Fabrication of silica nanotubes by using self-assembled gels and their applications in environmental and biological fields

This critical review focuses on the preparation methods of a variety of the silica nanotubes by self-assembled organogels and the recent development of silica-based organic–inorganic hybrid nanomaterials for use as chemosensors in environmental studies as well as adsorbents for inorganic guest molecules and in biological applications for delivery of organic guest molecules (127 references).