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Recent progress on polyimide aerogels against shrinkage: a review

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Polyimide aerogels are promising for diverse applications owing to their nanoporous structure and superior performance in thermal insulation, dielectric protection, etc. However, the severe shrinkage they usually suffer has long been a threat, and can pose great challenges to their shape-stable preparation and reliable applications. It is very important to clarify the effects of various factors on the shrinkage of PI aerogels and the effective strategies available for shrinkage reduction. These are also the focuses of the present review, to provide guidance for preparing PI aerogels with greatly reduced shrinkage, and thereby improved shape stability and use reliability. Since the shrinkage of PI aerogels is quite a complex issue, further studies on PI aerogels against shrinkage deserve continuous attention.

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Abbreviations

1,3-PDA:

1,3-Propanediamine

6FDA & 6FAPB:

2,2′-Bis (3,4-dicarboxyphenyl) hexafluoropropane dianhydride

BAP4:

1,4-Bis (4-aminophenoxy) butane

BAP6:

1,6-Bis (4-aminophenoxy) hexane

BAP10:

1,10-Bis (4-aminophenoxy) decane

BAPF:

9,9′-Bis (4-aminophenyl) fluorene

BAPN:

1,3-Bis (4-aminophenoxy)-2,2-dimethylpropane

BAPP & BAPOPP:

2,2-Bis [4-(4-aMinophenoxy) phenyl] propane

BPDA:

3,3′,4,4′-Biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride

BTDA:

Benzophenone-3,3′,4′4′-tetracarboxylic dianhydride

DABA:

4,4'-Diaminobenzanilide

DADD:

Dodecyl diamine

DA-POSS:

N-[(Heptaisobutyl POSS) propyl]-3,5-diaminobenzamide

DMBZ:

2,2′-Dimethylbenzidine

ODA:

4,4′-Diaminodiphenyl ether

ODPA:

4,4′-Oxydiphthalic anhydride

PABZ:

2-(4-Aminophenyl)-5-aminobenzimidazole

PMDA:

Pyromellitic dianhydride

PPDA:

p-Phenylenediamine

PPG:

Poly-(propylene glycol) bis (2-aminopropyl ether)

TFMB & TFDB:

2,2’-Bis (trifluoromethyl)-4,4’-diaminobiphenyl

AgNPs:

Ag nanoparticles

AgNShs:

Ag nanosheets

AHMS:

Amine-functionalized hollow mesoporous silica (HMS) nanospheres

BTC:

1,3,5-Benzenetricarbonyl trichloride

BTMSPA:

Bis (trimethoxysilylpropyl) amine

MWCNTs:

Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs)

CNTs-NH2 :

NH2 modified CNTs

mCNTs:

Dopamine-functionalized CNTs

ME:

Melamine

m-GO:

ODA-modified graphene oxides (GO)

N3300A:

An aliphatic polyisocyanate (HDI trimer)

NH2-HBPSi:

Amine-functionalized hyperbranched polysiloxane macromer

NH2-SiO2 :

Aminated SiO2 nanoparticles

OAPS:

Octa (aminophenyl) silsesquioxane

PAPSQ:

Poly (aminophenyl) silsesquioxanes

PMA:

Poly (ethylene-alt-maleic anhydride)

PMA-D:

Poly (isobutylene-alt-maleic anhydride)

PMA-O:

Poly (maleic anhydride-alt-1-octadecene)

PMN:

Endic anhydride maleic anhydride copolymer

PSMA:

Styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer

PVPMS:

Polyvinylpolymethylsiloxane

TAB:

1,3,5-Triaminophenoxybenzene

TAPO:

Tri (3-aminophenyl) phosphine oxide

TASBF:

2,2′,7,7′-Tetraamino-9,9′-spirobifluorene

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This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51904312), Applied Foundational Research Funds of Tianjin Province (21JCQNJC00740), Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (3122022100), and Scientific Research Foundation of Civil Aviation University of China (2020KYQD115). The authors are deeply grateful to these supports.

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Chen, W., Zhou, X., Wan, M. et al. Recent progress on polyimide aerogels against shrinkage: a review. J Mater Sci 57, 13233–13263 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-022-07505-0

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