Soft materials by design: unconventional polymer networks give extreme properties

X Zhao, X Chen, H Yuk, S Lin, X Liu… - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Hydrogels are polymer networks infiltrated with water. Many biological hydrogels in animal
bodies such as muscles, heart valves, cartilages, and tendons possess extreme mechanical …

Recent developments of carboxymethyl cellulose

MS Rahman, MS Hasan, AS Nitai, S Nam… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) is one of the most promising cellulose derivatives. Due to its
characteristic surface properties, mechanical strength, tunable hydrophilicity, viscous …

Cellulose-based hydrogel materials: Chemistry, properties and their prospective applications

SMF Kabir, PP Sikdar, B Haque, MAR Bhuiyan… - Progress in …, 2018 - Springer
Hydrogels based on cellulose comprising many organic biopolymers including cellulose,
chitin, and chitosan are the hydrophilic material, which can absorb and retain a huge …

Carboxymethyl chitosan and carboxymethyl cellulose based self-healing hydrogel for accelerating diabetic wound healing

G Chang, Q Dang, C Liu, X Wang, H Song, H Gao… - Carbohydrate …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, a new type of biodegradable, injectable, self-healing, and low-toxic CMCSH,
formed by N, O-carboxymethyl chitosan-heparin (CMCS-Hep) and carboxymethyl cellulose …

Recent advances in polysaccharide bio-based flocculants

H Salehizadeh, N Yan, R Farnood - Biotechnology advances, 2018 - Elsevier
Natural polysaccharides, derived from biomass feedstocks, marine resources, and
microorganisms, have been attracting considerable attention as benign and environmentally …

Cellulose-based hydrogels: Present status and application prospects

C Chang, L Zhang - Carbohydrate polymers, 2011 - Elsevier
This review addresses recent progress in cellulose-based hydrogels design and fabrication.
Firstly, hydrogels fabricated directly from native cellulose (including bacterial cellulose) via …

A review on acrylic based hydrogels and their applications in wastewater treatment

PM Pakdel, SJ Peighambardoust - Journal of environmental management, 2018 - Elsevier
The acrylic based hydrogels have attracted the attention of many researchers in the field of
pollutants adsorption such as dyes and metal cations due to their high swelling and …

Development, characterization and the application of hybrid materials in coagulation/flocculation of wastewater: A review

KE Lee, N Morad, TT Teng, BT Poh - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2012 - Elsevier
Hybrid materials are products which are composed of two or more different types of
components in one polymeric matrix. Hybrid materials have been receiving increased …

Functional cellulose-based hydrogels as extracellular matrices for tissue engineering

SD Dutta, DK Patel, KT Lim - Journal of Biological Engineering, 2019 - Springer
Cellulose-based hydrogels are immensely important for tissue engineering. In this review,
we attempt to document the source, nature, and application of cellulose-based hydrogels as …

A review on cationic starch and nanocellulose as paper coating components

M Sharma, R Aguado, D Murtinho, AJM Valente… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Starch and derivatives thereof have proven their usefulness in paper coating processes.
Among these derivatives, cationic starch has been widely used in the paper industry as a …