The lure of ice-templating: Recent trends and opportunities for porous materials. (1st April 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Deville, Sylvain
• Is Part Of: Scripta materialia. Number 147(2018)
• Page Start: 119
• Page End: 124
• Publication Date: 2018-04-01
• Subjects: Ice-templating -- Porous materials -- Ceramics -- Metals and alloys -- Solidification; Materials -- Periodicals; Metallurgy -- Periodicals; Metalen; Legeringen; Materiaalkunde; Metals, metalworking and machinery industries; Metals; Electronic journals; 620.11
• DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2017.06.020
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1359-6462

Abstract

Abstract: Ice-templating is a simple materials processing and shaping route where the growth of crystals from a solvent template the porosity. Although the principles of ice-templating were established a long time ago, it has lured considerable attention over the past 5 years to become a well-established processing route for porous materials of all kinds. In this viewpoint, I summarize the current status and recent trends of ice-templating studies. I then review the unique assets of ice-templating and propose a roadmap of the most promising or pressing questions and opportunities in this domain. Graphical Abstract: