Synthesis of inorganic materials with complex form

Mann, Stephen
Ozin, Geoffrey A.

S.M. is at the School of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK. G.A.O is at the Materials Chemistry Research Group, Lash Miller Chemical Laboratories, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A1, Canada.

Nature 382(6589):p 313-318, July 25, 1996.

Recent developments in inorganic materials chemistry suggest that concepts such as morphogenesis, replication, self-organization and metamorphosis could be useful for devising new synthetic strategies. Inorganic materials with complex form can be chemically synthesized by pattern replication of self-organized organic assemblies, such as micelles, vesicles and foams.