The consumption of diapers and sanitary products has constantly been rising. Several problems are associated with using chemical-based products, which difficult to degrade easily cause nappy rash bacterial infections in babies. Therefore, there is an increasing shift towards natural-based because their biodegradability, non-toxicity, biocompatibility. studies being carried out researchers have ...

In a previous article, Glover (2014) presented feedback from a series of meetings convened to discuss the challenges of assessing and describing wound exudate, and the ability of both foam and absorbent dressings to manage exudate. Participants were asked to outline what they believed to be the characteristics of both genres of dressing based on their clinical experience (Glover, 2014). After t...

abstract agriculture is the largest consumer of water resources in iran. one of the best options for increasing the irrigation efficiency and better application of precipitation in arid and semi-arid areas is employing of superabsorbent polymers to soil. polymers can absorb rain and irrigation water, decrease deep percolation and increase water use efficiency. in order to investigate the effect...

Article history: Received January 26, 2013 Received in Revised form May 10, 2013 Accepted 20 May 2013 Available online 24 May 2013 Superabsorbent hydrogels based on poly(vinyl alcohol) were prepared by a crosslinking technique using glutaraldehyde as a crosslinker. The hydrogel structure was confirmed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Results from SEM observation showed a porous structu...

Water management is rapidly becoming one of the most pressing issues facing all countries in semi-arid and arid parts world. Global water consumption predicted to increase by 50% 2030, resulting an acute shortage. Presently, agricultural sector consumes more than 70% freshwater regions world, putting pressure on scarcity. Hydrogels are superabsorbent polymers that can hold plant nutrients when ...