As polymer networks infiltrated with water, hydrogels constitute the major components of the
human body; and hydrogels have been widely used in applications that closely interact with …

Forward osmosis is an emerging osmosis-driven membrane process, which has benefits of
low energy consumption, low operational pressure, easy equipment, and low fouling. This …

Continuously increasing demand for the life‐critical water resource induces severe global
water shortages. It is imperative to advance effective, economic, and environmentally …

Abstract Recently, Forward Osmosis (FO) desalination process has been widely investigated
as a potential technology that could minimize the drawbacks of traditional desalination …

Producing affordable freshwater has been considered as a great societal challenge, and
most conventional desalination technologies are usually accompanied with large energy …

Forward osmosis (FO) has been extensively investigated in the past decade. Despite
significant advancements in our understanding of the FO process, questions and challenges …

Recently, forward osmosis (FO) has attracted growing attention in many potential
applications such as power generation, desalination, wastewater treatment and food …

Forward osmosis (FO) is a membrane separation process using a highly concentrated draw
solution with high osmotic potential to draw water across a semi-permeable membrane from …

CO2-responsive materials undergo a change in chemical or physical properties in response
to the introduction or removal of CO2. The use of CO2 as a stimulus is advantageous as it is …

Stimuli‐responsive hydrogels with decent electrical properties are a promising class of
polymeric materials for a range of technological applications, such as electrical …