Superabsorbent Polymers: From long-established, microplastics generating systems, to sustainable, biodegradable and future proof alternatives

J Chen, J Wu, P Raffa, F Picchioni… - Progress in Polymer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) play important roles in our daily life, as they are applied in
products for hygiene, agriculture, construction, etc. The most successful commercially used …

[HTML][HTML] A review of disintegration mechanisms and measurement techniques

D Markl, JA Zeitler - Pharmaceutical research, 2017 - Springer
Pharmaceutical solid dosage forms (tablets or capsules) are the predominant form to
administer active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) to the patient. Tablets are typically …

Super-hydrophilic/oleophobic chitosan/acrylamide hydrogel: an efficient water/oil separation filter

S Kordjazi, K Kamyab, N Hemmatinejad - Advanced Composites and …, 2020 - Springer
Oil spills are one of the most serious problems which have a negative effect on our
environment especially on the marine ecosystem. Thus, water/oil separation is considered …

[HTML][HTML] Properties of water bound in hydrogels

VM Gun'ko, IN Savina, SV Mikhalovsky - Gels, 2017 - mdpi.com
In this review, the importance of water in hydrogel (HG) properties and structure is analyzed.
A variety of methods such as 1H NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance), DSC (differential …

Structured macroporous hydrogels: Progress, challenges, and opportunities

KJ De France, F Xu, T Hoare - Advanced healthcare materials, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Structured macroporous hydrogels that have controllable porosities on both the nanoscale
and the microscale offer both the swelling and interfacial properties of bulk hydrogels as well …

Amphiphilic superabsorbent cellulose nanofibril aerogels

F Jiang, YL Hsieh - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Ultra-light (1.7 to 8.1 mg cm− 3) and ultra-porous (99.5 to 99.9%) aerogels have been
assembled from cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) that were defibrillated from rice straw cellulose …

[HTML][HTML] Hydrogels for tissue engineering: addressing key design needs toward clinical translation

F Xu, C Dawson, M Lamb, E Mueller… - … in bioengineering and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
While the soft mechanics and tunable cell interactions facilitated by hydrogels have attracted
significant interest in the development of functional hydrogel-based tissue engineering …

Superabsorbent polymer materials: a review

MM ZOHOURIAN, K Kabiri - 2008 - sid.ir
Superabsorbent polymer (SAP) materials are hydrophilic networks that can absorb and
retain huge amounts of WATER or aqueous solutions. They can uptake WATER as high as …

Superabsorbent hydrogel composites and nanocomposites: a review

K Kabiri, H Omidian, MJ Zohuriaan‐Mehr… - Polymer …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Superabsorbent polymers are hydrophilic networks that can absorb and retain huge
amounts of water or aqueous solutions. They are currently used in many areas including …

One-step method to prepare starch-based superabsorbent polymer for slow release of fertilizer

X Xiao, L Yu, F Xie, X Bao, H Liu, Z Ji, L Chen - Chemical Engineering …, 2017 - Elsevier
Here we report the use of a one-step process of reactive melt mixing to prepare starch-
based superabsorbent polymers (SBSAPs) for the slow release of urea as a fertilizer. A …