Periodic mesoporous organosilicas (PMOs) are prominent materials for a wide variety of application including catalysis, drug and gene transfer, sensing and imaging, optics, electronic devices, gas sensing, gas adsorption, biomolecule adsorption and chromatographic phases owing to their outstanding pore wall tuning properties. Since each organic molecule in their framework has different chemical behavior, incorporating different organic functionalities into the PMO framework make the materials with unique properties for specific applications. A wide range of PMOs with various bridged organic functionalities and morphologies have been prepared. However, some aspects remain to be studied. The current results and the forthcoming advances in PMOs will make them the materials of excellent for some high-technology applications. PMOs proved to be very useful in a variety of applications, and many others can be envisaged for the near future.
- Sung Soo Park
- Madhappan Santha Moorthy
- Chang-Sik Ha