Synthesis of porous materials and their microstructural control through ice templating

Engineering Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1-8

  Tanthapanichakoon, Wiwut ^a   Tamon, Hajime ^b   Nakagawa, Kyuya ^c   Charinpanitkul, Tawatchai ^d  

^a TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HYOGO   (Japan)

^d CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

CNT; Ice templating; Microfiber; Microhoneycomb; Porous material

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879921144     PISSN: 01258281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4186/ej.2013.17.3.1     Document Type: Editorial

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