Merging flexibility with superinsulation: Machinable, nanofibrous pullulan-silica aerogel composites

Freeze-dried nanofibrous scaffolds are flexible, but typically have high thermal conductivities. Conversely, silica aerogel has an ultra-low thermal conductivity, but is brittle. Here, the impregnation of pullulan/PVA nanofiber scaffolds with hydrophobic silica aerogel decreased the thermal conducti...

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Main Authors: Shanyu Zhao, Olivier Emery, Anja Wohlhauser, Matthias M. Koebel, Christian Adlhart, Wim J. Malfait
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-12-01
Series:Materials & Design
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127518307044