2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development of novel polymeric aerogels
| Project/Area Number |
24550253
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Polymer/Textile materials
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| Research Institution | Kyoto University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
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| Keywords | エアロゲル / 多孔体 / 機械的特性 / シリコーン / エポキシ樹脂 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Aerogels are known as low-density, transparent porous materials with high thermal insulation ability. Improvement of mechanical properties and introduction of new functions to aerogels have been explored in this study. As silica aerogels with low density and transparency are already known, introduction of different organic moieties to siloxane polymer networks (so-called silicones) or development of purely organic polymer aerogels of epoxy resin have been investigated. In some cases in organo-substituted polysiloxane gels, aerogels with transparency and good mechanical properties have been developed. Aerogel-like xerogels have also been obtained through simple evaporative drying due to the improved mechanical properties.
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| Free Research Field |
無機・高分子材料化学
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