Abstract: Embodiments of a polymer composition are provided. The polymer composition incudes at least one polymer and an aversive additive dispersed in the at least one polymer. The aversive additive includes a porous inorganic material having pores and an aversive material contained within the pores of the porous inorganic material. In embodiments, the polymer composition may be incorporated as jacketing into an optical fiber cable. Also disclosed is a method including the step of infusing an aversive material into a porous inorganic material to form an aversive additive. The porous inorganic material includes particles having an average porosity of from 25% to 75% and a median diameter of 100 ?m or less.

Abstract: A ceramic article and method of manufacturing. The ceramic article comprises a porous ceramic material having a microstructure comprising an interconnected network of porous spheroidal ceramic beads. The microstructure has a total open porosity defined as the sum of an open intrabead porosity of the beads and an interbead porosity defined by interstices between the beads in the interconnected network. The microstructure has a bimodal pore size distribution having an intrabead peak corresponding to the open intrabead porosity and an interbead peak corresponding to the interbead porosity. An intrabead median pore size of the intrabead porosity is less than an interbead median pore size of the interbead porosity.