ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] When a wet porous material is allowed to dry by evaporation, the liquid-vapour interfaces formed can generate enormous capillary tensions. These forces can induce cracking, shrinkage and even complete disintegration of delicate solid skeletons4. The basic idea of supercritical drying is the removal ...
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/368133a0
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