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Editorial on the Special Issue Entitled "Recent Advances in Aerogels"
Gabrijela Horvat1, Uroš Maver2
1Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Maribor, Smetanova ul. 17, SI-2000 Maribor, Slovenia.
Gels (Basel, Switzerland)
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Aerogels are unique solid materials that consist mainly of air and have an extremely low density, large open pores, and a large internal surface area [...].
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