Antibacterial materials are recognized as important biomaterials due to their effective
inhibition of bacterial infections. Hydrogels are 3D polymer networks crosslinked by either …

Separation of liquid–liquid emulsions is a challenging problem that has gained importance
with the development of unconventional oil resources. Large volumes of water contaminated …

Polymeric membranes are an energy‐efficient means of purifying water, but they suffer from
fouling during filtration. Modification of the membrane surface is one route to mitigating …

The rapid emergence of antibiotic resistance in pathogenic microbes is becoming an
imminent global public health problem. Local application of antibiotics might be a solution. In …

Water purification for human use, ecosystem management, agriculture, and industry is
emerging as a leading global priority. Access to sufficient clean water ultimately requires …

The current review provides an overview of different types of superabsorbent polymers
(SAPs) together with appropriate strategies elaborated to enable their synthesis. The main …

Develo** an effective and sustainable solution for cleaning up or separating oily water is
highly desired. In this work, we report a completely inorganic mesh membrane made up of …

Due to highly adhesive property, crude oil is easier to adhere on foul filtration membranes.
Separation of crude oil‐in‐water emulsion is a continuing tough work. Hydrogels with low …

DOI: 10.1002/adma. 201600417 materials exhibit an excellent anti-oil-adhesion property to
light oils. However, crude oil, especially heavy crude oil, easily adheres to and fouls even …

With the rapidly increasing demands on water resources, fresh water shortage has become
an important issue affecting the economic and social development in many countries. As …