“…According to the literature, the swelling ratio of SAP in deionized water can be larger than 500 g/g, whereas in a traditional concrete pore solution, it can be as low as 10 to 20 g/g. Whenever the external humidity levels drop, the enlarged SAP acts as a flow obstacle, slowly releasing absorbed water [ 15 , 92 , 93 , 94 , 95 , 96 , 97 ]. Apart from tangible uses, SAP has been seen in meat packing, pharmaceutical uses such as delivery of drugs, personal hygiene products such as diapers, biomedical products such as band aids, trash solidification, agricultural uses for the conditioning of soil, and water barrier tapes for underwater water pipes [ 98 ].…”