Table 1 Toughness and specific tensile modulus of hybrid aerogels compared with other aerogels reported in the literature

From: Mechanically resilient hybrid aerogels containing fibers of dual-scale sizes and knotty networks for tissue regeneration

No.

Aerogels

Porosity (%)

Toughness (KJ m−3)

Specific Tensile Modulus (MPa cm3 g−1)

Ref.

1

NFA

96.8

92.7

98.3

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2

MFA

94.3

398.2

237.1

3

NF/MF-A1

95.1

1961.3

1834.7

4

NF/MF-A2

96.4

800.5

551

5

NF/MF-A3

95.3

1456.2

1045.2

6

CNA-91

91

212

136.4

4

7

CNA -87

87

4.6

205.6

8

CNA-83

83

523

321.9

9

CNA-76

76

1050.6

625.3

10

BC

-

207.4

45.2

45

11

BC/PEDOT/SWCNT

76.8

22.7

240

46

12

Chitin

87

480.7

473.5

47

13

Chitosan

83.7

147.6

550.6

48

14

PI

80.3

362.3

558.3

64

15

PI/CNT

59.8

152.8

149.5

44

16

PI/Graphene

98.9

9

173.8

43

  1. NFA nanofiber aerogel coated with 1% gelatin, MFA microfiber aerogel coated with 1% gelatin, NF/MF-A1 hybrid NF/MF (50:50 w/w) aerogels, NF/MF-A2 hybrid NF/MF (75:25 w/w) aerogels coated with 1% gelatin, NF/MF-A3 hybrid NF/MF (25:75 w/w) aerogels coated with 1% gelatin, CNA composite nanofiber aerogel, BC bacterial cellulose, PEDOT poly(3,4-theylenedioxythiophene), SWCNT single walled carbon nanotube, PI crosslinked polyimide, CNT carbon nanotube.
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