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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2024
The Regents of the University of Colorado, Denver, CO (US);
Ivan I. Smalyukh, Boulder, CO (US);
Andrew Johnston Hess, Louisville, CO (US);
Quingkun Liu, Boulder, CO (US);
Joshua A De La Cruz, Denver, CO (US);
Blaise Fleury, Boulder, CO (US);
Eldho Abraham, Boulder, CO (US);
Bohdan Senyuk, Boulder, CO (US);
Vladyslav Cherpak, Westminster, CO (US);
The Regents of the University of Colorado, Denver, CO (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are cellulose-based flexible aerogels and xerogels containing bacterial cellulose nanorods, ribbons, fibers, and the like, wherein the gels have tunable optical, heat transfer, and stiffness properties. Further disclosed are highly transparent and flexible cellulose nanofiber-polysiloxane composite aerogels featuring enhanced mechanical robustness, tunable optical anisotropy, and low thermal conductivity.