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The high porosity and nanoscaled pores with many dead ends in silica aerogels structure have contributed to their ultralow density, low thermal conductivity , high optical transmittance , acoustic attenuation and hydrophobic properties. However, silica aerogels are brittle with very low strength , and modulus , which compromise their commercial use. These limitations have warranted the need to broaden and optimize the usefulness for a variety of applications. To overcome this drawback, silica aerogels have since been added with another material, such as polymers and metals, prior to gelation stage of manufacturing before the drying the process.

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Sachithanadam, M., Joshi, S.C. (2016). Fabrication Methods. In: Silica Aerogel Composites. Engineering Materials. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0440-7_3

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