Recent Advances in Aerogels (2nd Edition)

Dear Colleagues,

We are grateful to all authors, reviewers, and readers for their responses to the first edition of our Special Issue on “Recent Advances in Aerogels”. You can access these articles for free via the link:

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/gels/special_issues/advances_in_aerogels

The field of aerogels has seen tremendous growth in recent years. The potential of those materials has been recognized, and they have been used extensively in both research and real-life applications. Even though there are still some disagreements around the definition of aerogels, research on those highly porous materials with high surface areas and other advanced properties is growing exponentially. Disseminations of new findings are mainly focusing on the real-life applications of such materials in drug delivery systems, tissue engineering, insulation, energy storage, and buildings, to name a few. With the development of new routes to aerogel synthesis, some old characterization methods are also being questioned and new ones investigated. New materials from inorganic, organic, and hybrid aerogels are being prepared with unique properties and functionalities. Therefore, we look forward to the submission of new results to this Special Issue on “Recent Advances in Aerogels”. The submission of both theoretical and experimental studies is welcome.

Dr. Uroš Maver
Dr. Gabrijela Horvat
Guest Editors

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• aerogels
• characterization methods
• aerogel application
• nanomaterials
• porosity

• Recent Advances in Aerogels in Gels (13 articles)