Bio-inspired self-shaping ceramics

Shaping ceramics into complex forms is a formidable goal. Here, the authors present an approach to self-shaping ceramics, inspired by self-folding processes in plants, in which the ceramic microstructure is embedded with aligned platelets that control the orientation of heat-induced shrinkage.

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Main Authors: Fabio L. Bargardi, Hortense Le Ferrand, Rafael Libanori, André R. Studart
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2016
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/4c35532b817841e6b45250d8b37583a8
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