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From Polymeric to Particulate Inorganic Macrocellular Foams: Some Integrative Chemistry Synthetic Pathways

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 March 2011

Florent Carn  and
Rénal Backov
Florent Carn
Affiliation:
C.R.P.P. CNRS UPR 8641, 115 Ave. Albert Schweitzer, Pessac, F-33200, France
Rénal Backov
Affiliation:
C.R.P.P. CNRS UPR 8641, 115 Ave. Albert Schweitzer, Pessac, F-33200, France
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Abstract

Hierarchically organized matter appears today a strong and highly competitive field of research mainly induced by the wide scope of applications expected. In this context, chemistry of shapes appears as a strong interdisciplinary field of research combining soft chemistry and soft matter. Hierarchical inorganic porous silica monoliths can be obtained combining air-liquid foams either with molecular precursors promoting condensation within the foam's Plateau borders confined geometry or with pre-synthesized nanobuilding blocks that will be organized within the foam's Plateau border and films. By controlling the air-liquid foam's water liquid fraction we can design the inorganic porous texture at the macroscale (i.e. cell sizes and shapes as well as the Plateau borders thickness). Considering the nanobuilding block approach, final scaffolds are a very close transcription of the tailored periodic air-liquid foam template, while highly ordered close-packed silica colloids are texturing the as-synthesized foam walls. The interconnected nanoparticles and associated void space between adjacent particles allow generating intrinsic mesopores, thereby defining hierarchically organized porous scaffolds. The good control over both the air-liquid foam's water volume fraction and the bubble size allow a rational tuning of the macropore shapes (diameter, Plateau border's width). In contrast with previous studies, closed-cell structures can be reached, while the opal like scaffold structure is maintained with thermal treatment, avoiding thus strong shrinkage associated to the sintering effect.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1007: Symposium S – Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Materials-2007 , 2007 , 1007-S05-08
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2007

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