Organic–Inorganic Double-Gel System Thermally Insulating and Hydrophobic Polyimide Aerogel
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Preparation of Amino-Modified SiO2@GO (SiO2@GO-NH2) Wet Gel by Sol-Gel Method
2.3. Preparation of Polyamic Acid (PAA) Precursors and Wet Gel
2.4. Preparation of Polyimide (PI) Aerogels
2.5. Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Amino-Modified SiO2@GO (SiO2@GO-NH2) Wet Gel
3.2. Preparation of PI Aerogel with Inorganic–Organic Double-Gel System
3.3. Chemical Structure of PI Aerogel
3.4. Properties of PI Aerogel
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Xiong, L.; Zheng, W.; Cao, S.; Zheng, Y. Organic–Inorganic Double-Gel System Thermally Insulating and Hydrophobic Polyimide Aerogel. Polymers 2022, 14, 2818. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14142818
Xiong L, Zheng W, Cao S, Zheng Y. Organic–Inorganic Double-Gel System Thermally Insulating and Hydrophobic Polyimide Aerogel. Polymers. 2022; 14(14):2818. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14142818
Chicago/Turabian StyleXiong, Liyao, Weijie Zheng, Shenglong Cao, and Yuying Zheng. 2022. "Organic–Inorganic Double-Gel System Thermally Insulating and Hydrophobic Polyimide Aerogel" Polymers 14, no. 14: 2818. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14142818