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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2016-12-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13912 |