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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2010
Nicholas Leventis, Westlake, OH (US);
Mary Ann B. Meador, Strongsville, OH (US);
James C. Johnston, Euclid, OH (US);
Eve F. Fabrizio, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ulvi F. Ilhan, Istanbul, TR;
Nicholas Leventis, Westlake, OH (US);
Mary Ann B. Meador, Strongsville, OH (US);
James C. Johnston, Euclid, OH (US);
Eve F. Fabrizio, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Ulvi F. Ilhan, Istanbul, TR;
Ohio Aerospace Institute, Cleveland, OH (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
Structurally stable and mechanically strong ceramic oxide aerogels are provided. The aerogels are cross-linked via organic polymer chains that are attached to and extend from surface-bound functional groups provided or present over the internal surfaces of a mesoporous ceramic oxide particle network via appropriate chemical reactions. The functional groups can be hydroxyl groups, which are native to ceramic oxides, or they can be non-hydroxyl functional groups that can be decorated over the internal surfaces of the ceramic oxide network. Methods of preparing such mechanically strong ceramic oxide aerogels also are provided.