posted on 2006-05-17, 00:00authored byH. Djojoputro, X. F. Zhou, S. Z. Qiao, L. Z. Wang, C. Z. Yu, G. Q. Lu
Periodic mesoporous organosilica (PMO) hollow spheres with tunable wall thickness have been successfully synthesized by a new vesicle and a liquid crystal “dual templating” mechanism, which may be applicable for drug and DNA delivery systems, biomolecular encapsulation, as well as nanoreactors for conducting biological reactions at the molecular levels.