Figure 3.
Characterization of silicification of ELP-R5 micelles. (A, B) Cryo-TEM images of ELP-R5 micelle templated silica nanoparticles by reaction with 100 mM hydrolyzed TMOS at 37 °C for 8 h. Scale bars are 200 nm (A) and 50 nm (B). (C) Zeta potential measurement of nanoparticles at pH 7 of control ELP-GG micelles (left), ELP-R5 micelles without exposure to TMOS (center) and particles formed by exposure of ELP-R5 micelles to TMOS (right, same reaction conditions as A, B).
