Aerogels and Composites Aerogels
A special issue of Gels (ISSN 2310-2861). This special issue belongs to the section "Gel Chemistry and Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 March 2026 | Viewed by 40
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biobased functional materials; hydrogel; aerogel
Interests: aerogels; nanoparticles; composites; sol-gel; soft solution synthesis; functional nanomaterials; environmental remediation; thermal insulation
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Interests: hydrogels; aerogels; controlled drug delivery; wound healing; carbohydrate polymers; microparticles; nanoparticles; nanocomposite; 3D printing
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Aerogel is a kind of porous solid material with high porosity, mainly in the mesopores range, which leads to high specific surface area and very low density. Therefore, they are suitable for adsorption, separation, catalysis, biological science, thermal insulation, and other fields. However, due to the poor mechanical performance of pristine aerogels, their effective mass production and application are limited. Composite aerogels can be a response to overcome these limitations and were prepared by physical blending, chemical modification, and other technologies, revealing their microstructure regulation mechanism, achieving leapfrog improvement in performance, and laying the foundation for the widespread application of aerogels.
This Special Issue aims to provide an opportunity for researchers to contribute to the dissemination of the latest research and development in aerogels and composite aerogels. The topics of interest include but are not limited to the following: bio-based composite aerogels, organic composite aerogels, inorganic composite aerogels, metal composite aerogels, carbon composite aerogels, etc. The application fields are adsorption, separation, catalysis, biological/biomedical science, thermal insulation, energy production and storage, and other fields.
Dr. Zhongming Liu
Dr. Luísa Durães
Prof. Dr. Pasquale Del Gaudio
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- aerogel
- composite aerogel
- synthesis and characterization
- physicochemical properties
- application
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