The word "mesoporous" refers to a material or substance that has tiny holes or pores on a small to medium scale. These pores are larger than the ones found in materials described as "microporous" but smaller than those described as "macroporous."
This greatly simplifies the synthesis of mesoporous materials and is thus expected to become important for industrial up - scaling. (sciencedaily.com)
'' [PNNL scientist Eric] Ackerman and colleagues showed that an entrapping environment consisting of functionalized mesoporous silica actually enhances enzyme activity beyond the test - tube levels of free enzymes in solution. (pnnl.gov)
Dr. Jun Liu, who was studying the synthesis of mesoporous materials, got up from his desk and walked next door to see Dr. Glen Fryxell, a synthesis chemist who was focused on a DOE Office of Basic Energy Sciences - funded research on biomimetic coatings. (pnnl.gov)