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Porous Carbon Produced in Air: Physicochemical Properties and Stem Cell Engineering
Author(s) -
Suh Won Hyuk,
Kang Jeung Ku,
Suh YooHun,
Tirrell Matthew,
Suslick Kenneth S.,
Stucky Galen D.
Publication year - 2011
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.201003606
Subject(s) - carbon fibers , mesoporous material , materials science , nanotechnology , porosity , carbon source , organic chemistry , biology , composite material , chemistry , composite number , biochemistry , catalysis
A novel one‐pot in situ templating method of synthesizing micro‐ and mesoporous carbon (spheres) in oxygenic conditions is reported. The mesoporous carbon has an extremely high surface area (over 1600 m 2 g −1 ). We also introduce, for the first time, lactate as a source of carbon, which is relatively inexpensive and bio‐friendly. To achieve this, aerosol‐based methods are employed to create a mesoporous and nanostructured carbon‐based material with the ultimate goal of influencing human stem cell biology.