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Electrospun Nanofiber Scaffolds with Gradations in Fiber Organization
Published on: April 19, 2015
Tuning the architecture of mesostructures by electrodeposition
Zhi-Li Xiao1, Catherine Y Han, Wai-Kwong Kwok
1Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA. xiao@anl.gov
Abstract:
When the dimension of materials decreases to mesoscale, their properties can change dramatically, depending on the boundary conditions imposed by the sample architecture including geometry, morphology, and hierarchical structures. Here we show that electrodeposition, a method for reducing materials from a solution onto a substrate, can provide a versatile pathway to tailor the architecture of mesostructures. Novel lead (Pb) structures ranging from nanowires, mesoparticles with octahedral, decahedral, and icosahedral shapes to porous nanowires, multipods, nanobrushes, and even snowflake-shaped structures were synthesized through systematically exploring electrodeposition parameters including reduction potentials, solution concentration, starting materials, supporting electrolytes, and surfactants.
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