Since its commercial production in the early twentieth century, titanium dioxide (TiO2) has
been widely used as a pigment1 and in sunscreens, 2, 3 paints, 4 ointments, toothpaste, 5 …

The interest in organic–inorganic hybrids as materials for optics and photonics started more
than 25 years ago and since then has known a continuous and strong growth. The high …

This review presents an extensive discussion on the major advances in the field of
periodically organized mesoporous thin films (POMTFs) obtained via surfactant templated …

The Pluronic P123 templated mesoporous TiO2 film was grown via layer-by-layer deposition
and characterized by a novel methodology based on the adsorption of n-pentane. Multiple …

Herein we report a novel self-assembly synthesis, structural and optical characterization of
mesoporous Bragg stacks (MBS) composed of spin-coated multilayer stacks of mesoporous …

Mesostructured silica thin films and particles prepared by surfactant‐templated sol–gel
techniques are highly versatile substrates for the formation of functional materials. The ability …

Mesostructured non-silicate oxides, with well-defined organization on the 2–50 nm size
scale, may play a pivotal role in advancing vital disciplines such as catalysis, energy …

Several in vitro and in vivo experiments have shown that nanostructured materials, which
mimic the nanometer topography of the native tissues, improve biocompatible responses …

Various examples of composite titania-based nanostructured materials exhibiting
cooperative functionalities between different active components are presented. The …

Understanding the electromagnetic interactions between plasmonic noble metal
nanocrystals and different substrates is very important because a number of plasmon-based …