Some images from our science
Ice-templated feature
Ice templated alumina
Frozen emulsion observed by confocal microscopy
Ice-templated alumina with facetted pores
Ice-templated feature
Vacancies in a tiny colloidal crystal
Silica fiber sittting on a glass slide
Emulsions observed by confocal microscopy
Crack deviation in our bioinspired ceramic
Ice templated alumina
The nacre in the abalone is growing layer by layer. We don’t have the time to do that.
Inside the confocal
Ice crystals growing in a colloidal suspension, observed by X-ray computed tomography.
Frozen colloids
Bubble in a colloidal suspension
Tiny hear in a colloidal suspension
Ice templated alumina
Colloids after drying, observed by confocal microscopy
Atomic force microscopy of surface uplift in zirconia
Frozen emulsion
Frozen colloids
Close-up view of the nacre platelets. Their surface is rough, providing friction when they slide over each other.
Dried colloids
Colloids after drying, observed by confocal microscopy
Freezing under flow. The imprints of the crystals are all more or less parallel.
Colloids after drying, observed by confocal microscopy
The brick and mortar structure of the abalone shell. The protein layer, between the platelets, can clearly be observed here.
Boron Nitride platelets
Ice-templated feature
Particle tracking gone artistic
Ice-templated alumina
Solidification microstructure seen by confocal microscopy
Crack path in the synthetic nacre. The crack is deflected at every platelet, dissipating a lot of energy. © Florian Bouville
3D view of ice crystals by X-rays tomoraphy
Frozen colloids
The beautiful nacre of the abalone shell.
Condensation droplets
Ice-templated alumina
Ceramic grain
Molecular dynamics model of the particles being moved around by the freezing interface
Ice templated alumina
Dried colloidal structures
