Biopolymers based aerogels: A review on revolutionary solutions for smart therapeutics delivery

HPSA Khalil, EB Yahya, F Jummaat, AS Adnan… - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biopolymers-based aerogels have gained the attention of many scientists in medical and
pharmaceutical applications. Biopolymers-based aerogels are utilized extensively in the …

[HTML][HTML] Biomass vs inorganic and plastic-based aerogels: Structural design, functional tailoring, resource-efficient applications and sustainability analysis

G Wei, J Zhang, M Usuelli, X Zhang, B Liu… - Progress in Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
The highly efficient utilization of bioresources and natural organic wastes has attracted great
attention, due to the high-speed consumption and shortage of energy in modern society …

Recent developments in nanocellulose-based aerogels in thermal applications: a review

S Ahankari, P Paliwal, A Subhedar, H Kargarzadeh - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
Naturally derived nanocellulose (NC) is a renewable, biodegradable nanomaterial with high
strength, low density, high surface area, and tunable surface chemistry, which allows its …

Biopolymer aerogels and foams: Chemistry, properties, and applications

S Zhao, WJ Malfait… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Biopolymer aerogels were among the first aerogels produced, but only in the last decade
has research on biopolymer and biopolymer–composite aerogels become popular …

[HTML][HTML] A review on silica aerogel-based materials for acoustic applications

Z Mazrouei-Sebdani, H Begum, S Schoenwald… - Journal of Non …, 2021 - Elsevier
Silica aerogels are popular in terms of production volume and real-world applications.
Although the current market growth rate is driven exclusively by thermal insulation, aerogels …

Ultralight and fire-resistant ceramic nanofibrous aerogels with temperature-invariant superelasticity

Y Si, X Wang, L Dou, J Yu, B Ding - Science advances, 2018 - science.org
Ultralight aerogels that are both highly resilient and compressible have been fabricated from
various materials including polymer, carbon, and metal. However, it has remained a great …

[HTML][HTML] Overview of organic–inorganic hybrid silica aerogels: Progress and perspectives

P Meti, DB Mahadik, KY Lee, Q Wang, K Kanamori… - Materials & Design, 2022 - Elsevier
Silica aerogels are futuristic materials. However, the real-world applications of these
materials are limited owing to their fragility. A variety of composite materials have been …

Silica aerogel composites with embedded fibres: a review on their preparation, properties and applications

T Linhares, MTP de Amorim, L Durães - Journal of Materials Chemistry …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Silica aerogels are among the lightest weight solid materials and exhibit other unique
properties, in particular an outstanding insulation performance. However, these …

The food–materials nexus: Next generation bioplastics and advanced materials from agri‐food residues

CG Otoni, HMC Azeredo, BD Mattos… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The most recent strategies available for upcycling agri‐food losses and waste (FLW) into
functional bioplastics and advanced materials are reviewed and the valorization of food …

Progress in silica aerogel-containing materials for buildings' thermal insulation

A Lamy-Mendes, ADR Pontinha, P Alves… - … and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Silica aerogels hold remarkable properties, particularly their translucence/transparency and
extremely low thermal conductivity and density, for buildings thermal insulation purpose …