Research progress of environment-responsive hydrogel applications in agriculture

Environment-responsive hydrogels are environmentally friendly polymeric materials that rapidly respond to their environment by changing their volume or strength when the external environment, such as temperature, pH, light, and magnetism, changes. As environment-responsive hydrogels, they are unique...

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Main Authors: Wenxu Zhang, Xuyang Mu, Yan Xu, Guofu Ma, Ziqiang Lei
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Language:English
Published: Budapest University of Technology and Economics 2024-02-01
Series:eXPRESS Polymer Letters
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Online Access:http://www.expresspolymlett.com/letolt.php?file=EPL-0012714&mi=cd
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Xuyang Mu
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description Environment-responsive hydrogels are environmentally friendly polymeric materials that rapidly respond to their environment by changing their volume or strength when the external environment, such as temperature, pH, light, and magnetism, changes. As environment-responsive hydrogels, they are uniquely flexible and sensitive, enabling them to be used in various applications, and are now at the forefront of polymer science research. Scholars have reviewed more environmentresponsive hydrogels in biomedicine, detection sensors, and drug release. We present a detailed description of the reaction mechanism and preparation process of environment-responsive hydrogels, taking temperature-responsive, pH-responsive, and light-responsive hydrogels as examples. Finally, a summary is given at the end: 1) the application of environmentally responsive hydrogels in agriculture, and 2) the problems and future trends of their application in agriculture.
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spelling doaj-art-bb9ec03d130d4497bc80536c2fd32cda2025-08-20T03:57:44ZengBudapest University of Technology and EconomicseXPRESS Polymer Letters1788-618X2024-02-0118219321310.3144/expresspolymlett.2024.14Research progress of environment-responsive hydrogel applications in agricultureWenxu ZhangXuyang MuYan XuGuofu MaZiqiang LeiEnvironment-responsive hydrogels are environmentally friendly polymeric materials that rapidly respond to their environment by changing their volume or strength when the external environment, such as temperature, pH, light, and magnetism, changes. As environment-responsive hydrogels, they are uniquely flexible and sensitive, enabling them to be used in various applications, and are now at the forefront of polymer science research. Scholars have reviewed more environmentresponsive hydrogels in biomedicine, detection sensors, and drug release. We present a detailed description of the reaction mechanism and preparation process of environment-responsive hydrogels, taking temperature-responsive, pH-responsive, and light-responsive hydrogels as examples. Finally, a summary is given at the end: 1) the application of environmentally responsive hydrogels in agriculture, and 2) the problems and future trends of their application in agriculture.http://www.expresspolymlett.com/letolt.php?file=EPL-0012714&mi=cd gel (polymer gel) polymerisation controlled release hybrid polymeric material functionality
spellingShingle Wenxu Zhang
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Yan Xu
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Research progress of environment-responsive hydrogel applications in agriculture
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gel (polymer gel)
polymerisation
controlled release
hybrid polymeric material
functionality
title Research progress of environment-responsive hydrogel applications in agriculture
title_full Research progress of environment-responsive hydrogel applications in agriculture
title_fullStr Research progress of environment-responsive hydrogel applications in agriculture
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title_short Research progress of environment-responsive hydrogel applications in agriculture
title_sort research progress of environment responsive hydrogel applications in agriculture
topic gel (polymer gel)
polymerisation
controlled release
hybrid polymeric material
functionality
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