Porous Materials Inspired by Microbial Fermentation: Preparation Method and Application

As a novel method of obtaining porous materials,microbial fermentation combining microbial fermenta. tion engineering with foaming engineering has attracted wide attention on account of overcoming the defects of the traditional preparation method, such as special equipment requirement, complex operation, complex postprocessing,chemical pollution and high cost. Based on the research of porous materials inspired by microbial fermentation,the definition of porous materials,the classification of porous hydrogels and their preparation methods were summarized. Then,aiming at the preparation method of porous materials induced by microorganisms,the applications in dye adsorption,seawater evaporation desalination,electromagnetic shielding and preparation of new functional biomaterials were reviewed in detail. Finally,the future development of microbial inspired porous materials was prospected.