A novel route to polymeric sub-micron fibers and their use as templates for inorganic structures.
A simple and generic method is described to prepare polymeric sub-micron fibers by freeze drying dilute polymer solutions; these polymeric fibers are then used as templates to fabricate inorganic structures via a sol-gel process or ion crosslinking reaction.
Qian
Lei
L
Department of Chemistry and Centre for Materials Discovery, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
Willneff
Elizabeth
E
Zhang
Haifei
H
D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D005612:Freeze Drying; D005782:Gels / Q000737:chemistry*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D005782:Gels; D011108:Polymers; C009495:titanium dioxide; D014025:Titanium