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. 2015 Dec 30;8(3):2220–2231. doi: 10.1021/acsami.5b10942

Figure 6.

Figure 6

Proposed mechanism for MSN functionalization with aminosilanes. Positively charged aminosilanes undergo ion exchange with the template surfactant to stabilize anionic silanol species anchored to the mesopore walls.