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Gelatin-assisted porous expansion of mesoporous silica
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Gelatin-assisted porous expansion of mesoporous silica  
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In this study, we report the pore expansion effect of gelatin, a common amphoteric biological protein, on the hexagonal mesoporous silica materials. Tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) was used as silica source and the nonionic surfactant P123 (EO20PO70EO20) as template. The microstructure characters of products were investigated by low-angle X-ray diffraction (LAXRD), transmission electron microscope (TEM), and N2 adsorption–desorption measurements. The results show that the products prepared with gelatin have the mild expansion ratios of 29–39% and 5–22% in pore diameter and pore volume, respectively. The specific surface area of products ranges from 445 to 590 m2 g−1. Moreover, it is revealed that the presence of gelatin did not change the intact 2D-hexagonal mesoporous structure of materials. The ultraviolet–visible absorption spectroscopy (UV–Vis) analysis indicates that there is an interaction between the oxygen atoms of P123 and gelatin molecules. The pore expansion may be because the gelatin can interact with the hydrophilic sides of P123 micelles via hydrogen bonds interaction, which is different from the reported pore expansion mechanisms for other systems.
Journal: Journal of Materials Science - J MATER SCI , vol. 46, no. 3, pp. 634-640, 2011
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