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SUBMITTER: Muth JT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5338428 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Muth Joseph T JT Dixon Patrick G PG Woish Logan L Gibson Lorna J LJ Lewis Jennifer A JA
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20170208 8
Hierarchical cellular structures are ubiquitous in nature because of their low-density, high-specific properties, and multifunctionality. Inspired by these systems, we created lightweight ceramic architectures composed of closed-cell porous struts patterned in the form of hexagonal and triangular honeycombs by direct foam writing. The foam ink contains bubbles stabilized by attractive colloidal particles suspended in an aqueous solution. The printed and sintered ceramic foam honeycombs possess l ...[more]