title: Fabrication and analytical applications of hybrid mesoporous membranes.
abstract: Recently, a hybrid mesoporous membrane composed of surfactant-templated mesoporous silica inside a porous anodic alumina membrane has been developed. Since this membrane allows the use of columnar silica-mesopores (silica-nanochannels) as nanofluidic channels, separation of molecules can be realized by mass transport through the silica-nanochannel with molecular dimensions. Here, we review the methods to fabricate the hybrid mesoporous membranes, their structural features, and the analytical applications of hybrid mesoporous membranes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, Aoba, Sendai 980-8578, Japan. yakira@mail.tains.tohoku.ac.jp
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Norio
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Teramae