{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Wu Z"],"funding":["National Natural Science Foundation of China"],"pagination":["5695-5701"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9078155"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["8(11)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<i>In situ</i> hydrophobic polypropylsilsesquioxane aerogels (PSAs) were successfully synthesized <i>via</i> an organic-inorganic hybridization method by a sol-gel process, in which propyltriethoxysilane (PTES) and tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) were used as co-precursors. <sup>29</sup>Si NMR and FTIR analyses indicated the high degree of condensation of the precursors and proved the attachment of propyl (-C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>7</sub>) groups in PSAs, respectively. By means of incorporating propyl groups, both mechanical robustness and <i>in situ</i> hydrophobicity were obtained. Meanwhile, the mechanical strength, contact angle and density obviously increased with the increase in propyl groups. Under optimized conditions, as-prepared PSA could endure up to a 70% maximum linear compression w"],"journal":["RSC advances"],"pubmed_title":["Organic-inorganic hybridization for the synthesis of robust <i>in situ</i> hydrophobic polypropylsilsesquioxane aerogels with fast oil absorption properties."],"pmcid":["PMC9078155"],"funding_grant_id":["51302052"],"pubmed_authors":["Wu Z","Li J","Zhang L","Yang C","Zhao X"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Organic-inorganic hybridization for the synthesis of robust <i>in situ</i> hydrophobic polypropylsilsesquioxane aerogels with fast oil absorption properties.","description":"<i>In situ</i> hydrophobic polypropylsilsesquioxane aerogels (PSAs) were successfully synthesized <i>via</i> an organic-inorganic hybridization method by a sol-gel process, in which propyltriethoxysilane (PTES) and tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS) were used as co-precursors. <sup>29</sup>Si NMR and FTIR analyses indicated the high degree of condensation of the precursors and proved the attachment of propyl (-C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>7</sub>) groups in PSAs, respectively. By means of incorporating propyl groups, both mechanical robustness and <i>in situ</i> hydrophobicity were obtained. Meanwhile, the mechanical strength, contact angle and density obviously increased with the increase in propyl groups. Under optimized conditions, as-prepared PSA could endure up to a 70% maximum linear compression w","dates":{"release":"2018-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2018 Feb","modification":"2025-05-18T12:07:05.9Z","creation":"2025-04-19T07:26:59.595Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9078155","cross_references":{"pubmed":["35539583"],"doi":["10.1039/c7ra13165h"]}}