Polyimide aerogels with amide cross-links: A low cost alternative for mechanically strong polymer aerogels

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 1240-1249

  Meador, Mary Ann B ^a   Alemán, Christian R ^a   Hanson, Katrina ^a   Ramirez, Nakaira ^a   Vivod, Stephanie L ^a   Wilmoth, Nathan ^a,b   McCorkle, Linda ^a,c  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Vantage Partners   (United States)

^c OHIO AEROSPACE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerogel; Cross linked; Mesoporous; Polyamide; Polyimide

Indexed keywords

AMIDES; COSTS; CROSSLINKING; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYAMIDES; POLYIMIDES; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

CHEMICAL EQUATIONS; CROSS-LINKED; LARGE-SCALE MANUFACTURING; LINK STRUCTURE; LOW THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; MESOPOROUS; SILSESQUIOXANES; THERMALLY STABLE;

AEROGELS;

EID: 84921467022     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am507268c     Document Type: Article

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