Abstract
We report on fabricating macro-scale mesostructured silica spheres on superhydrophobic surfaces from silica nanoparticles via evaporative self-assembly. The problem of cracking and shattering of the dried macro-spheres has been addressed by using dopants such as graphite, porphyrins and rhodamine-B as well as increasing the evaporation time by using anti-freeze. Limits in size reduction associated with hand-held deposition are overcome using ink-jet deposition – spheres < 100 µm are routinely produced. Silica spheres doped with porphyrin and fluorescent dyes demonstrate an ability of functionalising these spheres to improve biocompatibility and allow fluorescent diagnostics.
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