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. 2010 Aug 18;26(18):14861–14870. doi: 10.1021/la102070c

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TEM images of silica-coated nanowires (left panels) and silica tubes (right panels) prepared from the following precursors: (A) TEOS (SiO₂), (B) 3TEOS/1AcPTES (acryloxy group), (C) 10TEOS/1BTEB (ethyl benzene linker), (D) 3TEOS/1BTESE (ethane linker), (E) 2TEOS/1BTMH (hexane linker), (F) 3TEOS/1CETES (cyano group), (G) 4TEOS/1ICPTES (reacted isocyanato group), (H) 1TEOS/1NTPDI (dihydromidizole group), (I) 3TEOS/1PEO (polyethylene oxide group). Scale bars = 100 nm all left panels and 500 nm for right panels.