“…Based on their type of foam particles, foam materials can be divided into metal, 2 ceramic, 3 and polymer 4 foams. Aluminum foam is the most widely used metal foam, 5 and silicon carbide (SiC) foam is commonly adopted as a ceramic foam 6 . The commonly used polymer foams are composed of expanded polystyrene, 7 polyurethane (PU), 8 polyvinyl chloride, 9 and polymethacrylimide (PMI) 10,11 .…”