Fig. 4: A Schematic of the relationship between the mesoscale pore structures and bulk mechanical properties of aerogels. | Nature Communications

Fig. 4: A Schematic of the relationship between the mesoscale pore structures and bulk mechanical properties of aerogels.

From: Unusual flexibility of transparent poly(methylsilsesquioxane) aerogels by surfactant-induced mesoscopic fiber-like assembly

Fig. 4

The higher the skeletal ratio is, the more fiber-like the porous structure looks, and accordingly, the higher the bending deformability of the monolithic aerogel is. Note that all of the monolithic aerogels with these structures have the same bulk density.

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