“…Furthermore, the incorporation of these ordered and hollow mesostructures as a minority component into neat polymers becomes a very attractive approach that can be used to achieve hybrid polymeric-based materials. In fact, they have been used as hosts and reactors in various polymerization reactions [ 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 ], where they also acted as catalyst carriers and as a reinforcing material [ 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 ]. In addition, these pristine mesoporous silicas are capable of chemical medication, which supposes a versatile range of methodologies that can be implemented to easily attain tailored functionalized polymeric composites [ 26 , 27 ] with fine-tuned performance characteristics.…”