The patent provides a superabsorbent polymer hydrogel xerogel sponge and a preparation method and an application thereof. The sponge is a three-dimensional network porous sponge with chitosan as its skeleton, superabsorbent polymer as its branched chain, and macromolecule or polymer with flexible structure as its cross-linking agent. The sponge can be prepared by a one-pot method. The product has porous structure, having the characteristic of superabsorbent and maintaining integrity and certain mechanical strength after water absorption. The material can be used in the emergency hemostasis of large arteriovenous hemorrhage. The effect is better than that of the existing materials in the market. The superabsorbent hydrogel xerogel sponge provided by the invention has the advantages of simple preparation process, low cost. The product has outstanding hemostatic effect, good safety, with no heat production and no residue, and has significant medical value and industrial potential.

The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing a biopolymer chemically modified with a functional group selected from a carbon-carbon double bond, a carbon-carbon triple bond and a nitrogen-nitrogen triple bond, wherein following chemical modification in an aqueous solution, the biopolymer is precipitated in an organic solvent, filtered and dried, and the organic solvent is recovered by distillation. A biopolymer chemically modified with a functional group selected from a carbon-carbon double bond, a carbon-carbon triple bond and a nitrogen-nitrogen triple bond obtained by said manufacturing process, and a hydrogel thereof are also provided.

A method for preparing anisotropic cellulose-based hydrogel is provided. The method comprises ammoniating the dialdehyde cellulose obtained by oxidizing cellulose using sodium periodate to obtain ammoniated cellulose derivatives; performing Schiff reaction using the ammoniated cellulose derivatives and dopamine to obtain cellulose-based nanosheets; depositing Fe.sub.3O.sub.4 nanoparticles on a surface of the cellulose-based nanosheets by a deposition method to obtain magnetic cellulose-based nanosheets; and forming the anisotropic cellulose-based hydrogel using the magnetic cellulose-based nanosheets by a polymerization method.

Using an organic compound having a bottle brush structure, a material having softness and resilience and having excellent low-friction performance (SRT material) can be provided. Preferably, the SRT material contains a reinforcing filler, and may contain a lubricating liquid to be gelled.

The invention relates to a drug delivery device adapted for carrying and delivering both hydrophilic and lipophilic drug molecules. The drug delivery device includes a porous body for adsorption of drug molecules, the body including a plurality of microspheres, and a hydrogel forming cross-links connecting the plurality of microspheres.

A hyaluronic acid product is comprising a cross-linked hyaluronic acid and one or more dextran molecules. The hyaluronic acid is cross-linked by ether bonds, and the one or more dextran molecules are covalently grafted to the cross-linked hyaluronic acid.

A hyaluronic acid product is comprising a cross-linked hyaluronic acid and one or more dextran molecules. The hyaluronic acid is cross-linked by ether bonds, and the one or more dextran molecules are covalently grafted to the cross-linked hyaluronic acid.

A cellulose nanofiber (CNF) powder of the present invention contains cellulose nanofibers, and a hydrophobic polymer that is chemically bonded to at least some of the OH groups of the cellulose nanofibers. The CNF powder has the ability to be dispersed in water and to return to a powder form again when an aqueous dispersion of the CNF powder is dried. The distance between the fibers in the CNF powder in a dry state is 3 nm or more, and preferably 8 to 12 nm. Since the distance between the fibers in the conventional cellulose nanofibers is about 1 nm, the present invention reduces the Van der Waals force between the fibers (i.e., the force of attraction between the fibers) to one millionth of that of the conventional cellulose nanofibers. Thus, the present invention provides the CNF powder that can be used in a powder form, and that can also be reversibly changed between a powder state and a dispersed state in water, and a method for producing the CNF powder.

The present invention relates to polymeric materials including a glycosaminoglycan networked with a polyolefin-containing polymer. The present invention also relates to hydrogels containing the polymeric materials. The present invention further relates to methods of synthesizing the polymeric materials and hydrogels of the present invention.

A separator for a rechargeable battery and a rechargeable lithium battery, the separator including a porous substrate; and a heat-resistant porous layer on at least one surface of the porous substrate, wherein the heat-resistant porous layer includes a filler and a copolymer including a structural unit of vinylidenefluoride, a structural unit of hexafluoropropylene, and a structural unit of a carboxyl-containing monomer, the structural unit of hexafluoropropylene is present in an amount of about 4 wt % to about 10 wt %, based on a total weight of the copolymer, and the structural unit of a carboxyl-containing monomer is present in an amount of about 1 wt % to about 7 wt %, based on the total weight of the copolymer.