title: Incorporation of chemical functionalities in the framework of mesoporous silica.
abstract: Mesoporous silica, which shows well-defined pore systems, tunable pore diameters (2-30 nm), narrow pore size distributions and high surface areas (>600 m(2) g(-1)), is frequently modified using different methodologies (including in situ and post-synthetic strategies) to introduce various chemical functionalities useful in applications like catalysis, separation, drug delivery, and sensing. This contribution aims to provide a critical overview of the various strategies to incorporate chemical functionalities in mesoporous silica highlighting the advantages of the in situ methods based on the bottom-up construction of mesoporous silica containing various chemical functionalities in its structure.
authors: Molecular Nanotechnology Lab, Universidad de Alicante, Crtra. Alicante-S. Vicente s/n, Alicante, Spain.
authors: Noemi
authors: N
authors: Linares
authors: Elena
authors: E
authors: Serrano
authors: Marisa
authors: M
authors: Rico
authors: Alina Mariana
authors: AM
authors: Balu
authors: Elia
authors: E
authors: Losada
authors: Rafael
authors: R
authors: Luque
authors: Javier
authors: J
authors: García-Martínez