Chem. Mater. 2010, 22, 1279–1281 1279 DOI:10.1021/cm903408x
Nanoporous Materials Derived from Polymeric Bicontinuous Microemulsions Brad H. Jones and Timothy P. Lodge* Department of Chemistry and Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 Received November 7, 2009 Revised Manuscript Received January 6, 2010
Nanoporous materials are commonly used in separations, storage, catalysis, and drug delivery. These applications require the synthesis of materials with precise macroscopic shape and well-defined pore dimensions and connectivity. In particular, it is often advantageous for a material to possess a three-dimensionally continuous pore network. Such a network generally facilitates high pore densities, leading to large surface areas desired in storage and catalysis. Moreover, the increased degree of pore connectivity afforded by three-dimensional continuity can improve material lifetime in applications where pore blockage is an issue, such as separations and catalysis. Certain zeolites and related materials1 and polymers designed to pack inefficiently2 contain micropore (
