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Meso/Macroporous Inorganic Oxide Monoliths from Polymer Foams
Author(s) -
Maekawa H.,
Esquena J.,
Bishop S.,
Solans C.,
Chmelka B.F.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200304248
Subject(s) - materials science , copolymer , polystyrene , oxide , cubic zirconia , polymer , chemical engineering , amphiphile , composite material , ceramic , engineering , metallurgy
Low‐density bimodal inorganic oxide monoliths (see Figure) have been prepared via a two‐step procedure using macroporous polystyrene foams and amphiphilic block copolymer structure‐directing agents. The resulting meso/macroporous inorganic framework structures could be obtained with different 3D bulk shapes and for a range of inorganic oxides, as demonstrated here for silica, zirconia, and titania.