POROUS MATERIALS EMBEDDED WITH NANOPARTICLES, METHODS OF FABRICATION AND USES THEREOF

摘要

The present invention relates to porous structures embedded with nanoparticles, methods of forming the structures, and methods of using the structures. In most general form, the invention relates to porous materials embedded with nanoparticles having a first characteristic, such as magnetic, enabling to align or arrange the nanoparticles in the material by exposure, e.g. to a magnetic field. The material formed thereby can be adapted during manufacture for various applications, such as electromagnetic wave absorbers, lens, concentrators, etc.