Understanding nanocellulose–water interactions: Turning a detriment into an asset

L Solhi, V Guccini, K Heise, I Solala… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Modern technology has enabled the isolation of nanocellulose from plant-based fibers, and
the current trend focuses on utilizing nanocellulose in a broad range of sustainable …

[HTML][HTML] Materials diversity of hydrogel: Synthesis, polymerization process and soil conditioning properties in agricultural field

M Rizwan, SR Gilani, AI Durani, S Naseem - Journal of advanced research, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The cumulative influence of global warming, climate abrupt changes, growing
population, topsoil erosion is becoming a threatening alarm for facing food challenges and …

Swelling of 9 polymers commonly employed for solvent-resistant nanofiltration membranes: A comprehensive dataset

EJ Kappert, MJT Raaijmakers, K Tempelman… - Journal of membrane …, 2019 - Elsevier
The presence of a solvent in a dense polymeric nanofiltration membrane layer can affect the
macromolecular dynamics of the polymer material and the mobility of the solvent penetrant …

A review of in situ real-time monitoring techniques for membrane fouling in the biotechnology, biorefinery and food sectors

G Rudolph, T Virtanen, M Ferrando, C Güell… - Journal of membrane …, 2019 - Elsevier
Pressure-driven membrane processes are often used for the separation and purification of
organic compounds originating from biomass. However, membrane fouling remains a …

Electrochemical and Solvent-Driven Swelling in a Conducting Polymer Film

LG Kaake, B Gompf, S Ludwigs - Chemistry of Materials, 2023 - ACS Publications
Poly (ethylene dioxythiophene): poly (styrene sulfonate)(PEDOT: PSS) is likely the most
widely used conducting polymer and a champion material for emerging electrochemical …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of hydrogel composite reinforced with natural char nanoparticles on improvement of soil biological properties and the growth of water deficit-stressed …

S Nassaj-Bokharaei, B Motesharezedeh… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydrogel polymers have been used to enhance water and nutrient retention in agricultural
soils. The incorporation of nanoparticles to yield composite hydrogels has also gained …

Dual monitoring of surface reactions in real time by combined surface-plasmon resonance and field-effect transistor interrogation

P Aspermair, U Ramach… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
By combining surface plasmon resonance (SPR) and electrolyte gated field-effect transistor
(EG-FET) methods in a single analytical device we introduce a novel tool for surface …

Creating Anti‐Biofouling Surfaces by Degradable Main‐chain Polyphosphoester Polymer Brushes

MB Pérez, DA Resendiz‐Lara… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The implementation of polymer brush coatings has proven crucial in biomedical and
biotechnological applications for controlling biological interactions. Despite the extensive …

Cellulose nanocrystal interactions probed by thin film swelling to predict dispersibility

MS Reid, M Villalobos, ED Cranston - Nanoscale, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The production of well-dispersed reinforced polymer nanocomposites has been limited due
to poor understanding of the interactions between components. Measuring the cohesive …

Facile co-sintering process to fabricate sustainable antifouling silver nanoparticles (AgNPs)-enhanced tight ceramic ultrafiltration membranes for protein separation

D Zou, X Chen, E Drioli, X Ke, M Qiu, Y Fan - Journal of membrane science, 2020 - Elsevier
Protein separation in chemical industry applications using tight ceramic ultrafiltration (UF)
membranes with multilayer asymmetric structures is hindered by challenges in their …