Journal of Nanomaterials / 2012 / Article / Tab 2 / Review Article
Synthesis of Silica Nanoparticles by Sol-Gel: Size-Dependent Properties, Surface Modification, and Applications in Silica-Polymer Nanocomposites—A Review Table 2 Silane-coupling agents commonly used.
Name (acronym) Formula Vinyltriethoxysilane (VTS) (C2 H5 O)3 Si–CH=CH2 Methacryloxypropyltriethoxysilane (MPTS) (C2 H5 O)3 Si–CH2 CH2 CH2 –O–CO–C(CH3 )=CH2 3-Glycidyloxypropyltrimethoxysilane (GPTS) 3-Aminopropyltrimethoxysilane (APTS) (CH3 O)3 Si–CH2 CH2 CH2 NH2 3-Mercaptopropyltriethoxysilane (McPTS) (C2 H5 O)3 Si–CH2 CH2 CH2 SH Chloropropyltriethoxysilane (CPTS) (C2 H5 O)3 Si–CH2 CH2 CH2 Cl
