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Under pressure: Hydrogel swelling in a granular medium

Hydrogels hold promise in agriculture as reservoirs of water in dry soil, potentially alleviating the burden of irrigation. However, confinement in soil can markedly reduce the ability of hydrogels to absorb water and swell, limiting their widespread adoption. Unfortunately, the underlying reason re...

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Autores principales: Louf, Jean-François, Lu, Nancy B., O’Connell, Margaret G., Cho, H. Jeremy, Datta, Sujit S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7880600/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33579709
http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abd2711