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Super-absorbent towel beats paper.

Authors :
Wilkins, Alex
Source :
New Scientist. 1/7/2023, Vol. 257 Issue 3420, p18-18. 1/3p.
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

A THIN towel that expands into a jelly-like blob can absorb liquids three times as well as paper or cloth-based products. Now, Srinivasa Raghavan at the University of Maryland and his colleagues have produced a dry, absorbent hydrogel that stays intact even while rolled up. [Extracted from the article]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
02624079
Volume :
257
Issue :
3420
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
New Scientist
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
161141106
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0262-4079(23)00014-3