Table 1.

The characteristics of the main mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs). MCM, Mobil Crystalline Materials or Mobil Composition of Matter; SBA, Santa Barbara amorphous; FSM, folded sheets of mesoporous materials; TUD, Technical Delft University; HMM, Hiroshima Mesoporous Material; COK, Centrum voor Oppervlaktechemie en Katalyse/Centre for Research Chemistry and Catalysis; FDU, Fudan University.

MSN Type	Dimensionality and Crystal System	Space Group	Pore Size [nm]	Surface Area [m2/g]	Pore Volume [cm3/g]	Reference
MCM-41	2D hexagonal	P6mm	1.5–8	900–2100	>1	[15,23,24,25]
MCM-48	cubic	Ia3d	1.5–6.5	900–1500	>1	[15,23,26]
MCM-50	lamellar	p2	2–5	n.a.	>1	[15,23,27]
SBA-11	cubic	Pm3m	2.1–3.6	n.a.	0.68	[15,23,27]
SBA-12	3D hexagonal	P63/mmc	3.1	n.a.	0.83	[15,23,27]
SBA-15	2D hexagonal	p6mm	6–10	662	1.17	[15,23,28]
SBA-16	cubic	Im3m	5–15	1000	0.91	[15,23,27]
FSM-16	2D hexagonal	p6mm	3.2–3.9	500–900	0.96	[29,30,31]
TUD-1	disordered	-	2.5–25	300–1000	0.5–1.7	[32,33,34]
HMM-33	disordered	-	4–15	-	-	[35]
COK-12	hexagonal	P6m	5.5–6	860	0.45–1.23	[15,35,36]
FDU-2	cubic	Fd3m	2.3–3	960	0.98	[37]
FDU-11	tetragonal	P4/mmm	2.7	1490	1.88	[38]
FDU-12	cubic	Fm3m	36	250–450	0.27–0.48	[39]
FDU-13	orthorhombic	Pmmm	1.7	1210	1.83	[38]

n.a., information not available.