CPC C08J 9/0004 (2013.01) [C08J 3/242 (2013.01); C08J 9/286 (2013.01); C08J 2205/026 (2013.01); C08J 2205/044 (2013.01); C08K 5/0025 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. A method of producing a polymer aerogel, comprising:
dissolving precursors into a solvent, wherein the precursors include monomers, crosslinkers, a controlling agent and an initiator to form a precursor solution, wherein at least one of the monomers or at least one of the crosslinkers has a refractive index of 1.4 or lower;
polymerizing the precursor solution to form a gel polymer; and
removing the solvent from the gel polymer to produce the polymer aerogel.
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