Talk:Tube-based nanostructure

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Merge proposal

Suggest merger of Metallic microlattice because both articles focus on the same subject but this article has a broader title to allow for more than the 1 specific design mentioned in the aforementioned article. David Condrey ^{log talk} 21:45, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Microlattice materials (as described in the wiki page) are not nanoscale - the wall material may have some nanoscale features, but overall the structure is macroscopic - for instance the tube diameters are typically very large (0.1-10 millimeters) - in this sense microlattice materials fail to qualify as nanomaterials. There are nanoscale lattice materials, some of which do exhibit overall nanoscale features (wall thicknesses less than 1 micron *and* tube diameters less than 1 micron) and could be placed under the umbrella of tube-based nanostructures. However to a great degree the unique features of these materials, including structural hierarchy and the ordered, designed characteristics, are lost if placed under a category like tube-based nanostructures. Perhaps a better generic heading would be "Hierarchical materials", "lattice materials" or "truss-based materials". It is also possible that a new category, generally termed "microlattice materials" could be created, as there are now a multitude of different types of microlattices, both solid and tube-based, to include and the Metallic microlattice would fall under that general heading as one of many noteworth and distinct embodiments. (Note I am one of the authors of the original microlattice article) 192.136.116.2 (talk) 16:00, 31 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Closing merge proposal, given opposition and no support over more than 2 years. Klbrain (talk) 15:48, 25 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]