| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2020 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Functional Nanomaterials 2020: Translating Innovation into Pioneering Technologies
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| Presentation Title |
Bioinspired Freeze-cast Nanostructured Materials Templated by Energized Fields |
| Author(s) |
Steven E. Naleway, Isaac Nelson, Tony J. Yin, Debora Lyn Porter, Taylor A. Ogden, Max Mroz, Paul Wadsworth |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Steven E. Naleway |
| Abstract Scope |
Freeze casting is a bioinspired technique for the fabrication of tailored, porous ceramic materials with structuring down to the nanoscale. Mimetic of the growth of mammalian bone and other biomaterials where biopolymers template the deposit of biominerals to create complex composites, freeze casting employs a template of growing ice crystals to create a complex porous microstructure in any ceramic. We propose that this bioinspired technique can be controlled through either intrinsic (those that modify from within by altering the constituents) or extrinsic (those that apply external forces or templates) means. Through these classifications, examples of extrinsic (through energized external fields) freeze cast, bioinspired structures will be discussed with a focus on providing advanced control of the final material structure and properties. Applications in energy and filtration technologies will be discussed. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: Supplemental Proceedings volume |