A base material for a membrane filter contains 90% by mass or more of aluminum oxide and 0.1% by mass or more and 10% by mass or less of titanium oxide. In a pore distribution curve measured by a mercury porosimeter, the base material has a first peak and a second peak which is higher than the first peak and is located at a pore size larger than that of the first peak, and the volume of pores with a pore size of 7 μm or more is 0.02 cm.sup.3/g or more.

A base material for a membrane filter contains 90% by mass or more of aluminum oxide and 0.1% by mass or more and 10% by mass or less of titanium oxide. In a pore distribution curve measured by a mercury porosimeter, the base material has a first peak and a second peak which is higher than the first peak and is located at a pore size larger than that of the first peak, and the volume of pores with a pore size of 7 μm or more is 0.02 cm.sup.3/g or more.

Compositions and methods for making biocompatible articles are provided. A method includes preparing a 3D printable mixture and depositing successive layers of the mixture in a predetermined pattern to form a porous biocompatible article. The predetermined pattern has a porosity suitable for a bone or cartilage scaffold. Associated 3D printable compositions and porous articles made from the described methods are also described. The preparing a 3D printable mixture can comprise conjugating an alkyne-terminated polymer to a peptide to form a peptide-containing composite, or providing a mixture that comprises a ceramic material and a binder, and wherein the 3D printable mixture comprises from 50 wt. % to 80 wt. % of the ceramic material.

Compositions and methods for making biocompatible articles are provided. A method includes preparing a 3D printable mixture and depositing successive layers of the mixture in a predetermined pattern to form a porous biocompatible article. The predetermined pattern has a porosity suitable for a bone or cartilage scaffold. Associated 3D printable compositions and porous articles made from the described methods are also described. The preparing a 3D printable mixture can comprise conjugating an alkyne-terminated polymer to a peptide to form a peptide-containing composite, or providing a mixture that comprises a ceramic material and a binder, and wherein the 3D printable mixture comprises from 50 wt. % to 80 wt. % of the ceramic material.

Provided is a boron nitride sintered body including boron nitride particles and pores, the boron nitride sintered body having a sheet shape and a thickness of less than 2 mm. Provided is a method for manufacturing a boron nitride sintered body, the method including a sintering step of molding and heating a blend containing a boron carbonitride powder and a sintering aid to obtain a sheet-shaped boron nitride sintered body including boron nitride particles and pores, in which a thickness of the boron nitride sintered body obtained in the sintering step is less than 2 mm.

Provided is a boron nitride sintered body including boron nitride particles and pores, the boron nitride sintered body having a sheet shape and a thickness of less than 2 mm. Provided is a method for manufacturing a boron nitride sintered body, the method including a sintering step of molding and heating a blend containing a boron carbonitride powder and a sintering aid to obtain a sheet-shaped boron nitride sintered body including boron nitride particles and pores, in which a thickness of the boron nitride sintered body obtained in the sintering step is less than 2 mm.

Ultra-lightweight aerogels and methods for fabricating such aerogels from ammonia borane and a support structure, where the support structure is either two-dimensional nanostructures, or hydrocarbon polymer colloids. The components are mixed, then annealed. The properties of the disclosed aerogels can be tuned by controlling the ratio between the support structure and the ammonia borane, or by infiltrating the aerogels with additives.

Ultra-lightweight aerogels and methods for fabricating such aerogels from ammonia borane and a support structure, where the support structure is either two-dimensional nanostructures, or hydrocarbon polymer colloids. The components are mixed, then annealed. The properties of the disclosed aerogels can be tuned by controlling the ratio between the support structure and the ammonia borane, or by infiltrating the aerogels with additives.

An article includes a body having a first phase comprising alpha silicon carbide and pores contained in the body; the pores having a mean spacing distance of at least 205 microns and not greater than 300. The body can have a ballistic.

An article includes a body having a first phase comprising alpha silicon carbide and pores contained in the body; the pores having a mean spacing distance of at least 205 microns and not greater than 300. The body can have a ballistic.