Superabsorbent hydrogels based on polysaccharides for application in agriculture as soil conditioner and nutrient carrier: A review

MR Guilherme, FA Aouada, AR Fajardo… - European Polymer …, 2015 - Elsevier
Superabsorbent hydrogels (SH) continue being a very important issue in both academic and
industrial fields due to their applications in several technologies. This is proved by the …

A review on chitosan and cellulose hydrogels for wound dressings

CN Elangwe, SN Morozkina, RO Olekhnovich… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Wound management remains a challenging issue around the world, although a lot of wound
dressing materials have been produced for the treatment of chronic and acute wounds …

Applications of nanocomposite hydrogels for biomedical engineering and environmental protection

G Sharma, B Thakur, M Naushad, A Kumar… - Environmental chemistry …, 2018 - Springer
Nanocomposite hydrogels are polymeric networks that possess a unique property of
hydration. The presence of alcohols, carboxylic acids and amides as hydrophilic moieties in …

Removal of malachite green using carboxymethyl cellulose-g-polyacrylamide/montmorillonite nanocomposite hydrogel

SJ Peighambardoust, O Aghamohammadi-Bavil… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, carboxymethyl cellulose based graft poly (acrylamide) hydrogel (CMC-gP
(AAm)) and its nanocomposite with montmorillonite (CMC-gP (AAm)/MMT) were produced …

Cellulose nanocrystals extracted from rice husks as a reinforcing material in gelatin hydrogels for use in controlled drug delivery systems

SY Ooi, I Ahmad, MCIM Amin - Industrial Crops and Products, 2016 - Elsevier
Hydrogels with remarkable sensitivity toward changes in pH were prepared using gelatin
reinforced with cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs). Glutaraldehyde was used as a crosslinker …

Free-standing graphene oxide-palygorskite nanohybrid membrane for oil/water separation

X Zhao, Y Su, Y Liu, Y Li, Z Jiang - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Graphene oxide (GO) is an emerging kind of building block for advanced membranes with
tunable passageway for water molecules. To synergistically manipulate the channel and …

Preparation and swelling properties of graphene oxide/poly (acrylic acid-co-acrylamide) super-absorbent hydrogel nanocomposites

Y Huang, M Zeng, J Ren, J Wang, L Fan… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2012 - Elsevier
A series of novel graphene oxide (GO)/poly (acrylic acid-co-acrylamide) super-absorbent
hydrogel nanocomposites were prepared by in situ radical solution polymerization. The …

Pectin/carboxymethyl cellulose/microfibrillated cellulose composite scaffolds for tissue engineering

N Ninan, M Muthiah, IK Park, A Elain, S Thomas… - Carbohydrate …, 2013 - Elsevier
Highly porous three-dimensional scaffolds made of biopolymers are of great interest in
tissue engineering applications. A novel scaffold composed of pectin, carboxymethyl …

Advanced silk fibroin biomaterials for cartilage regeneration

G Cheng, Z Davoudi, X Xing, X Yu… - ACS Biomaterials …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Silk fibroin is regarded as a natural fibrous protein with tunable mechanical properties,
acceptable biocompatibility, and favorable capability of enhancing attachment, proliferation …

Starch derivative-based superabsorbent with integration of water-retaining and controlled-release fertilizers

K Zhong, ZT Lin, XL Zheng, GB Jiang, YS Fang… - Carbohydrate …, 2013 - Elsevier
Phosphate rock (PHR), a traditional fertilizer, is abundant, but is hard to be utilized by plants.
To improve the utilization of PHR, and to integrate water-retaining and controlled-release …