Environmentally friendly hydrogel: A review of classification, preparation and application in agriculture

Y Liu, J Wang, H Chen, D Cheng - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Superabsorbent hydrogel (SH) is three-dimensional (3D) cross-linked hydrophilic polymer
that can absorb and retain large quantities of water or other aqueous solutions. SH is made …

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 …

Advances in chitosan-based superabsorbent hydrogels

B Cheng, B Pei, Z Wang, Q Hu - Rsc Advances, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Superabsorbent hydrogels (SHs) have been used in many fields in recent years. Also
chitosan-based superabsorbent hydrogels have attracted great attention because of the …

Synthesis and characterization of pH-sensitive hydrogel composed of carboxymethyl chitosan for colon targeted delivery of ornidazole

SS Vaghani, MM Patel, CS Satish - Carbohydrate research, 2012 - Elsevier
In the present study, carboxymethyl chitosan was prepared from chitosan, crosslinked with
glutaraldehyde and evaluated in vitro as a potential carrier for colon targeted drug delivery …

Factors affecting the properties of superabsorbent polymer hydrogels and methods to improve their performance: a review

W Zhang, P Wang, S Liu, J Chen, R Chen, X He… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - Springer
The ability of superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) to absorb and retain a large amount of
aqueous solution enables their applications in agriculture, medicine and water treatment. As …

The role of filamentous fungi in advancing the development of a sustainable circular bioeconomy

R Wikandari, N Hasniah, MJ Taherzadeh - Bioresource technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Human activities generate enormous amounts of organic wastes and residues. Filamentous
fungi (FF) are able to grow on a broad range of substrates and survive over a wide spectrum …

[PDF][PDF] Enhanced Absorbent Products Incorporating Cellulose and Its Derivatives: A Review.

MA Hubbe, A Ayoub, JS Daystar… - …, 2013 - bioresources.cnr.ncsu.edu
Cellulose and some cellulose derivatives can play vital roles in the enhancement of the
performance of absorbent products. Cellulose itself, in the form of cellulosic fibers or nano …

Synthesis, characterization and biological safety of O-carboxymethyl chitosan used to treat Sarcoma 180 tumor

M Zheng, B Han, Y Yang, W Liu - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2011 - Elsevier
Carboxymethyl chitosan (CM-chitosan) was prepared and characterized by FTIR and NMR
spectroscopy, and its biological safety in tumor application was investigated both in vitro and …

A review on grafting of hydroxyethylcellulose for versatile applications

A Noreen, KM Zia, S Tabasum, S Khalid… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Hydroxyethylcellulose (HEC) is a biocompatible, biodegradable, nontoxic, hydrophilic, non-
ionic water soluble derivative of cellulose. It is broadly used in biomedical field, paint …

Simultaneous determination of degree of deacetylation, degree of substitution and distribution fraction of–COONa in carboxymethyl chitosan by potentiometric titration

X Kong - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2012 - Elsevier
A novel method for simultaneously determining the degree of deacetylation (DD), the degree
of substitution (DS) and the distribution fraction of–COONa (δ–COONa) or–COOH (δ …