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ReviewGels (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Ionizing Radiation Crosslinked Chitosan-Based Hydrogels for Environmental Remediation.

Muhammad Asim Raza

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Review in Gels (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Recent Advances in Multi-Functional Hydrogels.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author.

Muhammad Asim RazaSchool of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-4316-6628

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Since water contamination has become a serious concern, more effective environmental remediation methods are required. Chitosan (CHT)-based adsorbents have demonstrated high efficacy in removing pollutants due to their unique chemical and structural properties. However, their utilization remains limited by low environmental stability and the absence of effective adsorption sites. The functional moieties of CHT can be altered to improve its performance via graft modification and crosslinking. Compared to conventional hydrogel synthesis techniques, ionizing radiation-induced fabrication, using gamma or electron-beam irradiation, offers a promising platform for innovation across diverse fields. The prime focus of this review is on ionizing radiation developed CHT-based hydrogels to remove toxic heavy metals, dyes, organic contaminants, radionuclides, and humic substances. The fabrication strategy, adsorption mechanism, and factors affecting the adsorption capacity of CHT-based hydrogels are presented. This review aims to underscore the transformative potential of ionizing radiation-induced CHT hydrogels in environmental remediation by examining current research trends and identifying future prospects.

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chitosanenvironmental remediationhydrogelsionizing radiation

Identifiers

PMID40710653
PMCPMC12294129

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