title: Surfactant-templated nanomaterials synthesis.
abstract: The ability of amphiphilic compounds to self-assemble into well-defined structures can be taken advantage of for synthesis of inorganic materials with nanometer dimensions. The principle, which is biomimetic in character, is discussed with special attention put on three areas: microemulsion-based synthesis of nanoparticles, preparation of mesoporous materials from surfactant templates, and surfactant-mediated crystallization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Surface Chemistry, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden. kh@chem.chalmers.se
authors.forename: Krister
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Holmberg
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D003460:Crystallization; D004655:Emulsions; D008055:Lipids / Q000737:chemistry; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D004655:Emulsions; D008055:Lipids; D011108:Polymers; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; C422409:liquid crystal polymer; D012834:Silver