Low-density nanoscale mesoporous composites may be readily synthesized by adding a
colloidal or dispersed solid to an about-to-gel silica sol. The silica sol can “glue” a range of …

HIGHLY porous inorganic films have potential applications as dielectric materials, reflective
and anti-reflective coatings, flat-panel displays, sensors, catalyst supports and super …

Owing to their ultralow thermal conductivity and open pore structure,–, silica aerogels are
widely used in thermal insulation,, catalysis, physics,, environmental remediation,, optical …

In the quest for strong lightweight materials, silica aerogels would be very attractive, if they
were not fragile. The strength of silica aerogel monoliths has been improved by a factor of …

Sol− gel-derived silica aerogels are attractive candidates for many unique thermal, optical,
catalytic, and chemical applications because of their low density and high mesoporosity …

The lyotropic L 3 phase was used as a template to form nanoporous monolithic silicates with
continuously adjustable pore sizes. The monolith was optically isotropic and transparent …

A class of inorganic–organic hybrid mesoporous aerogel structure was synthesized by
growing gel in a gel. In Type 1, silica gels were grown inside the macropores of …

Ordered mesoporous polymers have been prepared by replication of colloidal crystals made
from silica spheres 35 nanometers in diameter. The pores in the colloidal crystals were filled …

We describe a three-dimensional core–shell structure where the core is the assembly of
nanoparticles that comprises the skeletal framework of a typical silica aerogel, and the shell …

Polymerization of a di-isocyanate with the amine-modified surface of a sol–gel derived
mesoporous silica network crosslinks the nanoparticles of the silica skeleton, and reinforces …