Abstract: The invention provides a method of cutting a wet gel sheet. The method includes positioning a wet gel sheet on a cutting support surface, so that a bottom face of the wet gel sheet is supported by the cutting support surface. The wet gel sheet is a porous material comprising solvent in at least some pores. The wet gel sheet is cut by moving a blade along a cutting path. The invention also provides an aerogel sheet formed by a process that includes the cutting method, as well as certain articles that include the cut aerogel sheet.

Abstract: The invention provides a method of cutting a wet gel sheet. The method includes positioning a wet gel sheet on a cutting support surface, so that a bottom face of the wet gel sheet is supported by the cutting support surface. The wet gel sheet is a porous material comprising solvent in at least some pores. The wet gel sheet is cut by moving a blade along a cutting path. The invention also provides an aerogel sheet formed by a process that includes the cutting method, as well as certain articles that include the cut aerogel sheet.

Abstract: The invention provides an aerogel production assembly that includes a mold with a mold base defined by a casting substrate, where the casting substrate includes a film. The invention also provides an aerogel production method that involves filling such a mold with a wet gel precursor solution. In other embodiments, the invention provides an aerogel production assembly that includes a film and a film handling system. In still other embodiments, the invention provides an aerogel production assembly that includes an advantageous aging clamp mechanism. Further, some embodiments of the invention provide an aerogel production method that involves a wet gel sheet casted to a casting substrate, where the casting substrate includes a film, and the method includes both peeling the film off the wet gel sheet and conveying the wet gel sheet onto a drying substrate.

Abstract: The invention provides an aerogel production assembly that includes a mold with a mold base defined by a casting substrate, where the casting substrate includes a film. The invention also provides an aerogel production method that involves filling such a mold with a wet gel precursor solution. In other embodiments, the invention provides an aerogel production assembly that includes a film and a film handling system. In still other embodiments, the invention provides an aerogel production assembly that includes an advantageous aging clamp mechanism. Further, some embodiments of the invention provide an aerogel production method that involves a wet gel sheet casted to a casting substrate, where the casting substrate includes a film, and the method includes both peeling the film off the wet gel sheet and conveying the wet gel sheet onto a drying substrate.

Abstract: The invention provides an aerogel production assembly that includes a mold with a mold base defined by a casting substrate, where the casting substrate includes a film. The invention also provides an aerogel production method that involves filling such a mold with a wet gel precursor solution. In other embodiments, the invention provides an aerogel production assembly that includes a film and a film handling system. In still other embodiments, the invention provides an aerogel production assembly that includes an advantageous aging clamp mechanism. Further, some embodiments of the invention provide an aerogel production method that involves a wet gel sheet casted to a casting substrate, where the casting substrate includes a film, and the method includes both peeling the film off the wet gel sheet and conveying the wet gel sheet onto a drying substrate.

Abstract: The invention provides silica wet gel, silica aerogel, and methods that can be used to form an enhanced silica aerogel sheet having fewer optical defects along with other desirable properties.

Abstract: The invention relates to cysteamides, therapeutic compositions containing such cysteamides and methods of using the same.

Abstract: The invention provides silica wet gel, silica aerogel, and methods that can be used to form an enhanced silica aerogel sheet having fewer optical defects along with other desirable properties.

Abstract: The invention provides silica wet gel, silica aerogel, and methods that can be used to form an enhanced silica aerogel sheet having fewer optical defects along with other desirable properties.

Abstract: The invention provides silica wet gel, silica aerogel, and methods that can be used to form an enhanced silica aerogel sheet having fewer optical defects along with other desirable properties.

Abstract: The invention provides silica wet gel, silica aerogel, and methods that can be used to form an enhanced silica aerogel sheet having fewer optical defects along with other desirable properties.