Beyond biotemplating: multiscale porous inorganic materials with high catalytic efficiency

Citation:

Magnabosco G, Papiano I, Aizenberg M, Aizenberg J, Falini G. Beyond biotemplating: multiscale porous inorganic materials with high catalytic efficiency. Chemical Communications. 2020;56 (23) :3389 - 3392.

Date Published:

2020

Abstract:

Biotemplating makes it possible to prepare materials with complex structures by taking advantage of nature's ability to generate unique morphologies. In this work, we designed and produced a multi-scale porosity (MSP) scaffold starting from sea urchin spines by adding an additional nano-porosity to its native micro-porosity. The final replica shows porosity in both length scales and is an effective high-performing photocatalytic material.

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