Lysozyme-silica hybrid materials: from nanoparticles to capsules and double emulsion mineral capsules

摘要

Alterations in the synthesis methodology concerning emulsion templated biocatalyzed siliciflcation provide control over the morphology of SiO_2-hybrid structures. Controlling the morphology and monodispersity of SiO_2-structures has been a subject of intense investigation due to their wide range of applications in coating technology, catalysis, controlled release studies, micro-reactors and composite materials.1"5 Methods to prepare monodisperse silica capsules via a two-step sol-gel process using various templating methodologies e.g. by emulsion or polymer aggregation have been reported.