Issue 23, 2018

New insights into the structure–performance relationships of mesoporous materials in analytical science

Abstract

Mesoporous materials are ideal carriers for guest molecules and they have been widely used in analytical science. The unique mesoporous structure provides special properties including large specific surface area, tunable pore size, and excellent pore connectivity. The structural properties of mesoporous materials have been largely made use of to improve the performance of analytical methods. For instance, the large specific surface area of mesoporous materials can provide abundant active sites and increase the probability of contact between analytes and active sites to produce stronger signals, thus leading to the improvement of detection sensitivity. The connections between analytical performances and the structural properties of mesoporous materials have not been discussed previously. Understanding the “structure–performance relationship” is highly important for the development of analytical methods with excellent performance based on mesoporous materials. In this review, we discuss the structural properties of mesoporous materials that can be optimized to improve the analytical performance. The discussion is divided into five sections according to the analytical performances: (i) selectivity-related structural properties, (ii) sensitivity-related structural properties, (iii) response time-related structural properties, (iv) stability-related structural properties, and (v) recovery time-related structural properties.

Graphical abstract: New insights into the structure–performance relationships of mesoporous materials in analytical science

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
09 Aug 2018
First published
11 Oct 2018

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2018,47, 8766-8803

New insights into the structure–performance relationships of mesoporous materials in analytical science

J. Wang, Q. Ma, Y. Wang, Z. Li, Z. Li and Q. Yuan, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2018, 47, 8766 DOI: 10.1039/C8CS00658J

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