Environmentally friendly hydrogel: A review of classification, preparation and application in agriculture

Y Liu, J Wang, H Chen, D Cheng - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Superabsorbent hydrogel (SH) is three-dimensional (3D) cross-linked hydrophilic polymer
that can absorb and retain large quantities of water or other aqueous solutions. SH is made …

A review on acrylic based hydrogels and their applications in wastewater treatment

PM Pakdel, SJ Peighambardoust - Journal of environmental management, 2018 - Elsevier
The acrylic based hydrogels have attracted the attention of many researchers in the field of
pollutants adsorption such as dyes and metal cations due to their high swelling and …

Design and engineering of high‐performance triboelectric nanogenerator for ubiquitous unattended devices

H Yang, FR Fan, Y Xi, W Wu - EcoMat, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The ability of future electronics to derive operational power from the working environment is
attractive for realizing self‐powered unattended electronics. Triboelectric nanogenerator …

Natural polysaccharide-based hydrogels and nanomaterials: Recent trends and their applications

PN Dave, A Gor - Handbook of nanomaterials for industrial applications, 2018 - Elsevier
In the recent era, polysaccharide-based hydrogels received the greater attention due to their
exceptional properties like biodegradability, and biocompatibility. In polysaccharide-based …

Antimicrobial gum based hydrogels as adsorbents for the removal of organic and inorganic pollutants

S Ahmad, MS Tanweer, TA Mir, M Alam, S Ikram… - Journal of Water …, 2023 - Elsevier
A variety of issues, such as those concerning the environment, economics, sustainability,
biocompatibility and biodegradability have prompted an ever-increasing demand for …

Polymer based engineered materials for sustainable agriculture

A Dhiman, AK Sharma, G Agrawal - ACS Agricultural Science & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
In quest of developing alternative technological solutions to increase agricultural production
for feeding the growing population, extensive research is being performed in the agriculture …

Research advances in superabsorbent polymers

Y Yang, Z Liang, R Zhang, S Zhou, H Yang, Y Chen… - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Superabsorbent polymers are new functional polymeric materials that can absorb and retain
liquids thousands of times their masses. This paper reviews the synthesis and modification …

Physically-crosslinked hydroxyethyl cellulose-g-poly (acrylic acid-co-acrylamide)-Fe3+/silver nanoparticles for water disinfection and enhanced adsorption of basic …

M Sultan, ZA Nagieb, HM El-Masry, GM Taha - International journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, we report the development of physically cross-linked hydroxyethyl cellulose
grafted polyacrylic acid-co-polyacrylamide/silver nanocomposite [Ag@ HEC-gP (AA-co-AM) …

Advances in gum-based hydrogels and their environmental applications

Y Wu, A Parandoust, R Sheibani, F Kargaran… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
Gum-based hydrogels (GBHs) have been widely employed in diverse water purification
processes due to their environmental properties, and high absorption capacity. More desired …

Bio‐derived natural materials based Triboelectric devices for self‐powered ubiquitous wearable and implantable intelligent devices

H Yang, FR Fan, Y Xi, W Wu - Advanced Sustainable Systems, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The capability of devices in future ubiquitous networked wearable and implantable
electronics to efficiently scavenge and store operational power from their working …