The present review deals with recent advances in the rapidly growing field of aerogel
research and technology. The major focus of the review lies in approaches that allow …

In recent decades, aerogels have attracted tremendous attention in academia and industry
as a class of lightweight and porous multifunctional nanomaterial. Despite their wide …

Silica aerogels are excellent thermal insulators, but their brittle nature has prevented
widespread application. To overcome these mechanical limitations, silica–biopolymer …

Robust, highly thermally stable, MO x/(MO x–SiO2)/SiO2 core–shell nanostructured metal
oxide aerogels with a MO x core and (MO x–SiO2)/SiO2 shell are produced via novel …

Silica–titania composite aerogels were synthesized by chemical liquid deposition of titania
onto nanoporous silica scaffolds. This novel deposition process was based on …

The objective of this research was to develop a reinforced silica aerogel composites with
enhanced thermal insulation performance under thermal-force coupling conditions. Phenolic …

Acquiring high specific surface area (SSA) is a crucial reason why aerogels possess diverse
unusual functionalities both in nanoscale structures and macroscopic properties. Although …

Hydrophobic silica aerogel reinforced with carbon nanotube (CNT/silica aerogel) has been
prepared by forming silica layer on carboxylated CNT via a sol–gel process. The prepared …

Porous monolithic materials have wide potential applications in various fields. However, it is
still very challenging to obtain flexible silica monolithic materials that could withstand diverse …

We present the synthesis of polymer cross-linked silica alcogels in a matter of seconds by
illuminating the solution of TEOS, hexanedioldiacrylate, Eosin Y and amine with a laser …