| abstract |
A composite having co-continuous ceramic and polymer phases, the ceramic phase having an interconnected network of pores and an interconnected network of truss-like structures, the truss-like structures having one or more triangular shapes, and the ceramic selected from the group of acicular mullite, alumina, and mixtures thereof, the polymer phase integrated within the ceramic phase, wherein the polymer phase is contained within the pores of the ceramic phase, the polymer phase selected from the group of a thermoplastic, a thermoset, and mixtures thereof. |