Rapid production of bicontinuous macroporous materials using intrinsically polymerizable bijels

Mesostructured Polymer Materials Based on Bicontinuous Microemulsions

Bijels stabilized using rod-like particles.

Bicontinuous interfacially jammed emulsion gels, in short 'bijels', rely on a trapped layer of colloidal particles for their stability. These structures have traditionally been created using spherical colloidal particles. Here we show for the first time the use of rod-shape particles to stabilize bijels. We show that domain size decreases more rapidly with particle concentration in the case of ...

Macroporous materials electrochemically grown photonic crystals

Colloidal crystallization has been explored for several years as a fabrication method for photonic crystals. While macroporous materials grown with silica or polymer colloids might exhibit pleasing opalescence, truly novel photonic behavior such as photonic band-gaps, is expected only for very high index of refraction contrast systems. This can possibly be achieved through electrodeposition of ...

Stabilizing bijels using a mixture of fumed silica nanoparticles.

Bijels are typically prepared by arresting the phase separation of two liquids using interfacial particles. The surface treatment of the particles is challenging but can be overcome at a cost (Cui et al., Science, 2013, 342, 460-463). Here, we use mixed commercial fumed-silica nanoparticles, giving a facile route to bijel production.

Rapid and Mass Production of Porous Materials Using a Continuous Microwave Equipment

A continuous microwave equipment (CME) has been successfully developed in order to achieve an extremely rapid and mass production for ZSM-5 and NaY zeolite. A precursor mixture for synthesis of ZSM-5 was prepared by mixing aluminosilicate gel with a nanoseed solution obtained under microwave irradiation, and pumped continuously into the CME. Duration time in the CME was 5 min to accomplish the ...