ABSTRACT Inorganic-organic mesostructured materials have extensively been investigated from both fundamental and practical viewpoints owing to their unusually high surface area and porosity, ordered pore arrangements, pore size uniformity, as well as possible surface engineering. Besides the variation of microstructures and chemical compositions, the morphology of mesoporous silicas is a key issue for their practical applications as well as for understanding the formation mechanisms of inorganic-surfactant hybrid mesostructures. Accordingly, the syntheses, characterization and possible applications of mesoporous silica films have extensively been investigated recently. This review article summarizes the studies on the mesoporous silica films synthesized by surfactant aggregates as supramolecular templates.
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