An atmospheric water harvesting material includes a deliquescent salt, a photothermal agent, and a polymeric hydrogel matrix containing the deliquescent salt and photothermal agent.

A carbon adsorbent storage and dispensing system is provided with a structurally modified particulate carbon adsorbent designed with optimal volumetric surface area for a certain range of particle sizes. Bulk density and specific surface area are carefully balanced to ensure the volumetric surface area remains within an optimal range to create high performance, as measured by dispensing capacity of the dopant fluid that is reversibly adsorbed onto the structurally modified particulate carbon adsorbent.

The present invention discloses a near-infrared regenerative intelligent fiber-based adsorptive material and a preparation method and use thereof. The material is obtained by chemically grafting a stepwise dual-temperature stimuli-responsive polyethyleneimine onto a carboxylated cellulose nanofiber matrix to prepare a stepwise dual-temperature stimuli-responsive intelligent nanofiber, and combining the stepwise dual-temperature stimuli-responsive intelligent nanofiber with a photosensitizer having near-infrared stimuli-response to prepare a stepwise dual-temperature/near-infrared stimuli-responsive intelligent nanofiber, and then by using a crosslinking agent to directly crosslink and combine the stepwise dual-temperature/near-infrared stimuli-responsive intelligent nanofiber with a hyperbranched polyamine in one step. The material has a stepwise dual-temperature/near-infrared stimuli-response, high density of amino group (greater than 14 mmol/g), and nano cavities.

The present invention discloses a biomass intelligent fiber-based amphoteric multifunctional adsorptive material and a preparation method and use thereof. The material is obtained by using a stepwise dual-temperature stimuli-responsive biomass intelligent fiber as a matrix, a crown ether-modified amphoteric hyperbranched polyamine as a functional reagent, and by using a crosslinking agent to directly crosslink and combine the stepwise dual-temperature stimuli-responsive biomass intelligent fiber with the crown ether-modified amphoteric hyperbranched polyamine in one step. The material has a stepwise dual-temperature stimuli-response, high densities of amino group (more than 12 mmol/g) and carboxyl group (5 mmol/g), and nano cavities.

Provided herein are devices, systems, and methods for capturing toxic pollutants, such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Certain embodiments of the present disclosure are related to a pollutant-absorbing material that includes an absorbent compound, such as sodium copper chlorophyllin, capable of binding to and capturing a toxic pollutant, and methods of making and using the material for the capture of toxic pollutants. The pollutant-absorbing material can be incorporated into an article worn by a person, such as a shirt or a facemask.

The invention concerns methods of removing undesirable molecules from the blood or physiologic fluid; said method comprising contacting said blood or physiologic fluid with a sorbent, said sorbent comprising a plurality of solid forms and comprising a cross-linked polymeric material having a plurality of ligands attached to the surface of said cross-linked polymeric material, comprising (i) zwitterionic moieties, (ii) oligo(ethylene glycol) moieties or (iii) mixtures thereof; said contacting comprising said sorbent sorbing a plurality of said undesirable molecules when said sorbent is administered within a patient's body.

The present invention relates to a method to improve chromatography beads. More closely, the invention relates to a novel method for production of dextran-containing porous media and chromatography media produced with this method. In the method, the chromatography media is subjected to dextranase-treatment leading to improved pressure-flow properties of the media.

Metal organic resins, composite materials composed of the metal organic resins, and anion exchange columns packed with the composite materials are provided. Also provided are methods of using the composite materials to remove metal anions from a sample, methods of using the metal organic resins as fluorescence sensors for detecting metal anions in a sample, and methods of making the metal organic resins and the composite materials. The metal organic resins are amine-functionalized metal organic frameworks and their associated counter anions. The composite materials are composed of metal organic resin particles coated with organic polymers, such as alginic acid polymers.

A fiber-SAP particle includes a superabsorbent core particle (SAP core particle) and a plurality of fibers attached to the SAP core particle and extending therefrom. The fiber-SAP particles may be formed in a fluidized bed chamber using a spray drying process. The fiber-SAP particles may be incorporated into absorbent cores and articles, such as in disposable diapers.

The present disclosure relates to charge-bearing polymeric materials and methods of their use for purifying fluid samples from micropollutants, such as anionic micropollutants.