Mechanically strengthened aerogels through multiscale, multicompositional, and multidimensional approaches: A review

VG Parale, T Kim, H Choi, VD Phadtare… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In recent decades, aerogels have attracted tremendous attention in academia and industry
as a class of lightweight and porous multifunctional nanomaterial. Despite their wide …

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 …

MXene/chitosan nanocoating for flexible polyurethane foam towards remarkable fire hazards reductions

B Lin, ACY Yuen, A Li, Y Zhang, TBY Chen, B Yu… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
MXene/chitosan nanocoating for flexible polyurethane foam (PUF) was prepared via layer-
by-layer (LbL) approach. MXene (Ti 3 C 2) ultra-thin nanosheets were obtained through …

[HTML][HTML] Fire-retarded nanocomposite aerogels for multifunctional applications: A review

WJ Yang, CX Wei, ACY Yuen, B Lin, GH Yeoh… - Composites Part B …, 2022 - Elsevier
As one of the lightest materials in the world, aerogels are widely adapted in heat insulation,
electromagnetic interference shielding, oil-water separation, etc. Nevertheless, owing to …

Heavy metal and organic dye removal via a hybrid porous hexagonal boron nitride-based magnetic aerogel

AS Krishna Kumar, J Warchol, J Matusik, WL Tseng… - NPJ Clean …, 2022 - nature.com
Numerous adsorbents have been introduced to efficiently remove heavy metals and organic
dyes from environmental water samples. However, magnetic a porous network aerogels are …

Advanced nano boron nitride architectures: Synthesis, properties and emerging applications

RY Tay, H Li, H Wang, J Lin, ZK Ng, R Shivakumar… - Nano Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) is an extraordinarily tough material that is chemically and
thermally resistant to extreme environments, uniquely electrically insulating yet possessing …

Natural antioxidant functionalization for fabricating ambient-stable black phosphorus nanosheets toward enhancing flame retardancy and toxic gases suppression of …

W Cai, T Cai, L He, F Chu, X Mu, L Han, Y Hu… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Herein, as a natural antioxidant, tannin (TA) is firstly used to functionalize black
phosphorous (BP) nanosheets to improve the ambient stability and toxic suppression, thus …

Recent progress in bio-based aerogel absorbents for oil/water separation

WJ Yang, ACY Yuen, A Li, B Lin, TBY Chen, W Yang… - Cellulose, 2019 - Springer
Crude oil leakage from tankers, offshore platforms, drilling rigs and wells, causing severe
pollution to the environment has led to irreversible damage to ocean habitat and inhabitants …

[HTML][HTML] Functionalization of MXene nanosheets for polystyrene towards high thermal stability and flame retardant properties

JY Si, B Tawiah, WL Sun, B Lin, C Wang, ACY Yuen… - Polymers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Fabricating high-performance MXene-based polymer nanocomposites is a huge challenge
because of the poor dispersion and interfacial interaction of MXene nanosheets in the …

Hexagonal boron nitride exfoliation and dispersion

C Martínez-Jiménez, A Chow, ADS McWilliams… - Nanoscale, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Research on hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) 2-dimensional nanostructures has gained
traction due to their unique chemical, thermal, and electronic properties. However, to make …