The rising aerogel fibers: status, challenges, and opportunities

Z Sheng, Z Liu, Y Hou, H Jiang, Y Li, G Li… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aerogel fibers garner tremendous scientific interest due to their unique properties such as
ultrahigh porosity, large specific surface area, and ultralow thermal conductivity, enabling …

Superelastic carbon aerogels: an emerging material for advanced thermal protection in extreme environments

X Chang, X Cheng, H Zhang, W Li, L He… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon aerogels (CAs) are desirable for thermal protection in aerospace because of their
lightweight and high‐temperature insulation characteristic; however, their intrinsic brittleness …

Biomimetic, knittable aerogel fiber for thermal insulation textile

M Wu, Z Shao, N Zhao, R Zhang, G Yuan, L Tian… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Aerogels have been considered as an ideal material for thermal insulation. Unfortunately,
their application in textiles is greatly limited by their fragility and poor processability. We …

Miniaturized hard carbon nanofiber aerogels: from multiscale electromagnetic response manipulation to integrated multifunctional absorbers

G Shao, R Xu, Y Chen, G Yu, X Wu… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The multiscale structural engineering strategy presents a powerful method for tailoring the
structural attributes of materials at various levels, enabling the flexible control and …

Robust and Flame‐Retardant Zylon Aerogel Fibers for Wearable Thermal Insulation and Sensing in Harsh Environment

P Hu, F Wu, B Ma, J Luo, P Zhang, Z Tian… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The exceptional lightweight, highly porous, and insulating properties of aerogel fibers make
them ideal for thermal insulation. However, current aerogel fibers face limitations due to their …

Mechanically strong and thermally insulating polyimide aerogel fibers reinforced by prefabricated long polyimide fibers

C Zhu, T Xue, Z Ma, W Fan, T Liu - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Aerogel fibers inherit the merits of aerogel and fibrous materials, such as high porosity and
satisfactory knittability, demonstrating great potential as thermal protective materials applied …

Ionic liquid directed spinning of cellulose aerogel fibers with superb toughness for weaved thermal insulation and transient impact protection

Z Liu, Z Sheng, Y Bao, Q Cheng, PX Wang, Z Liu… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Aerogel fibers, combining the nanoporous characteristics of aerogels with the slenderness
of fibers, have emerged as a rising star in nanoscale materials science. However, endowing …

Efficient electromagnetic wave absorption and thermal infrared stealth in PVTMS@ MWCNT nano-aerogel via abundant nano-sized cavities and attenuation interfaces

H Ma, M Fashandi, ZB Rejeb, X Ming, Y Liu, P Gong… - Nano-Micro Letters, 2024 - Springer
Pre-polymerized vinyl trimethoxy silane (PVTMS)@ MWCNT nano-aerogel system was
constructed via radical polymerization, sol–gel transition and supercritical CO2 drying. The …

One‐Hour Ambient‐Pressure‐Dried, Scalable, Stretchable MXene/Polyurea Aerogel Enables Synergistic Defense Against High‐Frequency Mechanical Shock and …

S Zheng, W Xu, J Liu, F Pan, S Zhao… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The rapid, energy‐efficient, scalable preparation of high‐strength, flexible, multifunctional
nanostructured aerogels is highly desired yet challenging. Here, an ambient‐pressure‐dried …

Controlled structural relaxation of aramid nanofibers for superstretchable polymer fibers with high toughness and heat resistance

H Ji, S Feng, M Yang - ACS nano, 2024 - ACS Publications
Polymer fibers that combine high toughness and heat resistance are hard to achieve, which,
however, hold tremendous promise in demanding applications such as aerospace and …