CPC C23F 1/00 (2013.01) [F05D 2230/25 (2013.01); F05D 2300/133 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A method of controlling macroscopic strain of a porous structure, the method comprising:
contacting a porous structure with a modifying agent which chemically adsorbs to a surface of the porous structure and modifies an existing surface stress of the porous structure; and
wherein the porous structure has a ratio of surface atoms to bulk atoms of at least about 1×10−3.
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