عنوان

Polymeric hydrogels as smart biomaterials

9783319253220

Polymeric hydrogels as smart biomaterials

edited by Susheel Kali

Switzerland

Springer International Publishing

2016

1 online resource )ix, 234 pages( , illustrations )some color(

Springer series on polymer and composite materials,2364-1878

Series: Springer series on polymer and composite materials.2364-1878

Polymeric Hydrogels: A Review of Recent Developments -- Conducting Polymer Hydrogels.-Polysaccharide-Based Natural Hydrogels -- Protein-Based Hydrogels -- Sterculia Gum-Based Hydrogels for Drug Delivery Applications.-Antimicrobial Polymeric Hydrogels -- Bio-Polymer Based Hydrogel for the Decontamination of Organic Waste.-Chitosan and Starch-Based Hydrogels via Graft Copolymerization This book is concerned with polymeric hydrogels, which are considered as one of the most promising types of new polymer-based materials. Each chapter in this book describes a selected class of polymeric hydrogels, such as superabsorbent hybrid nanohydrogels, conducting polymer hydrogels, polysaccharide-based or protein-based hydrogels, or gels based on synthetic polymers. In this way, the book also addresses some of the fascinating properties and applications of polymeric hydrogels: they are three-dimensional, hydrophilic, polymeric networks that can absorb, swell and retain large quantities of water or aqueous fluids. In combination with metal nanoparticles, nanofibrils or nanowhiskers, which may be embedded in the gels, they find widespread applications, ranging from agriculture, and waste water treatment, over electronics, to pharmaceutical and biomedical applications. Applications mentioned in this book include electro sensors, capacitors, electromechanical actuators, and even artificial muscles

Includes bibliographical references

Polymer colloids

Colloids in medicine

Polymers in medicine

Chemistry

Polymers

Amorphous substances

Complex fluids

Optical materials

Electronics, Materials

Biomedical materials

Electronic books

Electronic books

Polymer Sciences

Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Methods

Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics

Optical and Electronic Materials

Kalia, Susheel,editor

Ohio Library and Information Network

English Book