Ultralight, scalable, and high-temperature-resilient ceramic nanofiber sponges.

ABSTRACT: Ultralight and resilient porous nanostructures have been fabricated in various material forms, including carbon, polymers, and metals. However, the development of ultralight and high-temperature resilient structures still remains extremely challenging. Ceramics exhibit good mechanical and chemical stability at high temperatures, but their brittleness and sensitivity to flaws significantly complicate the fabrication of resilient porous ceramic nanostructures. We report the manufacturing of large-scale, lightweight, high-temperature resilient, three-dimensional sponges based on a variety of oxide ceramic (for example, TiO₂, ZrO₂, yttria-stabilized ZrO₂, and BaTiO₃) nanofibers through an efficient solution blow-spinning process. The ceramic sponges

SUBMITTER: Wang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5457032 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature