Recent Advances in Research on the Synthetic Fiber Based Silica Aerogel Nanocomposites
The presented paper contains a brief review on the synthesis and characterization of silica aerogels and its nanocomposites with nanofibers and fibers based on a literature study over the past twenty years and my own research. Particular attention is focused on carbon fiber-based silica aerogel nano...
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| description | The presented paper contains a brief review on the synthesis and characterization of silica aerogels and its nanocomposites with nanofibers and fibers based on a literature study over the past twenty years and my own research. Particular attention is focused on carbon fiber-based silica aerogel nanocomposites. Silica aerogel is brittle in nature, therefore, it is necessary to improve this drawback, e.g., by polymer modification or fiber additives. Nevertheless, there are very few articles in the literature devoted to the synthesis of silica aerogel/fiber nanocomposites, especially those focusing on carbon fibers and nanofibers. Carbon fibers are very interesting materials, namely due to their special properties: high conductivity, high mechanical properties in relation to very low bulk densities, high thermal stability, and chemical resistance in the silica aerogel matrix, which can help enhance silica aerogel applications in the future. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c0de3108b3d341e0a97c3dbe8d07aa682022-12-22T02:17:18ZengMDPI AGNanomaterials2079-49912017-02-01724410.3390/nano7020044nano7020044Recent Advances in Research on the Synthetic Fiber Based Silica Aerogel NanocompositesAgnieszka Ślosarczyk0Poznan University of Technology, Institute of Structural Engineering, Piotrowo 5 street, 60-965 Poznań, PolandThe presented paper contains a brief review on the synthesis and characterization of silica aerogels and its nanocomposites with nanofibers and fibers based on a literature study over the past twenty years and my own research. Particular attention is focused on carbon fiber-based silica aerogel nanocomposites. Silica aerogel is brittle in nature, therefore, it is necessary to improve this drawback, e.g., by polymer modification or fiber additives. Nevertheless, there are very few articles in the literature devoted to the synthesis of silica aerogel/fiber nanocomposites, especially those focusing on carbon fibers and nanofibers. Carbon fibers are very interesting materials, namely due to their special properties: high conductivity, high mechanical properties in relation to very low bulk densities, high thermal stability, and chemical resistance in the silica aerogel matrix, which can help enhance silica aerogel applications in the future.http://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/7/2/44silica aerogel nanocompositessol-gel synthesisambient pressure dryingsupercritical dryingfibers reinforcement |
| spellingShingle | Agnieszka Ślosarczyk Recent Advances in Research on the Synthetic Fiber Based Silica Aerogel Nanocomposites Nanomaterials silica aerogel nanocomposites sol-gel synthesis ambient pressure drying supercritical drying fibers reinforcement |
| title | Recent Advances in Research on the Synthetic Fiber Based Silica Aerogel Nanocomposites |
| title_full | Recent Advances in Research on the Synthetic Fiber Based Silica Aerogel Nanocomposites |
| title_fullStr | Recent Advances in Research on the Synthetic Fiber Based Silica Aerogel Nanocomposites |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recent Advances in Research on the Synthetic Fiber Based Silica Aerogel Nanocomposites |
| title_short | Recent Advances in Research on the Synthetic Fiber Based Silica Aerogel Nanocomposites |
| title_sort | recent advances in research on the synthetic fiber based silica aerogel nanocomposites |
| topic | silica aerogel nanocomposites sol-gel synthesis ambient pressure drying supercritical drying fibers reinforcement |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/7/2/44 |
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