Issue 9, 2013

Synthesis of mesoporous silica nanoparticles

Abstract

Good control of the morphology, particle size, uniformity and dispersity of mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) is of increasing importance to their use in catalyst, adsorption, polymer filler, optical devices, bio-imaging, drug delivery, and biomedical applications. This review discusses different synthesis methodologies to prepare well-dispersed MSNs and hollow silica nanoparticles (HSNs) with tunable dimensions ranging from a few to hundreds of nanometers of different mesostructures. The methods include fast self-assembly, soft and hard templating, a modified Stöber method, dissolving–reconstruction and modified aerogel approaches. In practical applications, the MSNs prepared by these methods demonstrate good potential for use in high-performance catalysis, antireflection coating, transparent polymer–MSNs nanocomposites, drug-release and theranostic systems.

Graphical abstract: Synthesis of mesoporous silica nanoparticles

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
02 Oct 2012
First published
12 Feb 2013

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2013,42, 3862-3875

Synthesis of mesoporous silica nanoparticles

S. Wu, C. Mou and H. Lin, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2013, 42, 3862 DOI: 10.1039/C3CS35405A

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