Recent Developments on the Catalytic and Biosensing Applications of Porous Nanomaterials

Nanoscopic materials have demonstrated a versatile role in almost every emerging field of research. Nanomaterials have come to be one of the most important fields of advanced research today due to its controllable particle size in the nanoscale range, capacity to adopt diverse forms and morphologies, high surface area, and involvement of transition and non-transition metals. With the introduction of porosity, nanomaterials have become a more promising candidate than their bulk counterparts in catalysis, biomedicine, drug delivery, and other areas. This review intends to compile a self-contained set of papers related to new synthesis methods and versatile applications of porous nanomaterials that can give a realistic picture of current state-of-the-art research, especially for catalysis and sensor area. Especially, we cover various surface functionalization strategies by improving accessibility and mass transfer limitation of catalytic applications for wide variety of materials, including organic and inorganic materials (metals/metal oxides) with covalent porous organic (COFs) and inorganic (silica/carbon) frameworks, constituting solid backgrounds on porous materials.

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Nanoscopic materials play a versatile role in various emerging research fields. Due to their controllable particle size, diverse forms and morphologies, high surface area, and involvement of transition and non-transition metals, nanomaterials have become one of the most important areas of advanced research. By introducing porosity, nanomaterials have shown more promise than their bulk counterparts in catalysis, biomedicine, drug delivery, and other areas. This review aims to compile a set of papers on new synthesis methods and versatile applications of porous nanomaterials to provide an overview of current state-of-the-art research, particularly in catalysis and sensor area.