husk ash (RHA) contains over 60% silica, 10–40% carbon and minor …

From diatoms to silica-based biohybrids

N Nassif, J Livage - Chemical Society Reviews, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
This critical review shows that diatoms can be a source of inspiration for the synthesis of
advanced nanostructured biohybrids. These single cell microalgae are living inside a …

Freeze-drying of aqueous solutions of deep eutectic solvents: a suitable approach to deep eutectic suspensions of self-assembled structures

MC Gutiérrez, ML Ferrer, CR Mateo, F del Monte - Langmuir, 2009 - ACS Publications
This work describes how the preparation of deep eutectic solvents (DES) in its pure state
can be accomplished through a simple approach based on the freeze-drying of aqueous …

Advances in biomimetic and nanostructured biohybrid materials

E Ruiz‐Hitzky, M Darder, P Aranda… - Advanced …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The rapid increase of interest in the field of biohybrid and biomimetic materials that exhibit
improved structural and functional properties is attracting more and more researchers from …

Hybrid and biohybrid silicate based materials: molecular vs. block-assembling bottom–up processes

E Ruiz-Hitzky, P Aranda, M Darder… - Chemical Society …, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
This critical review introduces a discussion on the influence of preparative procedures
(nanofabrication) of nanostructured hybrids and biohybrids, comparing their structural and …

Poly (vinyl alcohol) scaffolds with tailored morphologies for drug delivery and controlled release

MC Gutiérrez, ZY García‐Carvajal… - Advanced Functional …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) scaffolds are prepared by a cryogenic process that
consists of the unidirectional freezing of a PVA solution. The scaffolds exhibit a …

[HTML][HTML] Preparation of hybrid sol-gel materials based on living cells of microorganisms and their application in nanotechnology

OA Kamanina, EA Saverina, PV Rybochkin… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microorganism-cell-based biohybrid materials have attracted considerable attention over the
last several decades. They are applied in a broad spectrum of areas, such as …

Aqueous silicates in biological sol–gel applications: new perspectives for old precursors

T Coradin, J Livage - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2007 - ACS Publications
Identification of silica sol–gel chemistry with silicon alkoxide hydrolysis and condensation
processes is common in modern materials science. However, aqueous silicates exhibit …

How to design cell-based biosensors using the sol–gel process

C Depagne, C Roux, T Coradin - Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, 2011 - Springer
Inorganic gels formed using the sol–gel process are promising hosts for the encapsulation of
living organisms and the design of cell-based biosensors. However, the possibility to use the …

Single-cell yolk-shell nanoencapsulation for long-term viability with size-dependent permeability and molecular recognition

L Wang, Y Li, XY Yang, BB Zhang… - National Science …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Like nanomaterials, bacteria have been unknowingly used for centuries. They hold
significant economic potential for fuel and medicinal compound production. Their full …