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On form dictating function: shape and structural effects in silica‐based funtional materials
Author(s) -
Pagliaro Mario,
Ciriminna Rosaria,
Palmisano Giovanni
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the chemical record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.61
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1528-0691
pISSN - 1527-8999
DOI - 10.1002/tcr.200900023
Subject(s) - function (biology) , materials science , nanotechnology , chemistry , computer science , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
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. © 2010 The Japan Chemical Journal Forum and Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Chem Rec 10: 000–000; 2010: Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ) DOI 10.1002/tcr.200900023