“…Recently, natural biomaterials such as cotton, , bagasse, corn stalk, protein, yeast, , pollen, and legume each have been used as a biotemplate to synthesis of biomorphic functional materials. These natural species present highly optimized, unique material systems after stringent natural selection processes of billions of years. , By elaborately replicating these structural systems, we can obtain biomorphic functional materials with a subtle micronanostructure, which are barely attainable by traditional synthesized strategies. , With their unique structural advantages, these novel biomorphic materials are, therefore, expected to demonstrate amazing applicable properties. − To date, 1D micro-/nanostructured tubular ZnO, NiO, SiO 2 , and Al 2 O 3 have been successfully synthesized through the use of different biomaterials, and their performances have been quite intriguing in gas adsorption and energy storage/conversion applications.…”