For the past decades, long-term water flooding processes have led to water channeling in
mature reservoirs, which is a severe problem in oilfields. The development of better plugging …

One highly undesirable characteristic of mature assets that inhibits oil recovery is high water
production. Polymer gel treatment is a popular conformance improvement technique applied …

This work reports the synthesis of poly (itaconic acid) by thermal polymerization mediated by
2, 2′-Azobis (2-methylpropionamidine) dihydrochloride. Furthermore, physical hydrogels …

One of the main issues when orally administering microorganism-based probiotics is the
significant loss of bioactivity as they pass through the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. To overcome …

To achieve target delivery of anti-tumor drugs with great biocompatibility into tumor tissues, a
stimuli-responsive dendronized hyaluronic acid (HA)-docetaxel conjugate (HA-DTX …

Rare earth elements are an important strategic resource, and it is urgent that the rare earth
industry continue to explore and develop novel separation methods and technologies …

Polymeric gels have been an important category for material scientists due its versatile
structural features. Hence, hydrogels are being used to reduce excess production water in …

Macroscopic soft actuation is intrinsic to living organisms in nature, including slow
deformation (eg, contraction, bending, twisting, and curling) of plants motivated by …

Surface-functionalized graphene oxide (GO) was prepared by reacting GO with
polyethyleneimine (PEI) at room temperature. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy …

Profile control and water plugging are key technologies to enhance oil and gas recovery.
Traditional plugging materials, due to short gelation time, low mechanical strength, and …