关键词:
Ice-templating
Solidification
Porous materials
Mechanical properties
Data repository
POROUS HYDROXYAPATITE SCAFFOLDS
ULTRA-HIGH-POROSITY
INTERCONNECTED PORE CHANNELS
CALCIUM-PHOSPHATE SCAFFOLDS
LOW THERMAL-CONDUCTIVITY
GLASS 13-93 SCAFFOLDS
X-RAY RADIOGRAPHY
ENHANCED PHOTOCATALYTIC PERFORMANCE
STABILIZED ZIRCONIA CERAMICS
ALIGNED MICROPOROUS WALLS
摘要:
Freeze-casting produces materials with complex, three-dimensional pore structures which may be tuned during the solidification process. The range of potential applications of freeze-cast materials is vast, and includes: structural materials, biomaterials, filtration membranes, pharmaceuticals, and foodstuffs. Fabrication of materials with application specific microstructures is possible via freeze casting, however, the templating process is highly complex and the underlying principles are only partially understood. Here, we report the creation of a freeze-casting experimental data repository, which contains data extracted from similar to 800 different freeze-casting papers (as of August 2017). These data pertain to variables that link processing conditions to microstructural characteristics, and finally, mechanical properties. The aim of this work is to facilitate broad dissemination of relevant data to freeze-casting researchers, promote better informed experimental design, and encourage modeling efforts that relate processing conditions to microstructure formation and material properties. An initial, systematic analysis of these data is provided and key processing-structure-property relationships posited in the freeze-casting literature are discussed and tested against the database. Tools for data visualization and exploration available through the web interface are also provided. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.