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Applications of ice‐templated ceramics
Author(s) -
White Mary Anne,
Conrad Jacy,
Chen Ran,
Romao Carl,
Pereira Anderson,
Hill Ian
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of applied ceramic technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.4
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1744-7402
pISSN - 1546-542X
DOI - 10.1111/ijac.12896
Subject(s) - materials science , ceramic , slurry , porosity , composite number , green body , composite material , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , engineering
The freeze‐cast ceramics process involves the use of an aqueous slurry in which ice acts as a fugitive template, providing control of the morphology of the resultant green body, which is then sintered. Here, we report a variety of applications of ice‐templated ceramics, showcasing the versatility of the process. Applications include: as a suitable scaffold for silver loading and release at concentrations that could show antibacterial properties; as a component of a robust composite material with negative thermal expansion but reduced material cost; as thin porous structures for dye‐sensitized solar cells.