Shibaji Basak, Nibedita Nandi, Subir Paul, Ian W. Hamley and Arindam Banerjee
Chem. Commun., 2017,53, 5910-5913
DOI:
10.1039/C7CC01774J,
Communication
A triphenylalanine-based superhydrogel shows automatic syneresis (self-compressing properties) with time and this self-shrinking behavior has been successfully utilized to remove toxic lead ions and organic dyes from waste-water efficiently with the ability to re-use for a few times.