Significance of biopolymer-based hydrogels and their applications in agriculture: a review in perspective of synthesis and their degree of swelling for water holding

Z Tariq, DN Iqbal, M Rizwan, M Ahmad, M Faheem… - RSC …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrogels are three-dimensional polymer networks that are hydrophilic and capable of
retaining a large amount of water. Hydrogels also can act as vehicles for the controlled …

[HTML][HTML] Recently emerging advancements in montmorillonite polymeric nanoarchitectures and applications

CI Idumah, UC Okonkwo, CM Obele - Cleaner Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to advancements in nanotechnology, there has been continual progression in
preparation, characterization, properties and applications of polymeric/clay …

A review on polyaniline and graphene nanocomposites for supercapacitors

CI Idumah - Polymer-Plastics Technology and Materials, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Graphene (GN), a 2-D, flat, single atomic entity, carbon allotrope, has proved to
be an exceptional material recently, and garnered global accolade as a result of inherent …

Recent advancements in electromagnetic interference shielding of polymer and mxene nanocomposites

CI Idumah - Polymer-Plastics Technology and Materials, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
MXene (MX) and MX@ conducting polymeric hybrid nanocomposites inherent conductivity,
tunability, flexibility, and miniature thickness present them usable for electromagnetic …

Recently emerging trends in flame retardancy of phosphorene polymeric nanocomposites and applications

CI Idumah - Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 2023 - Elsevier
As a result of their inherent organic constitution, polymeric materials present affinity for
elevated inflammability, thereby demanding increased quest for fire safety to facilitate their …

[HTML][HTML] Novel trends in poly (lactic) acid hybrid bionanocomposites

CI Idumah, JT Nwabanne, FA Tanjung - Cleaner Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
The advent of nanotechnology has engineered great interest in synthetic biopolymer-based
nanocomposites for use in tissue engineering scaffolds, automotives, pharmaceuticals, and …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging trends in poly (lactic-co-glycolic) acid bionanoarchitectures and applications

CI Idumah - Cleaner Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Recently, Poly (lactic-co-glycolic) Acid (PLGA) has garnered great attention as
foundational material for biomedical applications due to inherent biocompatibility, and …

Novel trends in MXene/conducting polymeric hybrid nanoclusters

CI Idumah, OE Ezeani, UC Okonkwo, IC Nwuzor… - Journal of Cluster …, 2023 - Springer
Presently, an emerging class of two-dimensional transitional metallic (M) carbides or nitrides
(X) referred as 2-D MXene (M–X) has emerged and adjudged effective for energy storage …

Influence of surfaces and interfaces on MXene and MXene hybrid polymeric nanoarchitectures, properties, and applications

CI Idumah - Journal of Materials Science, 2022 - Springer
The inculcation of interlayer spacing sarchitectures between MXene (MX) sheets is a
simplified approach to inhibit restacking of Ti3C2Tx sheets and hinder this inclination …

Development, characterization, and properties of polymeric nanoarchitectures for radiation attenuation

UC Okonkwo, CI Idumah, CE Okafor… - Journal of Inorganic and …, 2022 - Springer
Radiation induces deterioration to life, the environment and electronic gadgets. Also, the
escalating quests in use of radioactive entities has induced increased radioactive hazards …