Synthesis and biomedical applications of aerogels: Possibilities and challenges

H Maleki, L Durães, CA García-González… - Advances in colloid and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Aerogels are an exceptional group of nanoporous materials with outstanding
physicochemical properties. Due to their unique physical, chemical, and mechanical …

Advances in precursor system for silica-based aerogel production toward improved mechanical properties, customized morphology, and multifunctionality: A review

S Karamikamkar, HE Naguib, CB Park - Advances in colloid and interface …, 2020 - Elsevier
Conventional silica-based aerogels are among the most promising materials considering
their special properties, such as extremely low thermal conductivity (~ 15 mW/mK) and low …

Long and entangled native cellulose I nanofibers allow flexible aerogels and hierarchically porous templates for functionalities

M Pääkkö, J Vapaavuori, R Silvennoinen, H Kosonen… - Soft matter, 2008 - pubs.rsc.org
Recently it was shown that enzymatic and mechanical processing of macroscopic cellulose
fibers lead to disintegration of long and entangled native cellulose I nanofibers in order to …

Controlled pore formation in organotrialkoxysilane-derived hybrids: from aerogels to hierarchically porous monoliths

K Kanamori, K Nakanishi - Chemical Society Reviews, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Porous polysilsesquioxane gels derived from sol–gel systems based on trifunctional silanes
are reviewed. Although it is well known that trifunctional silanes possess inherent difficulties …

Silicone‐based organic–inorganic hybrid aerogels and xerogels

T Shimizu, K Kanamori… - Chemistry–A European …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aerogels are attracting increasing attention due to their high thermal insulation ability as well
as unique properties such as high porosity, surface area, and transparency. However, low …

Flexible aerogels based on an interpenetrating network of bacterial cellulose and silica by a non-supercritical drying process

H Sai, L **ng, J **ang, L Cui, J Jiao, C Zhao… - Journal of Materials …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Flexible and crack-free bacterial cellulose (BC)–silica composite aerogels (CAs) are
prepared through a sol–gel process followed by freeze drying, in which the BC matrix and …

Superhydrophobic silica aerogel microspheres from methyltrimethoxysilane: rapid synthesis via ambient pressure drying and excellent absorption properties

S Yun, H Luo, Y Gao - RSC Advances, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Silica aerogels are nanostructured porous solids with an open pore structure, high surface
area, high porosity, low bulk density, and low thermal/electrical conductivity, which have …

Composites of silica aerogels with organics: A review of synthesis and mechanical properties

KY Lee, DB Mahadik, VG Parale, HH Park - Journal of the Korean …, 2020 - Springer
Aerogels are considered as outstanding future materials owing to their wide surface area
and three-dimensional network of silica particles, low density, low-thermal conductivity, high …

Evolutionary progress of silica aerogels and their classification based on composition: An overview

P Meti, Q Wang, DB Mahadik, KY Lee, YD Gong… - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Aerogels are highly porous materials with fascinating properties prepared using sol-gel
chemistry. Due to their unique physical and chemical properties, aerogels are recognized as …

Dopamine-Induced Superhydrophobic Melamine Foam for Oil/Water Separation.

Z Xu, K Miyazaki, T Hori - Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2015 - search.ebscohost.com
The article discusses a study related to the construction of dopamine-induced
superhydrophobic melamine foam for oil/water separation. Topics include attractiveness of …