Nanoengineering Strong Silica Aerogels

By N. Leventis, C. Sotiriou-Leventis, Andi Zhang, Abdel-Monem M. Rawashdeh. 2002

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Aerogels as Promising Thermal Insulating Materials: An Overview (2014, background): “These composite monoliths are much less hygroscopic than native silica, and they do not collapse when in contact with liquids [67].”
An overview on silica aerogels synthesis and different mechanical reinforcing strategies (2014, background): “Since the silica aerogels consist of silica particles that are connected to each other via only Si\O\Si stiff bonds, the compounding of the silica aerogel with polymer leads to an increase of the connection points between the silica particles, with the formation of extra strong \(C\C\) covalent bond”
Aerogels in Aerospace: An Overview (2013, background): “The strength of the latter was multiplied by 300 whilst its specific compressive strength is approximately ten times that of steel [43].”