Contemporary, Multidisciplinary Roles of Mesoporous Silica Nanohybrids/Nanocomposites

Number of nanomaterials have been produced as a result of the growth of nanoscience and nanotechnology, and have found applications in interdisciplinary sectors in which nanotechnology has now become indispensable. Owing to the better properties over individual nanomaterials, the hybrid materials have been broadly studied. Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MS Nps) have been employed as a matrix in the synthesis of nanohybrids and as a filler in nanocomposites due to its high porosity, adjustable pore volume, facile functionalization, thermal and chemical stability and less toxicity. So far, versatile MS Nps hybrids and composites have been synthesized as advanced smart materials to be applied across industrial and biological sectors. This review study gives an up-to-date viewpoint on the synthesis and uses of mesoporous silica nanohybrids and nanocomposites particularly in biomedical sectors, agricultural and food industries and in environmental remediation followed by future insights and research directions of MS Np hybrids and composites.