Precision Macroporous Monoliths Made Using High-Throughput Microfluidic Emulsification

Abstract

Precision Macroporous Monoliths

In article number 2401363, André R. Studart, Iacopo Mattich, and Alessandro Ofner fabricate centimeter-scale macroporous materials with precisely controlled pore sizes from monodisperse droplets made by high-throughput microfluidics. Macroporosity is created by gravity-induced self-assembly of droplets, followed by polymerization of the continuous phase. Because it combines scalability, pore size control, and tunable chemistry, this microfluidic platform offers a powerful self-assembly approach to produce macroporous materials for catalysis, electrochemistry and separation processes.