CPC C04B 35/624 (2013.01) [B05D 1/30 (2013.01); B05D 3/007 (2013.01); B29C 35/16 (2013.01); B29C 39/003 (2013.01); C04B 35/01 (2013.01); C04B 40/0075 (2013.01); C04B 40/04 (2013.01); C23C 18/1208 (2013.01); C23C 18/1254 (2013.01); C23C 18/1283 (2013.01); B29K 2105/0061 (2013.01); C04B 41/0063 (2013.01)] | 26 Claims |
1. A method for manufacture of a gel material comprising:
(a) forming a gel sheet with thickness of at least about 0.5 mm by dispensing a gel precursor mixture at first temperature, and allowing gelation of a gel precursor of the gel precursor mixture to occur; and
(b) cooling at least one surface of the gel sheet at a second temperature with at least one cooling system, wherein the second temperature is cooler than the first temperature, wherein the cooling reduces a rate of a solvent evaporation.
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14. A method for manufacture of a fiber-reinforced gel material comprising:
(a) forming a fiber-reinforced gel sheet with thickness of at least about 0.5 mm by combining a fibrous structure and a gel precursor mixture at a first temperature, and allowing gelation of a gel precursor of the gel precursor mixture to occur; and
(b) cooling at least one surface of the fiber-reinforced gel sheet at a second temperature with at least one cooling system, wherein the second temperature is cooler than the first temperature, and wherein the cooling reduces a rate of a solvent evaporation.
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