Spherical silica micro/nanomaterials have great potential to be used as carriers in biological medical and catalytic applications.
In their Nanoscale review article Xin Du and Junhui He describe recent developments in the synthesis of these materials, discuss their applications and look forward to the challenges of the future in this exciting research field.
Read this HOT Nanoscale review:
Spherical silica micro/nanomaterials with hierarchical structures: Synthesis and applications
Xin Du and Junhui He
Nanoscale, 2011
DOI: 10.1039/C1NR10660K
