Metal oxide modification via transition metal complexes: hybrid materials characterizations and potential applications in molecular recognition

Transition metal complexes were grafted onto silicon oxide particles and fully characterized by DRIFT, XPS, SEM spectroscopies were used for two tailored purposes: (i) as modifiers of inorganic materials for molecular recognition and differentiation and (ii) as potential contrast agents for X-ray mapping in SEM to localize the variation of porosity in materials volume. (C) 2002 Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved.