Mechanical properties of PNIPAM based hydrogels: A review

MA Haq, Y Su, D Wang - Materials Science and Engineering: C, 2017 - Elsevier
Materials which adjust their properties in response to environmental factors such as
temperature, pH and ionic strength are rapidly evolving and known as smart materials …

Design and applications of interpenetrating polymer network hydrogels. A review

ES Dragan - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2014 - Elsevier
Interpenetrating polymer networks (IPN) hydrogels have gained great attention in the last
decades, mainly due to their biomedical applications. This review aims to give an overview …

Reversible bidirectional bending of hydrogel-based bilayer actuators

X Li, X Cai, Y Gao, MJ Serpe - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Temperature and pH responsive semi-interpenetrating network (semi-IPN) hydrogel-based
bilayer actuators were fabricated by generating a poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)(pNIPAm) …

Semi-IPN superabsorbent nanocomposite based on sodium alginate and montmorillonite: Reaction parameters and swelling characteristics

A Olad, M Pourkhiyabi, H Gharekhani, F Doustdar - Carbohydrate polymers, 2018 - Elsevier
Semi-interpenetrating polymer network (semi-IPN) superabsorbent nanocomposite based
on montmorillonite (MMT) and sodium alginate (NaAlg)-g-poly (acrylic acid (AA)) …

Optimization of tetracycline removal with chitosan obtained from mussel shells using RSM

M Topal, EIA Topal - Journal of industrial and engineering chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, the removal of tetracycline from aqueous solutions with chitosan obtained from
mussel shells was optimized and investigated using responce surface methodology. For this …

Pressure sensitive adhesives based on interpolymer complexes

MM Feldstein, EE Dormidontova… - Progress in Polymer …, 2015 - Elsevier
Adhesion of noncovalent complexes formed between complementary polymers bearing
functional groups capable of hydrogen bonding or ionic interactions is reviewed. The …

Characterization and swelling–deswelling properties of wheat straw cellulose based semi-IPNs hydrogel

J Liu, Q Li, Y Su, Q Yue, B Gao - Carbohydrate polymers, 2014 - Elsevier
A novel wheat straw cellulose-g-poly (potassium acrylate)/polyvinyl alcohol (WSC-g-
PKA/PVA) semi-interpenetrating polymer networks (semi-IPNs) hydrogel was prepared by …

Recent progress on plant-inspired soft robotics with hydrogel building blocks: fabrication, actuation and application

Z Xu, Y Zhou, B Zhang, C Zhang, J Wang, Z Wang - Micromachines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Millions of years' evolution has imparted life on earth with excellent environment
adaptability. Of particular interest to scientists are some plants capable of macroscopically …

A novel Enteromorpha based hydrogel optimized with Box–Behnken response surface method: synthesis, characterization and swelling behaviors

L Zhao, Q Li, X Xu, W Kong, X Li, Y Su, Q Yue… - Chemical engineering …, 2016 - Elsevier
A novel hydrogel consisted of Enteromorpha (EP) and acrylic acid (AA) was prepared by
solution polymerization using a response surface methodology. This methodology was …

Electro‐Thermo Controlled Water Valve Based on 2D Graphene–Cellulose Hydrogels

K Yang, M Chen, Q Wang… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Novel 2D hydrogels with coupled electro‐thermoregulation for water transport are
constructed via self‐assembly of hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC) with graphene oxide (GO) …