Magnolol (MG) is a small-molecule neolignan polyphenolic compound isolated from the genus Magnolia. The anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidative, anti-diabetic, anti-tumorgenic, anti-neurodegenerative, anti-depressant and anti-microbial properties of MG are well documented in recent literature. These fascinating multiple biological activities of MG encourage research about the development of new deliv...

A highly ordered cubic mesoporous silica SBA-1 with enhanced stability towards washing with water has been synthesized simply by adding D-fructose as an auxiliary agent during the synthesis.

Highly ordered mesoporous CdS nanowire arrays were synthesized by using mesoporous silica as hard template and cadmium xanthate (CdR(2)) as a single precursor. Upon etching silica, mesoporous CdS nanowire arrays were produced with a yield as high as 93 wt%. The nanowire arrays were characterized by XRD, N(2) adsorption, TEM, and SEM. The results show that the CdS products replicated from the me...

A novel bienzyme-channeling sensor was constructed by entrapping glucose oxidase (GOD) and horseradish peroxidase (HRP) in the mesopores of well-ordered hexagonal mesoporous silica structures (SBA-15). The SBA-15 mesoporous materials accelerated the electron transfer between the entrapped HRP and electrode. Both HRP and GOD retained their catalytic activities in the bienzyme-entrapped SBA-15 fi...

Amine-functionalized mesoporous SBA-15 silica loaded with bovine serum albumin (BSA) has been successfully encapsulated with a thin layer coating of poly(acrylic acid) PAA, with the entrapped BSA being released from the PAA-encapsulated SBA-15 at the higher pH value of 7.4 rather than at the lower pH value of 1.2. This novel drug delivery system has a potential application in the release of pro...

Ordered mesoporous SiC with high specific surface area (650-800 m(2) g(-1)) and well ordered pore structure was obtained via nanocasting of polycarbosilanes into SBA-15 and subsequent conversion of the polymer at 1300 degrees C.

Framework Ti-substituted, 3-D hexagonal mesoporous, Ti-SBA-12, obtained for the first time by direct hydrothermal synthesis, oxidises bulky molecules such as cyclohexene and cyclooctene to the epoxides with >96% selectivity at high conversion levels (>60%).

Magnetic Fe-SBA-15 mesoporous silica molecular sieves were prepared, characterized, and used for magnetic separation. Wet impregnation, drying, and calcination steps led to iron inclusion within the mesopores. Iron oxide was reduced to the metal form with hydrogen, and the magnetic Fe-SBA-15 was obtained. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy confirmed the preparation process from the oxide t...

ordered mesoporous carbon cmk-3 (omc) have been synthesized using mesoporous sba-15 silica as template and modified with cobalt carbonate. morphologies and surface texturing of materials werecharacterized by x-ray diffraction (xrd), scanning electron microscopy (sem) and n2 adsorption-desorptionisotherms. the cobalt modified ordered mesoporous carbon were found to have a surface area of 490.06m...

Single-crystal platinum nanorods with high aspect ratios and tunable length were fabricated on a large scale by a glycol-assisted one-step vacuum impregnation method, using mesoporous inorganic silica SBA-15 as the host.