European Polymer Journal2019Open AccessHighly Cited

Superabsorbent polymers: A review on the characteristics and applications of synthetic, polysaccharide-based, semi-synthetic and ‘smart’ derivatives

Arn Mignon, Nele De Belie, Peter Dubruel et al.

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Abstract

The current review provides an overview of different types of superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) together with appropriate strategies elaborated to enable their synthesis. The main focus will be on polysaccharide-based, semi-synthetic and 'smart' SAPs along with their derivatives. SAPs have already shown their use in a plethora of applications including diapers, the biomedical field, agriculture, etc.

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DOI10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.04.054
JournalEuropean Polymer Journal
Year2019
AuthorsArn Mignon, Nele De Belie, Peter Dubruel, Sandra Van Vlierberghe
LicenseOpen Access — see publisher for license terms
Citations281