Advances in Aerogel Composites
A special issue of Gels (ISSN 2310-2861).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2022) | Viewed by 8810
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As the lightest material in the world, interest in the application scope of, and the variety of materials related to, aerogels has significantly increased in recent decades. The source of aerogels has expanded from traditional organic and inorganic matter to biomass and natural polymers. The application scope of aerogels extends from insulation materials to drug carriers, environmental mediators, sorbents, supercapacitors, and catalysts. At the same time, there is a clear tendency in the aerogel community to combine different matrices by doping, co-gelation, or post-treatment in order to tailor the aerogel properties for a specific application. This is the path forward, which enables further commercialization of different aerogel types. It also brings important questions to the forefront: how do different compounds interact within an aerogel matrix to determine the properties of such a hybrid material? Can those properties be described or even predicted as a function of the aerogel composition? The further development and commercialization of many aerogel types is still slow. More effort and innovation are still required in this field. This Special Issue, entitled Advances in Aerogel Composites, aims to highlight recent advances in research on aerogel composites. We welcome submissions covering key aspects of aerogel composites from all facets, including fundamental studies and application-focused research. We hope this Special Issue can further improve the consensus on aerogel processing between aerogel scientists and accelerate research into the further potential applications of aerogels.
Prof. Dr. Lingbin Lu
Guest Editor
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