The regents used in the following experiments were methanol purchased from Fisher scientific, tetramethyl orthosilicate (TMOS), uranyl acetate, oxalic acid, sodium hydroxide, hydrochloric acid, phenolphthalein, and de-ionized nano pure water (DI water) filtered in-house using a Millipore system. All glassware used in these experiments were thoroughly washed and oven dried unless noted.