title: Preparation of porous materials with ordered hole structure.
abstract: This review paper investigates the synthesis of porous structures with controlled hole pattern and provides an overall view of the various factors involved when synthesizing such porous materials. The following factors are discussed: 1) various methods of synthesis to produce the porous structures; 2) materials which the porous structures are made of; 3) control of the pore structure; 4) various applications of such porous materials. The materials of the porous structures and the control of the pore structure will also be discussed separately under each different method, as these two factors are closely dependent on the method of fabrication.
authors.affiliation: Division of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, 9 Engineering Drive 1, Singapore 117576, Singapore.
authors.forename: Marcus Liew Kai
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Hoa
authors.forename: Meihua
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018407:Bacterial Physiological Phenomena; D001695:Biology; D002384:Catalysis; D003102:Colloids; D003460:Crystallization; D017785:Photons; D016062:Porosity; D012617:Sea Urchins
chemical_list: D003102:Colloids