Cationic surfactants have gained significant interest since their introduction. Their properties
and adsorption behavior onto different surfaces have driven the development of a plethora …

Ordered mesoporous materials have great potential in the field of gas sensing. Today
various template-assisted synthesis methods facilitate the preparation of silica (SiO2) as well …

Technical advances in various fields, such as adsorption, separation, catalysis, drug
delivery, sensors, photonics, and nanodevices, require the development of ordered porous …

With the discovery of MCM-41 by Mobil researchers in 1992 the journey of the research on
mesoporous materials started and in the 21st century this area of scientific investigation …

The introduction of stimuli-responsive micron-nano containers endows traditional coatings
with intelligent self-healing functions. Recently, the research on stimuli-responsive micron …

Ordered mesoporous materials are attracting wide concern because of their applications in
the field of catalysis, adsorption, separations, drug delivery systems and gas sensors owing …

The 20 standard amino acids (together with a few more that are not used in the biosynthesis
of proteins) constitute a versatile tool box for synthesis of surfactants. Anionic, cationic and …

The ability to manufacture ordered mesoporous materials using low-cost precursors and
scalable processes is essential for unlocking their enormous potential to enable …

Highly ordered and vertically oriented mesoporous silica films can be generated by electro-
assisted self-assembly (EASA). The method involves the electrogeneration of hydroxide ions …

The discovery of novel family of molecular sieves called M41S aroused a worldwide
resurgence in the field of porous materials. According to IUPAC definition inorganic solids …