Preparation of periodic mesoporous organosilica with large mesopores using silica colloidal crystals as templates

Abstract

], within the voids of silica colloidal crystals, followed by the preferential dissolution of silica under well-controlled basic conditions. The pore size varied depending on the size of the silica nanospheres. The versatility of this method will allow for the wide tuning of the physical and chemical properties of organosiloxane-based mesoporous materials.