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Biofoam

Biofoams are biological or biologically derived foams, making up lightweight and porous cellular solids. A relatively new term, its use in academia began in the 1980s in relation to the scum that formed on activated sludge plants.

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Naturally occurring foams

Biomimetic synthetic foams

Material properties

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Environmental impact

Ongoing research

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Biofoam

Nodes58
Edges57
Triples68
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.034483
Components1

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Biofoam

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has impact · 11
Biofoam → After, AO, AO/RPO, Figure, Following, Gunawan, One, RPO, Similarly, This, With
related to Packaging · 10
Biofoam → As, Figure, In, On, PGA, PLA, PLAs, Polylactic, Table, The
related to Biomedical · 9
Biofoam → FDM-3D, FFF-based, Figure, HA, In, PLA, PLA's, Specifically, The
related to Honeycomb · 9
Biofoam → Biologically, By, Due, Figure, Floret, Honeycomb, Kelvin, These, Weaire
related to Liquid and solid foams · 6
Biofoam → For, In, The, These, This, Thus
related to Ongoing research · 6
Biofoam → Figure, Mycelium, Open, Research, The, These
related to Aerogel · 3
Biofoam → Aerogels, Figure, These
related to Fiber reinforcement · 3
Biofoam → During, However, This

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soy oilinstance ofas well as foams produced from biological materials0.80text
celluloseinstance ofas well as foams produced from biological materials0.80text
spongy boneinstance ofHoneycomb design can be found in different structural biological components0.80text
plant vasculatureinstance ofHoneycomb design can be found in different structural biological components0.80text
low densityinstance ofthese components can absorb impact energy during a crash and reduce the amount of energy the driver experiences.AerogelAerogels are able to fill large volumes with minimal mater…0.80text
low thermal conductivityinstance ofthese components can absorb impact energy during a crash and reduce the amount of energy the driver experiences.AerogelAerogels are able to fill large volumes with minimal mater…0.80text
low densityinstance ofAerogelAerogels are able to fill large volumes with minimal material yielding special properties0.80text
low thermal conductivityinstance ofAerogelAerogels are able to fill large volumes with minimal material yielding special properties0.80text
insulation or fire retardants depending on the AO/RPO ratio.Another focus of biofoam research is the development of biofoams that are not only biodegradableinstance ofthe team determined that the material could be utilized in applications0.80text
but are also cost-effectiveinstance ofthe team determined that the material could be utilized in applications0.80text
require less energy to produceinstance ofthe team determined that the material could be utilized in applications0.80text
Biofoamhas impactWith0.60section

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