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 …

Industrial thermal energy management or space exploration requires thermal insulating
materials with features of low thermal conductivity, low bulk density and robust mechanical …

Practical applications of silica aerogels have been restricted due to their hydrophilicity,
fragility and high cost of supercritical drying technique. In this work, the successful synthesis …

SiOC anode is considered as a candidate for the next generation of lithium ion batteries,
because of its appealing specific capacity and relative small volume expansion. However …

Boehmite nanorods (BNRs) were synthesized via the sol-gel process and hydrothermal
method from alumina sols. Four influence factors, ie hydrothermal temperature and time …

The extremely low thermal conductivity, low density, and high-temperature stability of
polyimide (PI) aerogels are promising candidates for thermal insulation applications. In this …

Inspired by the solar‐light‐driven oxygen transportation in aquatic plants, a biomimetic
sustainable light‐driven aerogel pump with a surface layer containing black manganese …

In this work, silica hydrogels are considered as potential basis for the development of new
soft drug formulations and cosmetic products. For this purpose, the hydrogel drug-silica …

Mullite fibers/whiskers hierarchical structure materials (MFWs) were prepared via the three-
stage method, ie seeds breeding, precursors introducing and whiskers growth. The …

Elastic, hydrophobic polymethylsilsesquioxane foams were prepared through a surfactant-
free route. Three silane precursors, tetraethyl orthosilicate, methyltriethoxysilane and …