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 …

When solutions and slurries are directionally solidified, complex dynamics of solvent crystal
growth and solvent templating determine the final hierarchical architecture of the freeze-cast …

Natural materials, such as bone, teeth, shells, and wood, exhibit outstanding properties
despite being porous and made of weak constituents. Frequently, they represent a source of …

DOI: 10.1002/adma. 201504313 manipulation at the nano-to microscales. Other methods,
such as layer-by-layer assembly and vacuum-assisted filtration are usually limited to thin …

Ferroelectrics have a spontaneous electrical polarization that is arranged into domains and
can be reversed by an externally-applied field. This high versatility makes them useful in …

Ice-templating holds promise to become a powerful technique to construct high-performance
bioinspired materials. Both ice nucleation and growth during the freezing process are crucial …

Conspectus Biological porous materials, such as polar bear hair, wood, bamboo, and
cuttlebone, exhibit outstanding thermal and mechanical properties due to their hierarchical …

Piezoelectric nanogenerator (PENG) was first introduced by using piezoelectric nanowires
for converting tiny mechanical energy into electric power. 1 Research in nanogenerators has …

The innovations of materials science and modern technologies are boosting the prosperity
of polymer composites in various emerging multi-disciplinary fields. Cooperating with the …

The piezoelectric d ij coefficient is often regarded in materials science as the most important
figure of merit of piezoelectric performance. For many applications, the piezoelectric g ij …