Recent content by Irony

Yes, I've considered graphene and it sounds like amazing stuff with many of the properties I want. It is really expensive, though!

For a research project I'm looking for a material to use as a robust substrate onto which I will apply a polymer. The ideal material would be flexible (or at least not brittle), porous to water and dissolved ions, relatively smooth and uniform (so that an even film of polymer can be cast onto...