Design and Synthesis of Functional Silsesquioxane-Based Hybrids by Hydrolytic Condensation of Bulky Triethoxysilanes

Figure 5

SFM height image and XRD spectra of water-soluble silsesquioxane-based nanoparticles synthesized by hydrolytic (co-)condensation of the hydroxyl-functionalized triethoxysilane precursor derived from 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate (HEA). Reprinted with permission from [35]. Copyright 2007 American Chemical Society.