Hydrogels in agriculture: Prospects and challenges

P Kaur, R Agrawal, FM Pfeffer, R Williams… - Journal of Polymers and …, 2023 - Springer
Hydrogels retain substantial quantities of both water and nutrients within their three
dimensional polymeric network. As such they have the ability to modify the local micro …

Biopolymers for hydrogels in cosmetics

S Mitura, A Sionkowska, A Jaiswal - Journal of Materials Science: Materials …, 2020 - Springer
Hydrogels are cross-linked networks of macromolecular compounds characterized by high
water absorption capacity. Such materials find a wide range of biomedical applications …

Natural biopolymer‐based hydrogels for use in food and agriculture

M Klein, E Poverenov - Journal of the Science of Food and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogels are important materials that are of high scientific interest and with numerous
applications. Natural polymer‐based hydrogels are preferred to synthetic ones due to their …

Properties of water bound in hydrogels

VM Gun'ko, IN Savina, SV Mikhalovsky - Gels, 2017 - mdpi.com
In this review, the importance of water in hydrogel (HG) properties and structure is analyzed.
A variety of methods such as 1H NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance), DSC (differential …

Development of antibacterial, degradable and ph-responsive chitosan/guar gum/polyvinyl alcohol blended hydrogels for wound dressing

MUA Khan, I Iqbal, MNM Ansari, SIA Razak, MA Raza… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The present research is based on the fabrication preparation of CS/PVA/GG blended
hydrogel with nontoxic tetra orthosilicate (TEOS) for sustained paracetamol release …

Release of small bioactive molecules from physical gels

J Mayr, C Saldías, DD Díaz - Chemical Society Reviews, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Pharmaceutical drugs with low water solubility have always received great attention within
the scientific community. The reduced bioavailability and the need of frequent …

Harnessing the power of biological macromolecules in hydrogels for controlled drug release in the central nervous system: A review

S Ghosh, S Ghosh, H Sharma, R Bhaskar… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Hydrogels have immense potential in revolutionizing central nervous system (CNS) drug
delivery, improving outcomes for neurological disorders. They serve as promising tools for …

[HTML][HTML] Anions-responsive supramolecular gels: A review

L Li, R Sun, R Zheng, Y Huang - Materials & Design, 2021 - Elsevier
Recently, supramolecular low-molecular-weight gels have attracted more and more
attentions and have potential applications in many areas due to the dynamic nature of …

[HTML][HTML] Food biopolymers-derived nanogels for encapsulation and delivery of biologically active compounds: A perspective review

MP Silva, JP Fabi - Food Hydrocolloids for Health, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology is an emerging field in the food and pharmaceutical industries since it can
fabricate various delivery systems for the encapsulation, protection, and controlled release …

Polysaccharide-based hydrogels: Properties, advantages, challenges, and optimization methods for applications in regenerative medicine

P Safarzadeh Kozani… - … Journal of Polymeric …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
In the past few years, research has focused on design and development of natural polymers-
based hydrogels owing to their inherent features as well as numerous application ranges. In …