TY - JOUR
T1 - Spearheading a new era in complex colloid synthesis with TPM and other silanes
AU - Kamp, Marlous
AU - Sacanna, Stefano
AU - Dullens, Roel P.A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2024/6
Y1 - 2024/6
N2 - Colloid science has recently grown substantially owing to the innovative use of silane coupling agents (SCAs), especially 3-trimethoxysilylpropyl methacrylate (TPM). SCAs were previously used mainly as modifying agents, but their ability to form droplets and condense onto pre-existing structures has enabled their use as a versatile and powerful tool to create novel anisotropic colloids with increasing complexity. In this Review, we highlight the advances in complex colloid synthesis facilitated by the use of TPM and show how this has driven remarkable new applications. The focus is on TPM as the current state-of-the-art in colloid science, but we also discuss other silanes and their potential to make an impact. We outline the remarkable properties of TPM colloids and their synthesis strategies, and discuss areas of soft matter science that have benefited from TPM and other SCAs. (Figure presented.).
AB - Colloid science has recently grown substantially owing to the innovative use of silane coupling agents (SCAs), especially 3-trimethoxysilylpropyl methacrylate (TPM). SCAs were previously used mainly as modifying agents, but their ability to form droplets and condense onto pre-existing structures has enabled their use as a versatile and powerful tool to create novel anisotropic colloids with increasing complexity. In this Review, we highlight the advances in complex colloid synthesis facilitated by the use of TPM and show how this has driven remarkable new applications. The focus is on TPM as the current state-of-the-art in colloid science, but we also discuss other silanes and their potential to make an impact. We outline the remarkable properties of TPM colloids and their synthesis strategies, and discuss areas of soft matter science that have benefited from TPM and other SCAs. (Figure presented.).
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U2 - 10.1038/s41570-024-00603-4
DO - 10.1038/s41570-024-00603-4
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85192818714
SN - 2397-3358
VL - 8
SP - 433
EP - 453
JO - Nature Reviews Chemistry
JF - Nature Reviews Chemistry
IS - 6
ER -