Multiscale Manufacturing of Recyclable Polyimide Composite Aerogels (Adv. Mater. 5/2025)
Recyclable Polyimide Composite Aerogels In article number 2411599 by Wim J. Malfait, Qinghua Zhang, Shanyu Zhao, and co-workers, a molecular design strategy was employed to facilitate the formation and controlled disassembly of high-performance, recyclable polyimide composite aerogels. The innovative “aerogel-in”aerogel" structure exhibits a highly porous, interpenetrating architecture with complete disaggregation capabilities. This composite showcases exceptional resistance to extreme conditions, spanning from ultra-low temperatures of −196 °C to ultra-high environments of 800 °C, providing a groundbreaking and sustainable solution for next-generation thermal protection materials.
Authors
- Hui Wu
- Wim J. Malfait (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1668-8749)
- Francesco Bernasconi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6563-0578)
- Robert Zboray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0811-7396)
- Tongxin Shan
- Peiying Hu
- Shanyu Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8863-7019)
- Qinghua Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4162-7155)
- Mengmeng Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9171-4978)
- Lei Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1959-1683)
- Tingting Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9612-0124)
- Zhiyang Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8634-0716)
- Yongjie Cui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2202-0697)
Institutions
- Agency for Science, Technology and Research (SG)
- Beijing Institute of Technology (CN)
- Shanghai Polytechnic University (CN)
- Donghua University (CN)
- ETH Zurich (CH)
- State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing
- Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (CH)
- Tsinghua University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Materials
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202570036
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Aerogels and thermal insulation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.51