A method of preparing a hydrogel product including crosslinked glycosaminoglycan molecules, said method including: i) providing a glycosaminoglycan crosslinked by amide bonds, wherein the crosslinked glycosaminoglycans include residual amine groups; and ii) acylating residual amine groups of the crosslinked glycosaminoglycans provided in i) to form acylated crosslinked glycosaminoglycans.

A method of preparing a hydrogel product including crosslinked glycosaminoglycan molecules, said method including: i) providing a glycosaminoglycan crosslinked by amide bonds, wherein the crosslinked glycosaminoglycans include residual amine groups; and ii) acylating residual amine groups of the crosslinked glycosaminoglycans provided in i) to form acylated crosslinked glycosaminoglycans.

The present invention includes a bioplastic and a method of making a bioplastic comprising the steps of: dissolving a low quality cellulose biomass in a solvent, wherein low quality is defined as having little to no textile value; regenerating cellulose fibers by removing the solvent; plasticizing the cellulose fibers in the presence of a polyol into a plasticized film; and hot pressing the plasticized film into the bioplastic.

The present invention includes a bioplastic and a method of making a bioplastic comprising the steps of: dissolving a low quality cellulose biomass in a solvent, wherein low quality is defined as having little to no textile value; regenerating cellulose fibers by removing the solvent; plasticizing the cellulose fibers in the presence of a polyol into a plasticized film; and hot pressing the plasticized film into the bioplastic.

The invention relates to a hydrogel product comprising glycosaminoglycan molecules as the swellable polymer, wherein the glycosaminoglycan molecules are covalently crosslinked via crosslinks comprising a spacer group selected from the group consisting of di-, tri-, tetra-, and oligosaccharides.

The present disclosure provides an ethylene oxide sterilization sensor and method of use. The sensor includes: at least one thermal indicator component independently selected from an electronic thermal sensor, an irreversible temperature indicator, and a heat-shrinkable film; an acid-functional porous sorbent or an acid-functional nonwoven fibrous substrate in thermal contact with the at least one thermal indicator component; and an acid having a boiling point above 120° C. and a pKa of no greater than 2.5. The acid is impregnated in or covalently attached to the porous sorbent or is covalently attached to the nonwoven fibrous substrate. The sensor includes at least one of the electronic thermal sensor, the irreversible temperature indicator, or the acid-functional nonwoven fibrous substrate.

The present disclosure provides an ethylene oxide sterilization sensor and method of use. The sensor includes: at least one thermal indicator component independently selected from an electronic thermal sensor, an irreversible temperature indicator, and a heat-shrinkable film; an acid-functional porous sorbent or an acid-functional nonwoven fibrous substrate in thermal contact with the at least one thermal indicator component; and an acid having a boiling point above 120° C. and a pKa of no greater than 2.5. The acid is impregnated in or covalently attached to the porous sorbent or is covalently attached to the nonwoven fibrous substrate. The sensor includes at least one of the electronic thermal sensor, the irreversible temperature indicator, or the acid-functional nonwoven fibrous substrate.

A rubber composition includes a carboxyl group-containing nitrile rubber of which iodine value is 120 or less, a polyetherester plasticizer, and a metallic compound, wherein an amount of stearic acid adsorbed by the metallic compound is 80 mg/g or more and 300 mg/g or less.

A rubber composition includes a carboxyl group-containing nitrile rubber of which iodine value is 120 or less, a polyetherester plasticizer, and a metallic compound, wherein an amount of stearic acid adsorbed by the metallic compound is 80 mg/g or more and 300 mg/g or less.

The present invention discloses a method for increasing absorbent capacity of a superabsorbent material (SAM) by treating the SAM with a selected salt or a combination of such salts. The selected salt(s) may interact with the polymer chain of the SAM through one or more absorbent capacity enhancement mechanisms. The absorbent capacity enhancement mechanism(s) between selected salt(s) and the SAM may lead to greater absorbent capacity of the SAM.