Hydrogels Based on Natural Polymers presents the latest research on natural polymer-based hydrogels, covering fundamentals, preparation methods, synthetic pathways, advanced properties, major application areas, and novel characterization techniques. The advantages and disadvantages of each natural polymer-based hydrogel are also discussed, enabling preparation tactics for specific properties and applications. Sections cover fundamentals, development, characteristics, structures and properties. Additional chapters cover presentation methods and properties based on natural polymers, including physical and chemical properties, stimuli-responsive properties, self-healing properties, and biological properties. The final section presents major applications areas, including the biomedical field, agriculture, water treatments, and the food industry.
This is a highly valuable resource for academic researchers, scientists and advanced students working with hydrogels and natural polymers, as well as across the fields of polymer science, polymer chemistry, plastics engineering, biopolymers and biomaterials. The detailed information will also be of great interest to scientists and R&D professionals, product designers, technicians and engineers across industries.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. List of contributors - p. xv 6. Part I: Fundamentals of Natural Polymers and Their Hydrogels - p. xvii 7. Chapter 1. Properties and development of hydrogels - p. 3 8. Chapter 2. Natural polymers and the hydrogels prepared from them - p. 17 9. Part II: Preparation Methods for Hydrogels based on Natural Polymers - p. 45 10. Chapter 3. Physical hydrogels based on natural polymers - p. 51 11. Chapter 4. Preparation of hydrogels based on natural polymers via chemical reaction and cross-Linking - p. 91 12. Chapter 5. Preparation of polysaccharide-based hydrogels via radiation technique - p. 119 13. Part III: Properties of Hydrogels Based on Natural Polymers - p. 145 14. Chapter 6. The physical and chemical properties of hydrogels based on natural polymers - p. 151 15. Chapter 7. The stimuli-responsive properties of hydrogels based on natural polymers - p. 173 16. Chapter 8. Self-healing properties of hydrogels based on natural polymers - p. 223 17. Chapter 9. The biological properties of hydrogels based on natural polymers - p. 247 18. Part IV: Applications of Hydrogels based on Natural Polymers - p. 263 19. Chapter 10. The application of natural polymer–based hydrogels in tissue engineering - p. 273 20. Chapter 11. Hydrogels as intrinsic antimicrobials - p. 309 21. Chapter 12. The application of natural polymer-based hydrogels for agriculture - p. 329 22. Chapter 13. Applications of natural polymer-based hydrogels in the food industry - p. 357 23. Chapter 14. Application of polysaccharide-based hydrogels for water treatments - p. 411 24. Part V: Characterization Tools and Techniques of Hydrogels - p. 445 25. Chapter 15. Historical view of hydrogel characterization - p. 459 26. Chapter 16. Characterization tools and techniques of hydrogels - p. 481 27. Index - p. 519
Hydrogels Based on Natural Polymers presents the latest research on natural polymer-based hydrogels, covering fundamentals, preparation methods, synthetic pathways, advanced properties, major application areas, and novel characterization techniques. The advantages and disadvantages of each natural polymer-based hydrogel are also discussed, enabling preparation tactics for specific properties and applications. Sections cover fundamentals, development, characteristics, structures and properties. Additional chapters cover presentation methods and properties based on natural polymers, including physical and chemical properties, stimuli-responsive properties, self-healing properties, and biological properties. The final section presents major applications areas, including the biomedical field, agriculture, water treatments, and the food industry.
This is a highly valuable resource for academic researchers, scientists and advanced students working with hydrogels and natural polymers, as well as across the fields of polymer science, polymer chemistry, plastics engineering, biopolymers and biomaterials. The detailed information will also be of great interest to scientists and R&D professionals, product designers, technicians and engineers across industries.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. iii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. List of contributors - p. xv 6. Part I: Fundamentals of Natural Polymers and Their Hydrogels - p. xvii 7. Chapter 1. Properties and development of hydrogels - p. 3 8. Chapter 2. Natural polymers and the hydrogels prepared from them - p. 17 9. Part II: Preparation Methods for Hydrogels based on Natural Polymers - p. 45 10. Chapter 3. Physical hydrogels based on natural polymers - p. 51 11. Chapter 4. Preparation of hydrogels based on natural polymers via chemical reaction and cross-Linking - p. 91 12. Chapter 5. Preparation of polysaccharide-based hydrogels via radiation technique - p. 119 13. Part III: Properties of Hydrogels Based on Natural Polymers - p. 145 14. Chapter 6. The physical and chemical properties of hydrogels based on natural polymers - p. 151 15. Chapter 7. The stimuli-responsive properties of hydrogels based on natural polymers - p. 173 16. Chapter 8. Self-healing properties of hydrogels based on natural polymers - p. 223 17. Chapter 9. The biological properties of hydrogels based on natural polymers - p. 247 18. Part IV: Applications of Hydrogels based on Natural Polymers - p. 263 19. Chapter 10. The application of natural polymer–based hydrogels in tissue engineering - p. 273 20. Chapter 11. Hydrogels as intrinsic antimicrobials - p. 309 21. Chapter 12. The application of natural polymer-based hydrogels for agriculture - p. 329 22. Chapter 13. Applications of natural polymer-based hydrogels in the food industry - p. 357 23. Chapter 14. Application of polysaccharide-based hydrogels for water treatments - p. 411 24. Part V: Characterization Tools and Techniques of Hydrogels - p. 445 25. Chapter 15. Historical view of hydrogel characterization - p. 459 26. Chapter 16. Characterization tools and techniques of hydrogels - p. 481 27. Index - p. 519
