Mesoporous Carbon: A Versatile Material for Scientific Applications

Abstract

Mesoporous carbon is a promising material having multiple applications. It can act as a catalytic support and can be used in energy storage devices. Moreover, mesoporous carbon controls body’s oral drug delivery system and adsorb poisonous metal from water and various other molecules from an aqueous solution. The accuracy and improved activity of the carbon materials depend on some parameters. The recent breakthrough in the synthesis of mesoporous carbon, with high surface area, large pore-volume, and good thermostability, improves its activity manifold in performing functions. Considering the promising application of mesoporous carbon, it should be broadly illustrated in the literature. This review summarizes the potential application of mesoporous carbon in many scientific disciplines. Moreover, the outlook for further improvement of mesoporous carbon has been demonstrated in detail. Hopefully, it would act as a reference guidebook for researchers about the putative application of mesoporous carbon in multidimensional fields.

Two-Dimensional Hexagonal-Shaped Mesoporous Carbon Sheets for Supercapacitors

“…Certain electrolytes cannot easily diffuse into disordered micropores of activated carbons, limiting their performance . Therefore, controlling the mesoporosity is important, such that mesoporous carbon materials are attracting increasing interest. − Mesopores in carbon materials allow faster ion diffusion at high current densities with more efficient use of the surface area for the generation of electrical double layers. Two-dimensional (2D) mesoporous carbons may have shorter channels for charge transport, , which would be highly desirable for EDLCs.…”

Synthesis and Characterization of Nanoporous Carbon Carriers for Losartan Potassium Delivery

“…Before being administered as drug carriers, the nanoparticle biocompatibility and toxicity should be assessed. Moreover, there are increasingly more reports confirming their sustained API release, high sorption capacities, simple surface functionalization, and distinctive supramolecular π-π stacking with aromatic-drug molecules [ 35 , 36 ]. An interesting example of OMCs synthesis and modification specifically for tumor therapy in acidic microenvironments was presented by Huang et al [ 37 ].…”

Biodistribution of Mesoporous Carbon Nanoparticles via Technetium-99m Radiolabelling after Oral Administration to Mice

“…Mesoporous carbon nanoparticles (MCNs) [23], on the other hand, offer a non-toxic (as shown by several in vitro studies [14,[24][25][26]) and structurally robust alternative with high thermal and mechanical stability [27]. Nevertheless, the potential of MCNs as drug delivery systems has not been fully explored yet, and in contrast to the massive work on mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) [28] they have only recently started to gain attention as components of therapeutic formulations [29].…”

“…A first step towards understanding the respective pharmacokinetics and a critical point for the development of effective drug delivery systems is monitoring the transport and biodistribution of the carriers in animal models [47][48][49]; however, biodistribution studies for MCNs are still lacking. Relevant investigations are so far limited to (0D) quantum dots [50][51][52] or to carbon nanostructures such as (1D) carbon nanotubes [53,54] and (2D) graphene [55]; 3D carbon particles (e.g., hollow core-mesoporous shell nanocapsules and CMK-type nanospheres) have been seldom studied, although they have shown high loading capacities and controlled release capabilities [11,14,27,32].…”