Fabrication of anisotropic porous silica monoliths by means of magnetically controlled phase separation in sol-gel processes

Langmuir

Volumn 28, Issue 34, 2012, Pages 12655-12662

  Furlan, Marco ^a   Lattuada, Marco ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC STRUCTURE; APPLIED MAGNETIC FIELDS; COLUMNAR STRUCTURES; EXTERNAL MAGNETIC FIELD; MACRO-POROSITY; MACROPORES; MECHANICAL ANISOTROPY; MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES; NANO-COLLOIDS; POROUS MONOLITHS; POROUS SILICA MONOLITH (PSM); SELF-ASSEMBLING; SILICA DOMAINS; SOL-GEL TRANSITIONS; SYSTEM COMPOSITION; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; PHASE SEPARATION; SOL-GELS; SPINODAL DECOMPOSITION;

SOL-GEL PROCESS;

EID: 84867533258     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la302407j     Document Type: Article

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