Starch, cellulose, pectin, gum, alginate, chitin and chitosan derived (nano) materials for sustainable water treatment: A review

M Nasrollahzadeh, M Sajjadi, S Iravani… - Carbohydrate polymers, 2021 - Elsevier
Natural biopolymers, polymeric organic molecules produced by living organisms and/or
renewable resources, are considered greener, sustainable, and eco-friendly materials …

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 …

An electrically conductive silver–polyacrylamide–alginate hydrogel composite for soft electronics

Y Ohm, C Pan, MJ Ford, X Huang, J Liao, C Majidi - Nature Electronics, 2021 - nature.com
Hydrogels offer tissue-like compliance, stretchability, fracture toughness, ionic conductivity
and compatibility with biological tissues. However, their electrical conductivity (< 100 S cm …

An anti‐freezing, ambient‐stable and highly stretchable ionic skin with strong surface adhesion for wearable sensing and soft robotics

B Ying, RZ Chen, R Zuo, J Li… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Natural living systems such as wood frogs develop tissues composed of active hydrogels
with cryoprotectants to survive in cold environments. Recently, hydrogels have been …

Multi‐functional hydrogels for flexible zinc‐based batteries working under extreme conditions

S Zhao, Y Zuo, T Liu, S Zhai, Y Dai… - Advanced Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Zinc‐based batteries are potential candidates for flexible energy storage due to their high
capacity, low cost, and intrinsic safety. Hydrogel electrolytes with saturated aqueous …

Hydrogel adhesion: a supramolecular synergy of chemistry, topology, and mechanics

J Yang, R Bai, B Chen, Z Suo - Advanced Functional Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Adhering hydrogels to various materials is fundamental to a large array of established and
emerging applications. The last few years have seen transformative advances in achieving …

Polysaccharide hydrogels: Functionalization, construction and served as scaffold for tissue engineering

Q Yang, J Peng, H Xiao, X Xu, Z Qian - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2022 - Elsevier
Polysaccharide hydrogels have been widely utilized in tissue engineering. They interact with
the organismal environments, modulating the cargos release and realizing of long-term …

Ultrafast fabrication of self-healing and injectable carboxymethyl chitosan hydrogel dressing for wound healing

J Cao, P Wu, Q Cheng, C He, Y Chen… - ACS applied materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Herein, a new type of injectable carboxymethyl chitosan (CMCh) hydrogel wound dressing
with self-healing properties is constructed. First, CMCh samples are homogeneously …

[HTML][HTML] Skin-like hydrogel devices for wearable sensing, soft robotics and beyond

B Ying, X Liu - Iscience, 2021 - cell.com
Skin-like electronics are developing rapidly to realize a variety of applications such as
wearable sensing and soft robotics. Hydrogels, as soft biomaterials, have been studied …

Transparent soft actuators/sensors and camouflage skins for imperceptible soft robotics

P Won, KK Kim, H Kim, JJ Park, I Ha, J Shin… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The advent of soft robotics has led to great advancements in robots, wearables, and even
manufacturing processes by employing entirely soft‐bodied systems that interact safely with …