Modeling of sol-gel transition with loop network formation and its implications on mechanical properties

Keyphrases

• Aerogel 25%
• Blob 100%
• Dangling Bonds 25%
• Deflection Model 50%
• Diffusion-limited Aggregation 50%
• Empirical Scaling 25%
• Gel Structure 25%
• Linear Elastic Modulus 25%
• Linkage Model 25%
• Loop Structure 50%
• Looped Network 100%
• Mechanical Properties 100%
• Network Formation 100%
• Particle Chain 25%
• Porosity 25%
• Scaling Relationship 25%
• Sol-gel Transition 100%
• Spatial Fluctuations 25%
• Sticking 25%
• Stiffness 25%
• Thermal Energy 25%
• Unconstraining 25%
• Weakest Link 25%

Engineering

• Aerogels 50%
• Dangling Bond 50%
• Gel Transition 100%
• Porosity 50%
• Rigidity 50%
• Thermal Energy 50%
• Young's Modulus 50%

Material Science

• Aerogels 50%
• Density 50%
• Elastic Moduli 50%
• Rigidity 50%
• Sol-Gel 100%