Improvement of hydrophilicity of Natural Rubber Latex/Potato-Starch blend by grafting with hydrophilic monomers

Biodegradable Origami Gripper Actuated with Gelatin Hydrogel for Aerial Sensor Attachment to Tree Branches

“…The selection of a biodegradable elastomer with high elastic modulus as the actuating element is more challenging since even natural rubber degrades only slowly in nature [38]. Gelatin-based hydrogels have shown promising results with high elasticity, fast biodegradation, and simple manufacturing [16], [18], [19], [39].…”

Deproteinized natural rubber‐graft‐polyacrylamide‐graft‐polystyrene (DPNR‐g‐PAM‐g‐PSt): Preparation and performance study of a new water swellable rubber

“…17,18 Water swellable rubber is a new type of waterabsorbent material made by introducing hydrophilic components into NR. [19][20][21][22] Water molecules enter the inside of the rubber with hydrophilic components to produce a strong affinity for rubber deformation, and when water absorption reaches saturation, the deformation resistance of the rubber and the infiltration pressure difference reach equilibrium, playing the effect of elastic water stop. [23][24][25][26] There are two methods of preparing water swellable rubber: (1) Physical coblending.…”