Bio-inspired self-shaping ceramics

Fabio L. Bargardi; Hortense Le Ferrand; Rafael Libanori; André R. Studart

doi:10.1038/ncomms13912

Nature Communications (Dec 2016)

Bio-inspired self-shaping ceramics

Fabio L. Bargardi,
Hortense Le Ferrand,
Rafael Libanori,
André R. Studart

Affiliations

Fabio L. Bargardi: Department of Materials, Complex Materials, ETH Zurich
Hortense Le Ferrand: Department of Materials, Complex Materials, ETH Zurich
Rafael Libanori: Department of Materials, Complex Materials, ETH Zurich
André R. Studart: Department of Materials, Complex Materials, ETH Zurich

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13912
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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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.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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