Facile preparation of redox-responsive hollow mesoporous silica spheres for the encapsulation and controlled release of corrosion inhibitors

The redox-responsive hollow mesoporous silica sphere (HMSS) as smart nanocontainer demonstrates great potential for active agent storage and controlled release. In the present work, HMSS was firstly prepared by surfactant assisted selective etching method. Then, target corrosion inhibitors, 2-mercaptobenzothiazole (MBT) molecules, were loaded and encapsulated with redox-responsive supramolecular nanovalves, ZnO quantum dots. Results reveal that...