Hydrogels are crosslinked polymer chains with three-dimensional (3D) network structures,
which can absorb relatively large amounts of fluid. Because of the high water content, soft …

Background With rapid development in agriculture and industry, water polluted with heavy
metallic ions has come to be a serious problem. Adsorption-based methods are simple …

Background The cumulative influence of global warming, climate abrupt changes, growing
population, topsoil erosion is becoming a threatening alarm for facing food challenges and …

The rapid growth of the global population and the resulting need to ensure sufficient food
safety in highly productive agricultural practices. Intensive cultivation of plants contributes to …

Superabsorbent hydrogels (SAH) are crosslinked three-dimensional networks distinguished
by their super capacity to stabilize a large quantity of water without dissolving. Such …

Controlled release formulations (CRFs) of agrochemicals have been attracted considerable
attention due to their friendliness to environment. The commercial supporting materials for …

Carboxymethyl chitosan (CMCS) has emerged as a promising biopolymer carrier for
controlled release formulations of pesticide. In this study, manganese-based carboxymethyl …

Cellulose is a natural polymer that has a lot of potentials. Cellulose gained more interest
owing to its renewability, non-toxicity, economic value, biodegradability, high mechanical …

With the severe shortage of water resources and the low utilization efficiency of fertilizer,
slow-release fertilizer equipped with water-absorbing and water-retaining capacity has …

The use of materials to restore or replace the functions of damaged body parts has been
proven historically. Any material can be considered as a biomaterial as long as it performs …