The present invention relates to a composite material, which is of particular use in wound treatment, and to a method for producing the same composite material. Said composite material comprises a hydrophilic polyurethane foam material comprising a first polyurethane polymer; a hydrophilic fiber material comprising a second polymer, wherein said second polymer is not a polyurethane polymer and wherein said fiber material is capable of absorbing and retaining a fluid. In the composite material according to the present invention, said first polymer is covalently bonded to said second polymer.

The present application relates to processes of preparing a plurality of porous sorptive solid phase microextraction (SPME) devices and also to the porous sorptive SPME devices prepared therefrom, including porous sorptive SPME metallic and fiberglass mesh supported devices. The present application also relates a method of using the porous sorptive SPME devices to extract one or more analytes from a sample matrix such as a bodily fluid or a water sample.

The current invention provides a novel method to synthesize a mono-disperse non-porous polymer particles with a unique gradient composition from the core to the shell. In particular, The present invention offers the flexibility to design the chemical and physical properties of different sections of the particle. This flexibility allows for significant latitude in the design of particles for analyzing a large variety of samples in different fieldsthrough using these particles in different chromatography techniques including, but not limited to, ion exchange HPLC (e.g., bio-separation at different modes), reversed-phase HPLC, narrow bore and capillary HPLC, hydrophilic/hydrophobic interaction liquid chromatography, capillary electrochromatography separation, and two dimensional liquid chromatography.

A superabsorbent polymer according to the present invention has excellent initial absorption properties, and thus it may be used in sanitary materials such as diapers, etc., thereby exhibiting excellent performances.

The present invention provides a particulate water-absorbing agent which has an excellent fluid retention capacity under pressure and an excellent liquid permeability. Each of the following values of the particulate water-absorbing agent of the present invention falls within a certain range: a ratio represented by centrifuge retention capacity/Ln (water-soluble component amount); a molecular weight distribution of the water-soluble component; a weight average molecular weight after a hydrolysis treatment; and a branching density after the hydrolysis treatment.

The present invention relates to a super absorbent polymer exhibiting more improved absorption under pressure and liquid permeability, even while basically maintaining excellent centrifuge retention capacity and absorption rate, and a method for producing the same. The super absorbent polymer comprises: a base polymer powder including a first crosslinked polymer of a water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer having at least partially neutralized acidic groups; and a surface crosslinked layer formed on the base polymer powder and including a second crosslinked polymer in which the first crosslinked polymer is further crosslinked via a surface crosslinking agent, wherein the surface crosslinking agent includes at least two compounds having a solubility parameter value () of 12.5 (cal/cm.sup.3).sup.1/2 or more, and wherein at least one of the surface crosslinking agents is an alkylene carbonate-based compound, and the remainder is selected from the group consisting of an alkylene carbonate-based compound and a polyhydric alcohol-based compound.

Stationary phase materials for performing size exclusion chromatography are provided. The stationary phase materials include porous inorganic-organic hybrid particles surface-modified with a hydroxy-terminated polyethylene glycol silane.

The present invention belongs to the field of aqueous environmental treatment and specifically relates to a preparation method and application of a cellulose/lignin/clay composite aerogel for the efficient adsorption of antibiotics. Cellulose/lignin/clay composite aerogels were prepared by sol-gel, cross-linking, and freeze-drying methods, and the preparation method and operation process were simple and easy to reuse with a large yield. The raw materials used in the present invention are the natural polymer materials, cellulose, lignin, and clay minerals, which are widely available and non-toxic, cellulose and lignin are biodegradable and have no risk of secondary pollution. Cellulose can be used as the matrix of aerogels owing to its unique environmental friendliness, biodegradability, and excellent structural skeleton structure. Cellulose can be used as the skeleton of aerogels, and lignin and clay minerals can be used as modifiers, which can significantly improve the mechanical properties of cellulose aerogels and the adsorption properties of antibiotics. The cellulose/lignin/clay composite aerogel of the present invention presents excellent adsorption ability for antibiotics.

A nucleophilic substitution reaction to crosslink cyclodextrin (CD) polymer with rigid aromatic groups, providing a high surface area, mesoporous CD-containing polymers (P-CDPs). The P-CDPs can be used for removing organic contaminants from water. By encapsulating pollutants to form well-defined host-guest complexes with complementary selectivities to activated carbon (AC) sorbents. The P-CDPs can rapidly sequester pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and other organic micropollutants, achieving equilibrium binding capacity in seconds with adsorption rate constants 15-200 times greater than ACs and nonporous CD sorbents. The CD polymer can be regenerated several times, through a room temperature washing procedure, with no loss in performance.

Provided is a chromatography stationary phase having an excellent molecule discriminating ability. Specifically, provided is a chromatography stationary phase including a carrier carrying a copolymer that has a pyrrolidone backbone or a piperidone backbone, and an imide backbone in a repeating unit of the main chain.