Silica aerogel composites with embedded fibres: a review on their preparation, properties and applications

By Teresa Linhares, M. T. Pessoa de Amorim, L. Durães. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2019

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Silica aerogels are among the lightest solid materials but they are also very fragile. Fibres embedment is the most versatile and effective method to preserve a monolithic shape during drying, even at large scale, thus widening their applications.

Subfields: Materials Chemistry, Spectroscopy, Surfaces, Coatings and Films

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