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2. Water crystal gel - Wikipedia

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   Hydrated water gel, or water beads. Water crystal gel or water beads or gel beads is any gel which absorbs and contains a large amount of water.Water gel is usually in spherical form and composed of a water-absorbing superabsorbent polymer (SAP, also known as slush powder in dry form) such as a polyacrylamide (frequently sodium polyacrylate).

3. Silica gel - Wikipedia

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   Silica gel's high specific surface area—around 750–800 m 2 /g (230,000–240,000 sq ft/oz) [6] —allows it to adsorb water readily, making it useful as a desiccant (drying agent). Silica gel is often described as "absorbing" moisture, which may be appropriate when the gel's microscopic structure is ignored, as in silica gel packs or other ...

4. Polystyrene - Wikipedia

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   The beads are then permeated with a "blowing agent", a material that enables the beads to be expanded. Pentane is commonly used as the blowing agent. The beads are added to a continuously agitated reactor with the blowing agent, among other additives, and the blowing agent seeps into pores within each bead. The beads are then expanded using ...

5. New health warning issued about the dangers of water bead toys

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   The Ban Water Beads Act, which would prohibit sales of most water bead toys, was introduced by Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., in November, due in part to Haugen’s advocacy work.

6. This commissioner’s New Year goal: Regulate water beads - AOL

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   But water beads pose major health risks to children, and the Consumer Product Safety Commission has made it a priority in the new year to regulate its marketing toward its youngest customers.

7. Some water beads are toxic, government says: What parents ...

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   Water beads are small gel-filled balls used as sensory toys, for décor or in plants or gardens. When wet, they expand. ... It was transparent and there were a lot of questions and a lot of ...