Bioaerogels or biopolymer-based aerogels are emerging as eco-friendly and sustainable
alternatives to inorganic aerogels. Aerogels are porous, lightweight and interconnected …

Ambient pressure drying (APD) can prospectively reduce the costs of aerogel fabrication
and processing. APD relies solely on preventing shrinkage or making it reversible. The …

By virtue of reversible energy dissipation and good ionic conductivity, metal ions have been
extensively introduced to construct hydrogels. However, the traditional soaking method to …

Aerogels are solid materials with a porous structure filled with air and are among the best
thermal insulation materials. During ambient pressure drying (APD), silica gels endure …

Ambient-pressure drying of silica gels stands out as an economical and accessible process
for producing monolithic silica aerogels. Gels experience significant deformations during …

Interpenetrated, bicontinuous nanocomposites are formed by fully infusing monolithic
mesoporous silica (silica aerogel) with epoxy resin. The long-range connectivity of the silica …

Ambient pressure drying (APD) allows for synthesizing aerogels without expensive and
sophisticated equipment for achieving supercritical conditions. Since APD does not …

Using fly ash acid leaching residue as the silicon source, sodium silicate solution was
produced by alkali leaching and the wet gel was obtained by the sol-gel method …

This chapter presents a comprehensive investigation of nano-hybrid smart coatings that use
nanoscale constituents like nanoparticles, nanocomposites, and nanotubes to enhance …

Ambient pressure (AP)-dried polydicyclopentadiene (pDCPD) aerogels with low-cost,
lightweight, and low thermal conductivity values were developed for the first time via simple …