1 Department of Chemistry, City University of New York, Hunter College and The Graduate Center, 695 Park Ave, New York, NY 10065, USA. [email protected]; ; Tel: +1 (212) 650 3918.
2 Department of Chemistry, City University of New York, College of Staten Island, 2800 Victory Blvd., Staten Island, NY 10314, USA. [email protected]; ; Tel: +1 (718) 982 2000.
The shape of silica nanoparticles is controlled when they are synthesized at liquid/liquid interfaces; the combination of organic and aqueous phases that form the interface can change the shape of silica into a triangle, cube, or rod.