Exploring the versatility of aerogels: broad applications in biomedical engineering, astronautics, energy storage, biosensing, and current progress

NR Khan, T Sharmin, AB Rashid - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Aerogels are unique and extremely porous substances with fascinating characteristics such
as ultra-low density, extraordinary surface area, and excellent thermal insulation …

Aerogels for thermal protection and their application in aerospace

R **, Z Zhou, J Liu, B Shi, N Zhou, X Wang, X Jia… - Gels, 2023 - mdpi.com
With the continuous development of the world's aerospace industry, countries have put
forward higher requirements for thermal protection materials for aerospace vehicles. As a …

High-temperature resistant, super elastic aerogel sheet prepared based on in-situ supercritical separation method for thermal runaway prohibition of lithium-ion …

Y **ao, M Yan, L Shi, L Gong, X Cheng, H Zhang… - Energy Storage …, 2023 - Elsevier
Thermal runaway (TR) propagation is considered the utmost safety issue of lithium-ion
batteries (LIBs), which raised extensive concern. Using high-efficiency fireproof sheets to …

[HTML][HTML] Preparation of silica aerogels with high temperature resistance and low thermal conductivity by monodispersed silica sol

H Cai, Y Jiang, J Feng, S Zhang, F Peng, Y **ao, L Li… - Materials & Design, 2020 - Elsevier
Silica aerogels with different particle size were prepared by monodispersed silica sol for the
first time. The properties of the silica aerogels under normal and high temperature were …

Zirconia aerogels for thermal management: Review of synthesis, processing, and properties information architecture

RC Walker, AE Potochniak, AP Hyer, JK Ferri - Advances in Colloid and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Zirconia aerogels are porous nanomaterials with high specific surface areas and low
thermal conductivities that are suitable for a wide range of functions. The applications of …

Metal oxide aerogels for high-temperature applications

Y Wu, X Wang, J Shen - Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 2023 - Springer
Aerogels are three-dimensional hierarchical nanoporous materials with many applications
depending on their unique properties. Although silica aerogels have been studied …

An ultralight silica-modified ZrO2–SiO2 aerogel composite with ultra-low thermal conductivity and enhanced mechanical strength

X Hou, R Zhang, D Fang - Scripta Materialia, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract A novel, ultralight, ZrO 2-fiber-reinforced ZrO 2–SiO 2 aerogel composite with
superior thermal and mechanical properties is fabricated via a rapid gelation method. Pure …

Effect of molar concentration and drying methodologies on monodispersed silica sol for synthesis of silica aerogels with temperature-resistant characteristics

D Panda, AK Sahu, KM Gangawane - Materials Science and Engineering: B, 2024 - Elsevier
A variety of hierarchical nanoporous silica aerogels with diversified particle distributions
were synthesized from well-dispersed silica sols by a traditional sol–gel method. Among the …

A novel flexible, layered, recoverable SiO2 fiber skeleton and aerogel composites material prepared by papermaking process

Z An, X Hou, P Zhou, R Zhang, D Fang - Ceramics International, 2021 - Elsevier
The anisotropic ceramic fiber skeleton and its aerogel composite materials have important
applications in the fields of high temperature insulation and aerospace. However, the …

Preparation of SiO2/Fe2O3 composite aerogels for thermal insulation enhancement

F Tu, Y Yu, Y Wang, L Huang, D Ye, Z Fu - Ceramics International, 2024 - Elsevier
Silica aerogel, with a unique nano-network structure, serves as a high-performance thermal
insulation material. However, silica aerogel possesses a high infrared wave transmission …