Afacilemethodforthesynthesisofsilver-silica（Ag-SiO2）Janusparticleswithfunctionalitiessuitablefortextileapplicationsisreported.SilicananoparticlespreparedbytheStobermethodwerefunctionalizedwithepoxy,amine,andthiolgroups,whichwereconfirmedbyFouriertransforminfraredanalysis.ThefunctionalizedsilicananoparticleswereusedtoproducePickeringemulsions,andtheexposedsurfacewasusedfortheattachmentofsilvernanoparticles（AgNPs）viathelow-temperaturechemicalreductionmethod.ThemorphologyandstructureoftheAg-SiO2Janusparticleswerecharacterizedbyscanningelectronmicroscopy,scanningtransmissionelectronmicroscopy,high-resolutiontransmissionelectronmicroscopy,energy-dispersiveX-rayanalysis,andUV-visspectroscopy.Becauseoftheirspecificfunctionalities,theseAg-SiO2Janusparticlesareproposedforapplicationsontextilesubstrates,astheycanovercomeseveraldrawbacksofdirectapplicationofAgNPsontextiles,suchasleaching,agglomeration,andinstabilityduringstorage.
