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Progress in Bionanocomposite and Bioinspired Foams †

  1. Margarita Darder*,
  2. Pilar Aranda,
  3. M. Luisa Ferrer*,
  4. María C. Gutiérrez,
  5. Francisco del Monte,
  6. Eduardo Ruiz-Hitzky

Article first published online: 9 AUG 2011

DOI: 10.1002/adma.201101617

Issue

Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials

Special Issue: Special Issue: Materials Science in Madrid

Volume 23, Issue 44, pages 5262–5267, November 23, 2011

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How to Cite

Darder, M., Aranda, P., Ferrer, M. L., Gutiérrez, M. C., del Monte, F. and Ruiz-Hitzky, E. (2011), Progress in Bionanocomposite and Bioinspired Foams . Adv. Mater., 23: 5262–5267. doi: 10.1002/adma.201101617

Author Information

  1. Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, CSIC, C/Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, 3, 28049 Madrid, Spain

*Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, CSIC, C/Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, 3, 28049 Madrid, Spain.

  1. †

    Dedicated to Professor José M. Serratosa, promoter of Materials Science research in Spain

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 18 NOV 2011
  2. Article first published online: 9 AUG 2011
  3. Manuscript Received: 29 APR 2011

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Keywords:

  • hybrid materials;
  • bionanocomposites;
  • bioinspiration;
  • foams;
  • cellular materials

Abstract

Significant progress is described in the development of cellular solids, specifically functional and multifunctional foams, prepared by bioinspired approaches and consisting of green components. This article covers recent examples mainly developed at the Materials Science Institute of Madrid, ICMM-CSIC, on bionanocomposites and bioinspired materials conformed as foams. These novel hierarchical porous systems bring out a broad range of advanced applications from biomedical purposes to energy generation and storage.

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