HYDROGELS: PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS IN BIOMEDICINE

Hydrogels: Properties and Applications in Biomedicine

Hydrogels are crosslinked polymer chains with three-dimensional (3D) network structures, which can absorb relatively large amounts of fluid.Because of the high water content, soft structure, and porosity of hydrogels, they closely resemble living tissues.Research in recent years shows that hydrogels have been applied in various fields, such as agri

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A Numerical Investigation on the Effect of Gas Pressure on the Water Saturation of Compacted Bentonite-Sand Samples

In deep geological disposal for high-level radioactive waste, the generated gas can potentially affect the sealing ability of bentonite buffers.There is a competition between water and gas: the former provides sealing by swelling bentonite, and the latter attempts to desaturate the bentonite buffer.Thus, this study focused on numerically modelling

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Do bat gantries and underpasses help bats cross roads safely?

Major roads can reduce bat abundance and diversity over considerable distances.To mitigate against these effects and comply with environmental law, many European countries install bridges, gantries or underpasses to make roads permeable and safer to cross.However, through lack of appropriate monitoring, there is little evidence to support their eff

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Development of HXD2D Electric Locomotive Ventilation System

Based on the design requirements of the ventilation and Puzzle Wooden Plaque cooling system of HXD2D AC drive fast passenger electric locomotive, the structures characteristic and the technical parameters of the traction ventilation system, the complex cooling tower ventilation system and the mechanical air supply system were analyzed in detail.The

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