High-strength and multi-functional gypsum with unidirectionally porous architecture mimicking wood

Porous gypsum materials are of notable significance and demonstrate a broad application in construction and biomedical engineering; nevertheless, it is challenging to simultaneously enhance their mechanical and functional properties. Here by replicating the designs of natural wood, new gypsum materials containing unidirectional micro-pores were fabricated by employing a modified ice-templating technique. The retention of ice-templated...