Classification, processing and application of hydrogels: A review

Materials Science and Engineering C

Volumn 57, Issue , 2015, Pages 414-433

  Ullah, Faheem ^a   Othman, Muhammad Bisyrul Hafi ^a   Javed, Fatima ^b   Ahmad, Zulkifli ^a   Akil, Hazizan Md ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MATERIALS AND MINERAL RESOURCES ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

^b QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Crosslinked networks; Hydrogel classification; Hydrogels; Smart hydrogels; Super porous hydrogels; Superabsorbent polymers

Indexed keywords

POLYMERS;

BIO-SEPARATION; CROSS-LINKED NETWORKS; OIL RECOVERIES; PHYSIO-CHEMICAL; POROUS HYDROGELS; SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHES; SMART HYDROGELS; SUPERABSORBENT POLYMER;

HYDROGELS;

BIOMATERIAL; HYDROGEL; NANOCAPSULE;

CHEMISTRY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; HARDNESS; HYDROGEL; MATERIALS TESTING; TENSILE STRENGTH; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VISCOSITY; YOUNG MODULUS;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTIC MODULUS; HARDNESS; HYDROGELS; MATERIALS TESTING; NANOCAPSULES; TENSILE STRENGTH; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84940606701     PISSN: 09284931     EISSN: 18730191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2015.07.053     Document Type: Review

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