Facile Preparation of High Strength Silica Aerogel Composites via a Water Solvent System and Ambient Pressure Drying without Surface Modification or Solvent Replacement
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Du, D.; Liu, F.; Jiang, Y.; Feng, J.; Li, L.; Feng, J. Facile Preparation of High Strength Silica Aerogel Composites via a Water Solvent System and Ambient Pressure Drying without Surface Modification or Solvent Replacement. Materials 2021, 14, 3983. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14143983
Du D, Liu F, Jiang Y, Feng J, Li L, Feng J. Facile Preparation of High Strength Silica Aerogel Composites via a Water Solvent System and Ambient Pressure Drying without Surface Modification or Solvent Replacement. Materials. 2021; 14(14):3983. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14143983
Chicago/Turabian StyleDu, Dongxuan, Fengqi Liu, Yonggang Jiang, Junzong Feng, Liangjun Li, and Jian Feng. 2021. "Facile Preparation of High Strength Silica Aerogel Composites via a Water Solvent System and Ambient Pressure Drying without Surface Modification or Solvent Replacement" Materials 14, no. 14: 3983. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14143983