Blueshift Materials, Inc.

Blueshft Materials, Inc.

Janae D Manning

David J Irvin

Garrett D Poe

Alan D Sakaguchi

Alysa M Joaquin

Thermally treated aerogel compositions that include polyamic amides in an amount less than the aerogel compositions that include polyamic amides prior to thermal treatment, and articles of manufacture that include or are manufactured from the aerogel compositions are described.

Thermally treated polyamic amide aerogel

An aerogel that includes an open-cell structured polymer matrix is disclosed. The aerogel includes 5 wt. % to 50 wt. % of a polyamic amide polymer, based on the total weight of the aerogel, pores and at least 90% of the pore volume of the aerogel is made up of macropores, a porosity of at least 50%, as measure according to ASTM D4404-10, a density of 0.01 g/cmto 0.5 g/cm, and the aerogel is thermally stable to resist browning at 330° C.

Polymer aerogel with improved mechanical and thermal properties

An aerogel that includes an open-cell structured polymer matrix that can have 5 wt. % to 50 wt. % of a polyamic amide polymer, based on the total weight of the aerogel is disclosed. The aerogel can have a density of 0.05 g/cmto 0.35 g/cmand can be thermally stable to resist browning at 330&#xb0; C.

An aerogel comprising an open-cell structured polymer matrix that includes a polyamic amide polymer is described.

A method of making an aerogel is described. The method can include obtaining a solution comprising polyamic acid and an imidazole, adding a dehydrating agent to the solution in an amount where the molar ratio of the imidazole to the dehydrating agent is 0.17:1 to 2.8:1 and reacting the solution at room temperature to 100&#xb0; C. to produce a polymer matrix gel comprising a polyamic amide, and drying the polymer matrix gel to form an aerogel comprising an open-cell structured polymer matrix that includes 5 wt. % to 50 wt. % of the polyamic amide based on the total weight of the polymer aerogel.

Aerogel compositions that include polyamic amides, methods for preparing the aerogel compositions, and articles of manufacture that include or manufactured from the aerogel compositions are described.

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Janae D Manning