Soft templating strategies for the synthesis of mesoporous materials: Inorganic, organic-inorganic hybrid and purely organic solids

► Comprehensive review of self-assembly of surfactants for directing mesoporous materials ► Synthesis of inorganic, organic-inorganic hybrid and organic mesoporous materials ► Surfactant-solid interactions ► Functionalization of mesopore surface ► Frontline applications of mesoporous solids