Design and applications of interpenetrating polymer network hydrogels. A review

ES Dragan - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2014 - Elsevier
Interpenetrating polymer networks (IPN) hydrogels have gained great attention in the last
decades, mainly due to their biomedical applications. This review aims to give an overview …

Interpenetrating polymer networks: So happy together?

MS Silverstein - Polymer, 2020 - Elsevier
A typical description of interpenetrating polymer networks (IPN) can be surprisingly simple,
systems that consist of two crosslinked polymer networks that are physically entangled but …

Fabrication and characterization of a novel anticancer drug delivery system: salecan/poly (methacrylic acid) semi-interpenetrating polymer network hydrogel

X Qi, W Wei, J Li, Y Liu, X Hu, J Zhang… - … Science & Engineering, 2015 - ACS Publications
Salecan is a novel linear extracellular polysaccharide with a linear backbone of 1–3-linked
glucopyranosyl units. Salecan is suitable for preparing hydrogels for biomedical applications …

Radiation cross-linked ultra-absorbent hydrogel to rationalize irrigation water and fertilizer for maize planting in drought conditions

MM Ghobashy, MA Amin, MA Ismail, AI Nowwar… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The study addresses the potential negative impacts of climate change on water resources,
specifically irrigation water for crops. The radiation technique produces the biomaterial …

Preparation and characterization of a novel pH-sensitive Salecan-g-poly (acrylic acid) hydrogel for controlled release of doxorubicin

X Hu, W Wei, X Qi, H Yu, L Feng, J Li, S Wang… - Journal of materials …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Salecan is a novel water-soluble extracellular β-glucan produced by a salt-tolerant strain
Agrobacterium sp. ZX09. Salecan is suitable for the fabrication of hydrogels for biomedical …

Macroporous composite IPN hydrogels based on poly (acrylamide) and chitosan with tuned swelling and sorption of cationic dyes

ES Dragan, MM Lazar, MV Dinu, F Doroftei - Chemical engineering journal, 2012 - Elsevier
The synthesis of macroporous ionic composite cryogels consisting of two independently
cross-linked and oppositely charged networks is reported in the paper. Semi …

Preparation and characterization of IPN composite hydrogels based on polyacrylamide and chitosan and their interaction with ionic dyes

ES Dragan, MM Perju, MV Dinu - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2012 - Elsevier
Preparation and characterization of some interpenetrating polymer networks (IPN)
composite hydrogels based on polyacrylamide (PAAm) and chitosan (CS) are presented in …

Synthesis and characterization of a novel semi-IPN hydrogel based on Salecan and poly (N, N-dimethylacrylamide-co-2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate)

X Hu, L Feng, W Wei, A Xie, S Wang, J Zhang… - Carbohydrate …, 2014 - Elsevier
Salecan is a novel water-soluble, high molecular mass extracellular β-glucan produced by
Agrobacterium sp. ZX09. Salecan has excellent physicochemical and biological properties …

Synthesis and characterization of a novel hydrogel: salecan/polyacrylamide semi-IPN hydrogel with a desirable pore structure

X Hu, L Feng, A Xie, W Wei, S Wang, J Zhang… - Journal of Materials …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Salecan is a novel water-soluble β-glucan produced by a salt-tolerant strain Agrobacterium
sp. ZX09 which was isolated from a soil sample in our laboratory and the 16S rDNA …

Ice-templated hydrogels based on chitosan with tailored porous morphology

MV Dinu, M Přádný, ES Drăgan, J Michálek - Carbohydrate polymers, 2013 - Elsevier
Preparation and morphological characterization of some novel hydrogels based on chitosan
(CS) with porous structure tailored by ice-templating and porogen leaching are presented in …