On form dictating function: shape and structural effects in silica-based functional materials.
Along with basic physicochemical properties, the morphology of sol-gel materials, both on the macro-, meso-, and nanoscale, controls function and utility. Referring to recent achievements, we focus on the relation between form and activity for functional silica-based materials to elucidate a few general concepts of usefulness in guiding research in this burgeoning field.
Istituto per lo Studio dei Materiali Nanostrutturati, CNR, via Ugo La Malfa 153, 90146 Palermo, Italy. mario.pagliaro@ismn.cnr.it
Mario
M
Pagliaro
Rosaria
R
Ciriminna
Giovanni
G
Palmisano
D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013499:Surface Properties
D012822:Silicon Dioxide