Design, Manufacturing and Functions of Pore-Structured Materials: From Biomimetics to Artificial
Porous structures with light weight and high mechanical performance exist widely in the tissues of animals and plants. Biomimetic materials with those porous structures have been well-developed, and their highly specific surfaces can be further used in functional integration. However, most porous st...
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| description | Porous structures with light weight and high mechanical performance exist widely in the tissues of animals and plants. Biomimetic materials with those porous structures have been well-developed, and their highly specific surfaces can be further used in functional integration. However, most porous structures in those tissues can hardly be entirely duplicated, and their complex structure-performance relationship may still be not fully understood. The key challenges in promoting the applications of biomimetic porous materials are to figure out the essential factors in hierarchical porous structures and to develop matched preparation methods to control those factors precisely. Hence, this article reviews the existing methods to prepare biomimetic porous structures. Then, the well-proved effects of micropores, mesopores, and macropores on their various properties are introduced, including mechanical, electric, magnetic, thermotics, acoustic, and chemical properties. The advantages and disadvantages of hierarchical porous structures and their preparation methods are deeply evaluated. Focusing on those disadvantages and aiming to improve the performance and functions, we summarize several modification strategies and discuss the possibility of replacing biomimetic porous structures with meta-structures. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-394a9bb1fa1948679a5d761e1265f1692023-11-18T09:28:18ZengMDPI AGBiomimetics2313-76732023-03-018214010.3390/biomimetics8020140Design, Manufacturing and Functions of Pore-Structured Materials: From Biomimetics to ArtificialWeiwei Chen0Lin Gan1Jin Huang2Chongqing Key Laboratory of Soft-Matter Material Chemistry and Function Manufacturing, State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, ChinaChongqing Key Laboratory of Soft-Matter Material Chemistry and Function Manufacturing, State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, ChinaChongqing Key Laboratory of Soft-Matter Material Chemistry and Function Manufacturing, State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, ChinaPorous structures with light weight and high mechanical performance exist widely in the tissues of animals and plants. Biomimetic materials with those porous structures have been well-developed, and their highly specific surfaces can be further used in functional integration. However, most porous structures in those tissues can hardly be entirely duplicated, and their complex structure-performance relationship may still be not fully understood. The key challenges in promoting the applications of biomimetic porous materials are to figure out the essential factors in hierarchical porous structures and to develop matched preparation methods to control those factors precisely. Hence, this article reviews the existing methods to prepare biomimetic porous structures. Then, the well-proved effects of micropores, mesopores, and macropores on their various properties are introduced, including mechanical, electric, magnetic, thermotics, acoustic, and chemical properties. The advantages and disadvantages of hierarchical porous structures and their preparation methods are deeply evaluated. Focusing on those disadvantages and aiming to improve the performance and functions, we summarize several modification strategies and discuss the possibility of replacing biomimetic porous structures with meta-structures.https://www.mdpi.com/2313-7673/8/2/140biomimetic materialsporous structurehigh performancemeta-structure |
| spellingShingle | Weiwei Chen Lin Gan Jin Huang Design, Manufacturing and Functions of Pore-Structured Materials: From Biomimetics to Artificial Biomimetics biomimetic materials porous structure high performance meta-structure |
| title | Design, Manufacturing and Functions of Pore-Structured Materials: From Biomimetics to Artificial |
| title_full | Design, Manufacturing and Functions of Pore-Structured Materials: From Biomimetics to Artificial |
| title_fullStr | Design, Manufacturing and Functions of Pore-Structured Materials: From Biomimetics to Artificial |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design, Manufacturing and Functions of Pore-Structured Materials: From Biomimetics to Artificial |
| title_short | Design, Manufacturing and Functions of Pore-Structured Materials: From Biomimetics to Artificial |
| title_sort | design manufacturing and functions of pore structured materials from biomimetics to artificial |
| topic | biomimetic materials porous structure high performance meta-structure |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2313-7673/8/2/140 |
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