biostudies-literatureUnknown7(43)Lau YYIn this work, silicone nanofilament (SNF) coatings were prepared via a droplet-assisted growth and shaping (DAGS) approach, where the preparation of the coatings is allowed under ambient conditions. The application of SNF coatings as catalyst supports for amino moieties from (3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane (APTES) was investigated. With the optimized coating conditions identified, the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface areas of a bare glass filter substrate and bare glass beads after the coating have increased by 5-fold and 16-fold, respectively. The SNF-coated filters were readily functionalized with amino groups via a liquid-phase deposition process, and their catalytic activities for a Knoevenagel reaction were evaluated using a batch reactor and a packed bed reactor. In both reactors, the aACS omega39463-39470https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9632255biostudies-literatureSilicone Nanofilament Coatings as Flexible Catalyst Supports for a Knoevenagel Condensation Reaction in Batch and Flow Systems.PMC9632255Reith LChen KLiu SLau YYSeeger SfalseSilicone Nanofilament Coatings as Flexible Catalyst Supports for a Knoevenagel Condensation Reaction in Batch and Flow Systems.In this work, silicone nanofilament (SNF) coatings were prepared via a droplet-assisted growth and shaping (DAGS) approach, where the preparation of the coatings is allowed under ambient conditions. The application of SNF coatings as catalyst supports for amino moieties from (3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane (APTES) was investigated. With the optimized coating conditions identified, the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface areas of a bare glass filter substrate and bare glass beads after the coating have increased by 5-fold and 16-fold, respectively. The SNF-coated filters were readily functionalized with amino groups via a liquid-phase deposition process, and their catalytic activities for a Knoevenagel reaction were evaluated using a batch reactor and a packed bed reactor. In both reactors, the a2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Nov2025-04-04T21:25:25.018Z2025-04-04T21:25:25.018ZS-EPMC96322553634014310.1021/acsomega.2c06157