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Synthesis of ultra small nanoparticles (< 50 nm) of mesoporous MCM-48 for bio-adsorption

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Mono-dispersed spherical MCM-48 mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSN) with cubic Ia3d mesostructure were synthesized under different stirring conditions using hexadecyltrimethyl ammonium bromide as structure directing agent and EO20PO70EO20 copolymer as particle size control. Results indicated that the EO20PO70EO20 works well in the reduction of nanoparticle size. In addition, increasing the stirring rate transformed mesoporosity from 2-D hexagonal P6mm to 3-D cubic Ia3d. The biomolecule adsorption properties of prepared ultra small nanoparticles of MCM-48 were compared with that of MCM-48 with ten times larger particle sizes. MCM-48 with smaller particle sizes adsorbed much more vitamin B12 compared with MCM-48 with larger particles. In addition, diffusion of vitamin in the intraparticle spaces occurred only for MCM-48 with ultra-small nanoparticles.

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SMME synthesized the samples. MNS interpreted the results and organizing the manuscript with AJO helped in finalizing the manuscript with helping the results interpretation and the writing of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Mousavi Elyerdi, S.M., Sarvi, M.N. & O’Connor, A.J. Synthesis of ultra small nanoparticles (< 50 nm) of mesoporous MCM-48 for bio-adsorption. J Porous Mater 26, 839–846 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10934-018-0650-z

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