Abstract: The invention relates to a process for making a ceramic body that comprises providing particles of a metal salt precursor material wetted by a liquid medium. The particles are characterized by a grain size of below 600 nm, and the precursor material has a solubility in the liquid medium of at least 10?5 mol/L. A pressure of ?100 MPa is applied at a temperature of below 100° C., rendering a material of high theoretical density values previously unattainable at low temperatures. The invention further relates to a calcium carbonate ceramic material of the vaterite isomorph having a density of the material ?1.76 g/cm3 and a Modulus of rupture ?30 MPa, and to a calcium phosphate ceramic material consisting of the monetite isomorph with ?2.5 g/cm3 density and a Modulus of rupture ?18 MPa.

Abstract: A reinforced composite material based on a polymer matrix with reinforcement particles embedded therein. The polymer matrix is based on a polymer with soft and hard domains, and the reinforcement particles comprise inorganic nano-platelets in the polymer matrix in a volume fraction in the range of 0.01%-50%, the inorganic nano-platelets have a thickness in the range of 0.3-50 nm, with the proviso that the largest length and width is at least twice as large as the thickness; as well as inorganic micro-platelets in a volume fraction in the range of 1%-90%, wherein the inorganic micro-platelets have a thickness in the range of 10 nm-100 ?m, with the proviso that the largest length and width is at least twice as large as the thickness. Also disclosed are multilayer structures based on such layers, methods for making such multilayer structures and uses thereof.

Abstract: Described is a method to prepare wet foams exhibiting long-term stability wherein colloidal particles are used to stabilize the gas-liquid interface, said particles being initially inherently partially lyophobic particles or partially lyophobized particles having mean particle sizes from 1 nm to 20 ?m. In one aspect, the partially lyophobized particles are prepared in-situ by treating initially hydrophilic particles with amphiphilic molecules of specific solubility in the liquid phase of the suspension.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to systems and methods for using particle templating, e.g., to produce composites, discrete particles, or the like. In some embodiments, the present invention generally relates to the production of particles using the interstitial spaces between templating elements in a template structure. For example, a plurality of templating elements, which can include colloidal particles, may be arranged to form a template structure. The interstices of the templating elements can provide regions in which a fluid may be introduced. The fluid may be hardened (e.g., solidified) in some cases, e.g., to form a composite comprising the templating elements and the interstitial segments. In certain embodiments, the template structure may then be broken down to release the hardened fluid, e.g., as a plurality of discrete particles.