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Stiff–Soft Synergistic Assembly of Mechanically Adaptive Silica Aerogel Composites

Authors: Mengyue Gao; Junjie Zheng; Haoqiang Gao; Tianxiang Bai; Weiwei Zuo; Xinhai Zhang; Yanhua Cheng; Meifang Zhu

DOI: 10.1007/s40843-026-4337-2Status: Verified Translated Edition
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Key Findings in This Report

• • The stiff–soft synergistic assembly yields a compressive strength of 2.5 MPa, flexural strength of 6.25 MPa, and tensile strength of 40 MPa, enabling load-bearing applications where pure silica aerogels fail. • • Viscosity-tunable PMSQ gel inks are precisely matched to hollow framework geometries via a modified Hagen–Poiseuille model, ensuring defect-free filling and consistent mechanical performance. • • The strategy is versatile across diverse hollow structures (honeycomb, wheat straw, hollow fibers), demonstrating scalability for industrial thermal insulation panels and protective textiles. • • The composites retain excellent thermal insulation properties, critical for energy-efficient building envelopes and cold-chain logistics, without compromising mechanical robustness.