Abstract

Sana Alahmad

Recent research has looked to develop innovative and powerful novel functionalized mesoporous silica type MCM-41, controlling and tailoring their properties in a very predictable manner to meet the needs of specific applications. Surface functionalization of ordered mesoporous silica has garnered intense interest for use as solid supports due to its large surface area, fast adsorption kinetics and controllable pore size and pore arrangement in comparison to amorphous silica gel. After a brief introduction to mesoporous silica synthesis, the various methods to modify the surface of mesoporous silica materials, as well as applications in catalysis, adsorption, and guest-host chemistry, chemical separations, biosensors and chemosensors, will be discussed.

Mesoprous silica; Biosensors; Chemosensors

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