LABs
Aerogels are a special class of mesoporous materials with very high porosity and tunable physicochemical properties. They can be produced from a wide range of inorganic (silica, titania, zirconia, etc...), organic precursors (polysaccharides, PLA, proteins, etc…), or hybrids of them. This opens a large window of applications that need to be
The laboratory synthesizes silica nanoparticles and composite materials with various sizes, compositions, and functional applications. The surfaces of these nanoparticles are coated using methods such as cold spraying and dipping. These surfaces are then activated using oxygen plasma and rendered hydrophobic through the deposition of silane