polymer synthesis method
colloidal crystal templating
2009-11-06T04:09:48Z
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5985-7429
CHMO:0002587
A synthesis method in which polymer spheres are assembled into a colloidal crystal on a substrate by evaporation induced self-assembly. The free spaces between the spheres are subsequently infiltrated with a metal by electrodeposition, and the colloidal particles are selectively removed by dissolution in a solvent (e.g. toluene) leaving behind a periodic arrangement of spherical voids embedded in a solid macroporous matrix.