Preparation of microgel/sodium alginate composite granular hydrogels and their Cu²⁺adsorption properties

Abstract

Schematic diagram of microgel/SA composite spherical granular hydrogel formation.

Triple network hydrogels (TN gels) prepared by a one-pot, two-step method with high mechanical properties

“…The swelling properties of the hydrogel were characterized by a gravimetric method. 41 The dried hydrogels were immersed in excess DI to reach the state of swelling equilibrium at room temperature. The equilibrium swelling ratio was calculated as: where W s is the weight of the swollen gel and W d is the weight of the dry gel.…”

Fundamentals and applications of acrylamide based microgels and their hybrids: a review

“…For example biocompatibility and biodegradability of P(NIPAM-Am) and P(NIPAM-Am-IM) polymer microgels should be studied in detail to practically apply them in biomedical eld. Various polymer based materials have been reported for environmental applications to extract/ degrade toxic substances [94][95][96][97][98][99][100][101][102][103][104] but this aspect of P(NIPAM-Am) and P(NIPAM-Am-IM) microgels has been rarely explored in literature. Silver nanoparticles loaded polymeric material has been extensively reported for antibacterial applications [105][106][107] but antibacterial behavior of silver nanoparticles loaded in P(NIPAM-Am) and P(NIPAM-Am-IM) microgels may be a subject of future studies in this area.…”

Pulsatile Flow-Induced Fatigue-Resistant Photopolymerizable Hydrogels for the Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms

“…Surface erosion, forming roughness defects and micro-cracks of several microns, induces a small increase in porosity (Gade et al, 2017 ). This change of the surface microstructure enhances the permeability and water absorption of the hydrogels (Omidian et al, 2005 ; Zhao et al, 2016 ), which might explain the increase of weight swelling ratio after loading and hence after erosion. A further analysis of the erosion phenomena could confirm these results.…”