Background The cumulative influence of global warming, climate abrupt changes, growing
population, topsoil erosion is becoming a threatening alarm for facing food challenges and …

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 …

Nanocomposite hydrogels are polymeric networks that possess a unique property of
hydration. The presence of alcohols, carboxylic acids and amides as hydrophilic moieties in …

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 polymers are hydrophilic networks that can absorb and retain huge
amounts of water or aqueous solutions. They are currently used in many areas including …

A cost effective and scalable recipe for fabricating biodegradable cellulose aerogels from
paper waste has been realized. The green aerogel is macroporous and has extremely low …

In recent years, the development of various hydrogel types has aimed to address concerns
regarding the inefficient utilization of water and nutrients in agricultural settings. However …

Superabsorbent polymers (SAP) and modified natural polymer hydrogels are widely and
increasingly used in agriculture, health care textiles, effluent treatment, drug delivery, tissue …

Heavy metal pollution is becoming increasingly serious. Heavy metal pollutants are
nonbiodegradable and can be bioenriched through the food chain, and thus, they greatly …

To measure the swollen gel strength of hydrogels, single isolated samples with a certain
shape, eg spherical or cylindrical, are often tested. However, the commercial superabsobent …