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To capture and resolve the transient intermediate structures during the bottom-up self-assembly of triply periodic hyperbolic silica scaffolds.

August 16, 2026Interface FocusOpen Access

Formation of a silica scaffold with a hyperbolic surface structure as a time-frozen glimpse by ultraviolet curing

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QDQuanzheng Deng YLYingyi Liu YCYuanyuan Cao

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Experimental study demonstrates the step-by-step formation of hyperbolic silica scaffolds using rapid ultraviolet curing, revealing key unstable intermediates in self-assembled nanomaterials.

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To capture and resolve the transient intermediate structures during the bottom-up self-assembly of triply periodic hyperbolic silica scaffolds.
Applied rapid ultraviolet (UV) light curing to freeze and preserve structural intermediates at various reaction stages without disrupting structural evolution.
Synthesized silica scaffolds using a miktoarm block copolymer, poly(ethylene oxide)-s-(polystyrene)2, combined with tetraethyl orthosilicate in tetrahydrofuran and aqueous HCl.
Identified the phase transformation sequence: lamellar → perforated lamellar → single network → double diamond network → shifted double diamond after calcination.
Demonstrated that perforated lamellae and single networks serve as unstable key intermediates that facilitate transition into stable double network configurations.

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Deng et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8178fcf2fb91fc834ac220 https://doi.org/10.1098/rsfs.2025.0091

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August 16, 2026Interface FocusOpen Access

Formation of a silica scaffold with a hyperbolic surface structure as a time-frozen glimpse by ultraviolet curing

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Authors

QDQuanzheng Deng YLYingyi Liu YCYuanyuan Cao

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Overview

Experimental study demonstrates the step-by-step formation of hyperbolic silica scaffolds using rapid ultraviolet curing, revealing key unstable intermediates in self-assembled nanomaterials.

Key Points

To capture and resolve the transient intermediate structures during the bottom-up self-assembly of triply periodic hyperbolic silica scaffolds.
Applied rapid ultraviolet (UV) light curing to freeze and preserve structural intermediates at various reaction stages without disrupting structural evolution.
Synthesized silica scaffolds using a miktoarm block copolymer, poly(ethylene oxide)-s-(polystyrene)2, combined with tetraethyl orthosilicate in tetrahydrofuran and aqueous HCl.
Identified the phase transformation sequence: lamellar → perforated lamellar → single network → double diamond network → shifted double diamond after calcination.
Demonstrated that perforated lamellae and single networks serve as unstable key intermediates that facilitate transition into stable double network configurations.

Cite This Study

Deng et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8178fcf2fb91fc834ac220 https://doi.org/10.1098/rsfs.2025.0091

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