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Droplet-templating soft materials into structured bead-based aerogels with compartmentalized or welded configurations
Materials horizons, v 12, pp 3444-3451
28 Feb 2025
PMID: 40017329
Abstract
Achieving precise control over the composition and architecture of nanomaterial-based aerogels remains a significant challenge. Here, we introduce a droplet-templating approach to engineer ultra-lightweight aerogels
the interfacial co-assembly of nanoparticles-surfactants (NPSs) at polar/apolar liquid interfaces. This approach enables the creation of aerogels with tailored compartmentalized or welded bead architectures, exhibiting multilayer, gradient, and hybrid morphologies from a range of 1D and 2D nanomaterials. By precisely controlling evaporation and freeze-drying processes, we fabricate aerogels with customizable micro-domains, without requiring chemical binders. Our approach provides a platform for developing soft materials with tunable properties, paving a new path for applications in soft matter and aerogel engineering.
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- Title
- Droplet-templating soft materials into structured bead-based aerogels with compartmentalized or welded configurations
- Creators
- Shayan Ghasemi (Corresponding Author) - University of WaterlooMahyar Panahi-Sarmad - University of British ColumbiaElnaz Erfanian - University of WaterlooTianyu Guo - University of British ColumbiaVahid Rad - Drexel UniversityAdel Jalaee - University of British ColumbiaGabriel Banvillet - University of British ColumbiaE Johan Foster - University of British ColumbiaKam C Tam - University of WaterlooMasoud Soroush - Drexel UniversityFeng Jiang - University of British ColumbiaOrlando J Rojas - University of British ColumbiaMilad Kamkar - University of Waterloo
- Publication Details
- Materials horizons, v 12, pp 3444-3451
- Publisher
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Number of pages
- 8
- Grant note
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada: RGPIN-2023-03466 NSERC Discovery Grant: CMMI-2134607 U.S. National Science Foundation
M. K. acknowledges the support of the NSERC Discovery Grant, RGPIN-2023-03466. V. R. and M. S. would like to acknowledge financial support from the U.S. National Science Foundation (CMMI-2134607). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001433727800001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-86000130522
- Other Identifier
- 991022032040704721
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- Domestic collaboration
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- Web of Science research areas
- Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
- Materials Science, Multidisciplinary