| MCM-41 | Mobil Composition of Matter-41 |
| BET | Brunauer–Emmett–Teller |
| SDA | Structure directing agents |
| PMOs | Periodic mesoporous silicas |
| pH | -log[H+] |
| CMC | Critical miceller concentration |
| nm | Nanometer |
| CTAB | Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide |
| IUPAC | International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry |
| TEOS | Tetraethyl orthosilicate |
| EtOH | Ethanol |
| C16TMACl | Cetyltrimethylammonium chloride |
| CPB | Cetylpyridinium bromide |
| 3D | Three dimensional |
| TEA | Triethanolamine |
| TBOS | Tetrabutyl orthosilicate |
| HMS | Hollow mesoporous silica |
| PS | Polystyrene |
| SBF | Simulated body fluid |
| PMAA | Poly(methacrylic acid) |
| DSSC | Dye-sensitized solar cell |
| MSN | Mesoporous silica nanoparticles |
| EtOAc | Ethyl acetate |
| BTDS | bis [3-(triethoxysilyl)propyl] disulphide |
| APTES | 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane |
| RB | Rhodamine B |
| µM | Micromolar |
| FC | Fluorocarbon |
| TMOS | Tetramethyl orthosilicate |
| GO | Graphene oxide |
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