In this review we present a short overview of the main fields of application of mesoporous
ordered films obtained via templating self-assembly. These materials, because of their very …

This review discusses the state of the art on the synthesis, functionalization and emerging
applications of mesoporous silica materials. Mesoporous silica materials can be synthesized …

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

“Chimie douce” based strategies allow, through the deep knowledge of materials chemistry
and processing, the birth of the molecular engineering of nanomaterials. This feature article …

Mesoporous films containing organic or biological functions within an organised array of
cavities are produced by combining sol–gel, self‐assembly of supramolecular templates and …

Environment‐sensitive Bragg reflectors are built using functional mesoporous thin films as
building blocks. Tuning of optical properties is achieved by changing the composition or …

The solgel transition is a chemicalphysical process commonly observed in several systems,
from organic polymers to colloids and oxides. The process, however, is not a thermodynamic …

A method to calculate the location of all Bragg diffraction peaks from nanostructured thin
films for arbitrary angles of incidence from just above the critical angle to transmission …

Organization of nanomaterials through self-assembly is an important example of disorder to
order evolution of nanoscaled systems. Mesoporous materials show an ordered porous …

The knowledge of the physics and the chemistry behind the evaporation of solvents is very
important for the development of several technologies, especially in the fabrication of thin …