Highlights
- Hollow mesoporous silica was synthesized using hard template phenolic resin nanoparticles with the aid of cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB), which was simple and inexpensive.
- Hollow mesoporous silica preformed as a high drug loading carrier for regulation insoluble drug release, which can achieve sustained release.
- The difference between normal mesoporous silica (NMS) and HMS in drug loading efficiency, drug release behavior and solid state were also studied systematically.
