Encoded nano-structures/particles have been used for barcoding and are in great demand
for the simultaneous analysis of multiple targets. Due to their nanoscale dimension (s), nano …

The past two decades have seen exciting advances in the discovery, improved synthesis,
processing, and molecularlevel engineering of new inorganic materials having specialized …

This report highlights developments in the fields of microporous and mesoporous materials
that were published mostly during the year 2002. Selected examples are provided to …

Highly ordered aluminum-containing mesoporous silica (Al-MCM-41) was prepared using
attapulgite clay mineral as a Si and Al source. Mesoporous complexes embedded with CuO …

A coupled semiconductor material is prepared by filling one-dimensional (1D) titania (TiO2)
nanotubes (NTs) with cadmium sulfide (CdS) nanoparticles (NPs). Self-assembled TiO2 NTs …

Metal–organic framework (MOF) coordination polymers have been the focus of recent
research interest because of their potential applications in molecular adsorption and …

A sonochemical method has been successfully used in order to incorporate MnO2
nanoparticles inside the pore channels of CMK‐3 ordered mesoporous carbon. Modification …

Microporous and mesoporous silicas are combined with nanoparticulate CdS particles to
form hybrid photocatalysts that produce H2 from water/ethanol solutions under visible light …

A new nanocomposite with conducting polypyrrole (PPy) confined in ordered mesoporous
silica SBA-15 channels has been synthesized by an in situ polymerization technique. The …

CdTe–montmorillonite (CdTe–MMT) nanocomposites are synthesized by in situ intercalation
of CdTe quantum dots (QDs) into a sodium MMT clay matrix via an ion exchange process …