title: Synthesis of functional hybrid silica scaffolds with controllable hierarchical porosity by dynamic templating.
abstract: We report a facile one-pot synthesis of hierarchically porous scaffolds, with independent control over nanoparticle mesoporosity and scaffold macroporosity. Our technique combines the chemistry of mesoporous silica nanoparticles with the control afforded by dynamic templating of surfactant mesophases. These materials are readily functionalizable and allow controllable spatial variation in macroporosity.
authors.affiliation: Chemical Engineering, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune 411008, India.
authors.forename: Anal Kr
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Ganai
authors.forename: Sushma
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumari
authors.forename: Kamendra P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Chakadola
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Panda
authors.forename: Guruswamy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kumaraswamy
authors.forename: Sayam Sen
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Gupta