Freeze-casting produces materials with complex, three-dimensional pore structures which
may be tuned during the solidification process. The range of potential applications of freeze …

The innovations of materials science and modern technologies are boosting the prosperity
of polymer composites in various emerging multi-disciplinary fields. Cooperating with the …

The ice templating assembly has been investigated to construct macroporous channels of
functional nanomaterials with well‐defined homogeneous morphology. Recently, this …

Ice growth has attracted great attention for its capability of fabricating hierarchically porous
microstructure. However, the formation of tilted lamellar microstructure during freezing needs …

Infiltration of a molten metal phase into a ceramic scaffold to manufacture metal–ceramic
composites often involves high temperature, high pressure, and expensive processes. Low …

A metal–ceramic composite comprised of≈ 82 vol% alumina (Al2O3) and≈ 18 vol% nickel
(Ni) is fabricated via co‐assembly of alumina micro‐platelets with Ni particles using the …

Hybrid composites of layered brittle‐ductile constituents assembled in a brick‐and‐mortar
architecture are promising for applications requiring high strength and toughness. Mostly …

The long standing need of the implant manufacturing industries is to fabricate multi-matrix,
customized porous scaffold as cost-effectively. In recent years, freeze casting has shown …

A novel freezing unit was developed for use in ceramic processing by the freeze casting
technique. This step is crucial, since the macrostructure promoted by this technique is …

Understanding the role of the ductile polymer phase in mechanical behavior of bioinspired
hybrid composites is an important step toward development of materials with damage …