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Method and device for fabricating aerogels and aerogel monoliths obtained thereby

Hot-press sealed-vessel aerogel monolith fabrication unlocks rapid production for doped chemical-sensing materials.

What it is

The method uses a hot press with a sealed-vessel process to quickly form monolithic aerogels, including doped variants for chemical sensing. It shifts aerogel manufacturing toward faster, repeatable monolith formation rather than slow, batch-dependent gel processing. Previously, scaling this specific monolith fabrication workflow often required licensing the patented process from Union College.

What you could build

Launch doped-aerogel monolith gas/vapor sensor cartridges using rapid hot-press manufacturing, avoiding royalty-bearing IP constraints.

Patent number
7384988B2
Expiration
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Assignee
Union College
Inventors
Ben M. Gauthier, Ann M. Anderson, Smitesh Bakrania, Mary K. Mahony, Ronald B. Bucinell

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