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 …

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 …

Strong polymer− silica aerogel composites were prepared by chemical vapor deposition of
cyanoacrylate monomers onto amine-modified aerogels. Amine-modified silica aerogels …

Silica aerogels have drawn considerable attention due to their low density (almost 95% of
the total volume is composed of air), hydrophobicity, optical transparency, low conductivity of …

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 di-and tri-isocyanates can be templated onto the mesoporous surface of a
preformed network of sol–gel-derived silica nanoparticles, resulting in a conformal …

The effect of incorporating an organic linking group, 1, 6-bis (trimethoxysilyl) hexane
(BTMSH), into the underlying silica structure of a styrene cross-linked silica aerogel is …

There are many applications for which a material must be water-resistant. Silica aerogels
can have unusual properties, including high surface area, low density, low thermal …

We have developed a novel route to monolithic silica aerogels via ambient pressure drying
by the acid–base sol–gel polymerization of methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMS) precursor. An …

Silica aerogels have piqued the interest of researchers because of their distinct nanoporous
networks, composed of interconnected silica nanoparticles and high-volume nanosized …