The GAO Materials Chemistry Research Group

Welcome to one of our guest columns, where active researchers can share their views on topics relevant to materials science. Professor Geoffrey Ozin from the University of Toronto shares his thoughts on porous materials.

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Welcome to one of our guest columns, where active researchers can share their views on topics relevant to materials science. Professor Geoffrey Ozin from the University of Toronto shares his views on the fields of biomimetics and artificial petrification.
— Materials Views

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Mesoporous materials: Why PMO? Towards Functionality and Utility of Periodic Mesoporous Organosilicas

Wendong Wang, Jennifer E. Lofgreen and Geoffrey A. Ozin

Writing on the pore wall with a synthetic quill is the idea illustrated in the cover image. This idea captures the role of creative materials chemistry in the development of a novel class of materials called periodic mesoporous organosilica (PMO) since its inception a decade ago. Through the fusion of organic chemistry and inorganic materials chemistry, PMO has grown to possess a variety of new and exciting compositions, properties, and functions. Through a handful of recent trendsetting case histories, the cross-disciplinary applications of PMO in chemistry and physics, materials science and engineering, biology, and medicine are demonstrated in a most powerful way. In doing so, the Review that this image features aims to inspire more collaborative and ambitious endeavors in the second decade of PMO research. For more information, please read the Review “Why PMO? Towards Functionality and Utility of Periodic Mesoporous Organosilicas” by G. A. Ozin and co-workers beginning on page 2634.

In our final author commentary to mark the 10th anniversary of Advanced Functional Materials, Professor Geoffrey Ozin from the University of Toronto gives us an insight into the story behind his groundbreaking photonics work published in 2002.
— Materials Views

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Welcome to one of our guest columns, where active researchers can share their views on topics relevant to materials science. Professor Geoffrey Ozin from the University of Toronto shares his thoughts on who should be credited for the field of nanochemistry. — Materials Views

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Welcome Professor Josef Breu and Daniel Kunz!

Welcome to one of our guest columns, where active researchers can share their views on topics relevant to materials science. Professor Geoffrey Ozin from the University of Toronto gives us his thoughts on nanochemistry and photonic metamaterials. — Materials Views

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Welcome to one of our guest columns, where active researchers can share their views on topics relevant to materials science. Professor Geoffrey Ozin from the University of Toronto tells us what he thinks about nanoscale silicon and its future.  — Materials Views

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Professor Micha Polak from Israel and Professor Omer Dag from Turkey. Welcome!!