Since the advent of double network (DN) hydrogels nearly 20 years ago, they have
flourished as smart soft materials. Their two unique contrasting interpenetrating network …

Although water is essential for global health and the socio‐economic development of
modern society, providing fresh water universally in a sustainable and affordable manner …

A typical description of interpenetrating polymer networks (IPN) can be surprisingly simple,
systems that consist of two crosslinked polymer networks that are physically entangled but …

Forward osmosis is considered as the least energy intensive membrane process since it
operates based on the osmotic pressure gradient. However, it is still considered as immature …

Polymers are widely employed in several fields thanks to their wide versatility and the easy
derivatization routes. However, a wide range of commercial polymers suffer from limited use …

The gel electrolyte is a vital aspect in the construction and functioning of gel valve-regulated
lead-acid batteries. In the present work, with the help of electrochemical behaviour and …

Polyelectrolyte has wide applications in biomedicine, agriculture and soft robotics. However,
it is among one of the least understood physical systems because of the complex interplay of …

The growing impact of infections and the rapid emergence of antibiotic resistance represent
a public health concern worldwide. The exponential development in the field of biomaterials …

Mixing of oppositely charged macromolecules can, under certain conditions, lead to the
formation of electrostatically cross-linked coacervate gels. In this simulation study, we …

We model a process of seawater desalination that employs compression of a weak
polyelectrolyte hydrogel as the drawing force for ion transfer. We model seawater as an …