title: A simple extrusion method for the synthesis of aligned silica nanowires using the template of a rigid surfactant mesophase.
abstract: Long range alignment of silica nanowires has been accomplished by extrusion of a novel surfactant mesophase prior to silica synthesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA.
authors.forename: Limin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Grace
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Arijit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bose
authors.forename: Jibao
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Gary L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: McPherson
authors.forename: Vijay T
authors.initials: VT
authors.lastname: John