Issue 67, 2017

Advances in chitosan-based superabsorbent hydrogels

Abstract

Superabsorbent hydrogels (SHs) have been used in many fields in recent years. Also chitosan-based superabsorbent hydrogels have attracted great attention because of the excellent properties of chitosan such as biocompatibility, biodegradability and antibacterial properties. This review focuses on the recent progress in chitosan-based superabsorbent hydrogels, providing a brief overview of the preparation approaches, the effects of preparation conditions on the structures and water absorbency performance, chitosan-based composite hydrogels comprised of inorganic fillers, other natural polymers as well as their derivatives, and promising applications for biomedical and personal hygiene, agriculture and water treatment.

Graphical abstract: Advances in chitosan-based superabsorbent hydrogels

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
27 jun 2017
Accepted
23 aug 2017
First published
30 aug 2017
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

RSC Adv., 2017,7, 42036-42046

Advances in chitosan-based superabsorbent hydrogels

B. Cheng, B. Pei, Z. Wang and Q. Hu, RSC Adv., 2017, 7, 42036 DOI: 10.1039/C7RA07104C

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