Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. General Synthesis and Physico-chemical Properties of Mesoporous Materials

2.1. Synthesis Methods of Mesoporous Materials

2.1.1. Sol-gel Method

2.1.2. Template Assisted Technique

2.1.3. Liquid Crystal Template Approach (LCTA)

2.1.4. Microwave Assisted Technique

2.1.5. Chemical Etching Technique

2.2. Templates

1. 1. Basic and Acidic Synthesis

2.3.1. Basic Condition

2.3.2. Acidic Condition 2.4. Temperature 2.5. Removal of Template

2.6. Nonaqueous Synthesis

2.7. Mesophase Tailoring

2.7.1 Micellar Mesostructure.

2.7.1.1. Critical Micelle Concentration

2.7.1.2. The Packing Parameter

2.7.1.3. The Hydrophilic/Hydrophobic Volume Ratio

2.7.1.4. Surfactant Phase Diagram.

2.7.2. 2-Dimensional (2D) Mesostructures.

2.7.3. 3-Dimensional (3D) Mesostructures.

2.7.3.1. Bicontinuous Cubic Mesostructures

2.7.3.2. Cage-type Mesostructures.

2.7.4. Lamellar and Disordered Mesostructures

2.7.5. Other Mesostructures.

2.8. Morphology Control of Mesoporous Silica 2.9. Modification of Mesoporous Silica 2.9.1. Modification of Nanoparticles Inside Mesoporous Silica

2.9.2. Organic Modification on the Pore Surface of Mesoporous Silica

2.9.2.1. Grafting Method

2.9.2.2. Co-condensation Method

2.10. Application of Mesoporous Silica

2.11. Periodic Mesoporous Organosilicas (PMOs)

Chapter 3. Synthetic Routes and New Precursors for the Preparation of PMOs

3.1. Synthetic Pathways of PMOs

3.2. Precursors for the Preparation of PMOs

3.2.1. Amorphous Precursors

3.2.1.1. Long Chain and Cyclic Moieties Bridged PMO Precursors

3.1.1.4. Bis-silylate Chiral Precursors

3.2.1.3. Metal Complexes Included in PMO Materials.

3.2.2. Crystalline Precursors

Chapter 4. PMOs with a Range of Morphologies

4.1. Powder or Monolith Morphologies

4.2. Hollow Morphology

4.3. Film Morphology

Chapter 5. PMOs for Catalytic Applications

5.1. Organic Group Functionalized PMO Materials

5.2. Metal Complex Functionalized PMOs 5.2.1. Pd Complex Functionalized PMOs 5.2.2. Ru Complex Functionalized PMOs

5.2.3. Pt Complex Functionalized PMOs

5.2.4. V Complex Functionalized PMOs

5.2.5. Ir Complex Functionalized PMOs

5.2.6. Mn Complex Functionalized PMOs

5.2.7. Cu Complex Functionalized PMOs

5.2.8. Rh Complex Functionalized PMO

5.2.9. Mo Complex Functionalized PMOs

5.2.10. Sc Complex Functionalized PMO

5.2.11. Ti Complex Functionalized PMOs

5.2.12. Fe, Cu, Sn Complex Functionalized PMOs

5.2.13. Ferrocene Complex Functionalized PMOs

5.2.14. WO 4 2- Complex Functionalized PMO

5.2.15. Bimetal Complex Functionalized PMOs

5.4. Metal Nanoparticles Supported PMOs 5.4.1. Au Nanoparticles Supported PMOs 5.4.2. Pt Nanoparticles Supported PMOs

5.4.3. Pd Nanoparticles Supported PMOs

5.4.4. Other Au, Pt, Pd Nanoparticles Supported PMOs

5.4.5. Pt-Pd Bi-metal Nanoparticles Supported PMOs

5.4.6. Pt, IrO x Nanoparticles Supported PMOs

5.4.7. Phosphomolybdic Acid Nanoparticles Supported PMOs

Chapter 6. PMOs as Hosts for Drug and Biomolecules

6.1. PMOs for Drug Delivery System

6.1.1. PMO as Nanocarrier

6.1.2. Hollow PMO

6.1.3. PMO with Gatekeeper

6.2. PMOs for Protein/Gene Delivery System

6.3. Biocompatibility of PMOs

Chapter 7. PMOs for Adsorption 7.1. Metal ions adsorption

7.1.1. Adsorption of Li + Ions Adsorption

7.2.2. Adsorption of Co 2+ Ions

7.1.3. Adsorption of Hg 2+ , Pb 2+ , Cd 2+ , and Ag 2+ Ions

7.2. Pollutant (Organic Molecules) Adsorption

7.3. Adsorption of Biomolecules

7.3.1. Adsorption of Protein

7-3-2. Adsorption of Enzyme

7.3.3. Amino Acids Adsorption and Cell Adhesion

Chapter 8. PMOs for Separation

8.1. Gas Adsorption/Separation

8.2. Chromatographic Phases

Chapter 9. Electronic and Optical Applications

9.1. Electronic Devices

9.2. Low- k PMO Films

9.3. Optical Applications

9.3.1. Light Harvesting

9.3.2.