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Uniform Macroporous Ceramics and Plastics by Emulsion Templating
Author(s) -
Imhof Arnout,
Pine David J.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
chemical engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-4125
pISSN - 0930-7516
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-4125(199808)21:8<682::aid-ceat682>3.0.co;2-u
Subject(s) - emulsion , porosity , materials science , ceramic , chemical engineering , acrylamide , polymer , composite material , copolymer , engineering
Macroporous materials with highly uniform pores in the range 50 nm to 20 μm and of any desired porosity up to 90% can be produced using the method introduced here—emulsion templating. The Figure shows an extremely porous poly(acrylamide) gel, one of the many types of materials that can be synthesized using this versatile technique.