[HTML][HTML] Polysaccharide-based biopolymer hydrogels for heavy metal detection and adsorption

C Zhao, G Liu, Q Tan, M Gao, G Chen, X Huang… - Journal of Advanced …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background With rapid development in agriculture and industry, water polluted with heavy
metallic ions has come to be a serious problem. Adsorption-based methods are simple …

Superabsorbent polymers: from long-established, microplastics generating systems, to sustainable, biodegradable and future proof alternatives

J Chen, J Wu, P Raffa, F Picchioni… - Progress in Polymer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) play important roles in our daily life, as they are applied in
products for hygiene, agriculture, construction, etc. The most successful commercially used …

Covalently Crosslinked hydrogels via step‐growth reactions: crosslinking chemistries, polymers, and clinical impact

Y Gao, K Peng, S Mitragotri - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogels are an important class of biomaterials with the unique property of high‐water
content in a crosslinked polymer network. In particular, chemically crosslinked hydrogels …

Biomaterials and encapsulation techniques for probiotics: Current status and future prospects in biomedical applications

Q Sun, S Yin, Y He, Y Cao, C Jiang - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Probiotics have garnered significant attention in recent years due to their potential
advantages in diverse biomedical applications, such as acting as antimicrobial agents …

[HTML][HTML] Review and Perspectives of sustainable, biodegradable, eco-friendly and flexible electronic devices and (Bio) sensors

SC Teixeira, NO Gomes, TV de Oliveira… - … and Bioelectronics: X, 2023 - Elsevier
The demand for increasingly advanced bioelectronic devices with smart functions, long-term
stability, and the ability to operate outdoors for extended periods of time has been growing …

[HTML][HTML] State-of-the-art insights and potential applications of cellulose-based hydrogels in food packaging: Advances towards sustainable trends

AK Singh, P Itkor, YS Lee - Gels, 2023 - mdpi.com
Leveraging sustainable packaging resources in the circular economy framework has gained
significant attention in recent years as a means of minimizing waste and mitigating the …

Effect of the counter-ion on nanocellulose hydrogels and their superabsorbent structure and properties

RM Barajas-Ledesma, L Hossain, VNL Wong… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hypothesis: Carboxylated nanocellulose gels and superabsorbents (SAPs) can be
engineered by ion exchange of TEMPO treated cellulose fibers with different cations prior to …

Hydrogels in hand sanitizers

C Villa, E Russo - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Hand hygiene can be considered a strategic key useful in the containment of infections such
as COVID-19 both at home and in communities because it can dramatically reduce the …

Cellulose-based functional hydrogels derived from bamboo for product design

X Cao, F Li, T Zheng, G Li, W Wang, Y Li… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Hydrogels have outstanding research and application prospects in the field of product
design. Among them, the design and preparation of cellulose-based functional hydrogels …

Applied research and recent advances in the development of flexible sensing hydrogels from cellulose: A review

J Liu, S Lv, Y Mu, J Tong, L Liu, T He, Q Zeng… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Flexible wearable smart sensing materials have gained immense momentum, and biomass-
based hydrogel sensors for renewable and biologically safe wearable sensors have …