Significance of biopolymer-based hydrogels and their applications in agriculture: a review in perspective of synthesis and their degree of swelling for water holding

Z Tariq, DN Iqbal, M Rizwan, M Ahmad, M Faheem… - RSC …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrogels are three-dimensional polymer networks that are hydrophilic and capable of
retaining a large amount of water. Hydrogels also can act as vehicles for the controlled …

Recent advances in various starch formulation for wastewater purification via adsorption technique: a review

NA Abd El-Ghany, MHA Elella, HM Abdallah… - Journal of Polymers and …, 2023 - Springer
Water purification is considered one of the most essential issues in our lives. Therefore, the
contamination of water surfaces owing to the hasty upsurge in industrialization has received …

Production of polymer hydrogel composites and their applications

MM El Sayed - Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 2023 - Springer
Hydrogels are three-dimensional cross-linked stable network insoluble in water, which gives
them a remarkable capacity to absorb both water and biological fluids. Hydrogel has been …

Use of red onion skin (Allium cepa L.) in the production of bioactive extract and application in water-absorbing cryogels based on corn starch

EP da Cruz, ET Jansen, L de Vasconcelos Costa… - Food …, 2023 - Elsevier
Onion skin is biomass commonly discarded in the environment, rich in bioactive compounds
with antioxidant and antimicrobial potential; thus, we propose valorizing this residue using …

Functionalizing natural polymers to develop green adsorbents for wastewater treatment applications

D Bekchanov, M Mukhamediev, S Yarmanov… - Carbohydrate …, 2024 - Elsevier
The present study provides an overview of scientific developments made in the last decade
in the field of green adsorbents focusing on the modifications in natural polymers and their …

Starch-based polymer materials as advanced adsorbents for sustainable water treatment: current status, challenges, and future perspectives

PS Khoo, RA Ilyas, MNA Uda, SA Hassan, AH Nordin… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Over the past three decades, chemical and biological water contamination has become a
major concern, particularly in the industrialized world. Heavy metals, aromatic compounds …

[HTML][HTML] Preparation and characterization of electrospun nanofibers-based facial mask containing hyaluronic acid as a moisturizing component and huangshui …

H Xu, Z Wu, D Zhao, H Liang, H Yuan… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
A novel nanofiber material incorporating hyaluronic acid (HA), crude huangshui
polysaccharide (cHSP) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) were prepared to obtain dry facial …

Effect of active carbonyl-carboxyl ratio on dynamic Schiff base crosslinking and its modulation of high-performance oxidized starch-chitosan hydrogel by hot extrusion …

J Zhu, F **e, Z Qiu, L Chen - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2024 - Elsevier
The quest to develop 3D starch-based printing hydrogels for the controlled release of active
substances with excellent mechanical and printing properties has gained significant …

Construction of tissue-customized hydrogels from cross-linkable materials for effective tissue regeneration

T Jiang, T Yang, Q Bao, W Sun, M Yang… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrogels are prevalent scaffolds for tissue regeneration because of their hierarchical
architectures along with outstanding biocompatibility and unique rheological and …

Cellulose‐and starch‐based functional materials for efficiently wastewater treatment

D Bekchanov, M Mukhamediev… - Polymers for …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The present study provides an overview of scientific developments made in the last decade
in the field of green adsorbents focusing on the modifications in cellulose and starch and …