CÚRAM - Centre for Research in Medical Devices (Conference papers) http://hdl.handle.net/10379/5450 2017-10-29T22:43:51Z 2017-10-29T22:43:51Z Synthesis of polymer-silica hybrid microparticles with defined geometry using surface initiated atom transfer radical polymerization del Monte, F. Lang, Y. Finn, David P. Pandit, Abhay Wang, Wenxin http://hdl.handle.net/10379/5510 2016-01-31T02:00:17Z 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Synthesis of polymer-silica hybrid microparticles with defined geometry using surface initiated atom transfer radical polymerization del Monte, F.; Lang, Y.; Finn, David P.; Pandit, Abhay; Wang, Wenxin Nanostructured polymer/silica hybrid materials have gained attention as they combine the advantageous properties of organic and inorganic materials in one entity. Herein, we report incorporation of chloromethyl moieties into a living diatom to prepare an alkyl-halide activated siliceous biotemplate. Subsequent, in situ polymerization via surface initiated atom transfer radical polymerization generated a polymer/silica microparticle with defined geometry. 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z