Fabrication of Functionally Graded Aerogels, Cellular Aerogels and Anisotropic Ceramics

Author

C. Wingfield
L. Franzel
Massimo F. Bertino, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
Nicholas Leventis, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow

Abstract

We report on the fabrication and characterization of anisotropic porous materials: functionally graded, cellular and compositionally anisotropic aerogels and ceramics. This new class of materials was fabricated by photopolymerizing selected regions of a homogeneous monolith using visible light. Visible light is not significantly absorbed and not significantly scattered by organic molecules and oxide nanoparticles in wet gels and it allows fabrication of deeply penetrating, well-resolved patterns. Simple variations of the exposure geometry allowed fabrication of a wide variety of anisotropic materials without requiring layering or bonding. © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2011.

Recommended Citation

C. Wingfield et al., "Fabrication of Functionally Graded Aerogels, Cellular Aerogels and Anisotropic Ceramics," Journal of Materials Chemistry, Royal Society of Chemistry, Jan 2011.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1039/c1jm10898k

Department(s)

Physics

Second Department

Chemistry

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0959-9428

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

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text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2011 Royal Society of Chemistry, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 2011