title: Highly Porous Materials with Unique Mechanical Properties from Smart Capillary Suspensions.
abstract: Smart capillary suspensions are used to fabricate macroporous solids with unique features regarding porosity and mechanical strength from a wide range of materials, including carbon layers and polyethylene membranes, even if sintering or high-temperature treatment is not feasible. High-strength porous ceramics are obtained, tailoring neck and pore shape via controlled deposition of fine particles at the sintering necks.
authors.affiliation: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Mechanical Process Engineering and Mechanics, Gotthard-Franz-Strasse 3, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany.
authors.forename: Jens
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dittmann
authors.affiliation: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Mechanical Process Engineering and Mechanics, Gotthard-Franz-Strasse 3, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany.
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Maurath
authors.affiliation: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Mechanical Process Engineering and Mechanics, Gotthard-Franz-Strasse 3, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany.
authors.forename: Boris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bitsch
authors.affiliation: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Mechanical Process Engineering and Mechanics, Gotthard-Franz-Strasse 3, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany.
authors.forename: Norbert
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Willenbacher
keywords: capillary suspensions; mechanical strength; porous materials; sintering; structure formation