Mesoporous Silica SBA-16 Functionalized with Alkoxysilane Groups: Preparation, Characterization, and Release Profile Study
Figure 1
(a) Molecular structure of n-propyltriethoxysilane. Circular areas are hydrogen bond acceptor regions. Square areas are Vander Waals forces predominance regions. (b) 3D conformer viewer showing a central more polar region and peripheral unpolar regions. Images Adapted from PubChem substances.
