Polysaccharides based Hydrogels: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications

Polysaccharide-Based Hydrogels: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications looks at the synthesis, characterization and application of polysaccharide-based materials in a broad array of fields. It discusses the role of polysaccharides in the preparation of hydrogels; the use of hydrogel-based green materials, and their applications in biomedical applications, drug delivery, water purification techniques, food industries, agricultural fields, and pharmaceuticals applications. Written by leading experts in this field, this book will be a valuable reference for scientists, academicians, researchers, technologists, consultants, as well as policymakers. Explains origin, extraction, processing, structural analysis, and applications of polysaccharides-based hydrogels Each chapter specifically focuses on a particular hydrogel Separate chapters discuss specific applications of polysaccharide hydrogels INDICE: 1. An Introduction to the hydrogels 2. Polysaccharide based hydrogels: History and chronological developments 3. Traditional and newer technologies, formulations and designs of polysaccharide based hydrogels 4. Functionalized polysaccharide based hydrogels 5. Advanced Characterization of polysaccharide based hydrogels 6. Effect of solvent, solute and segmental dynamics in polysaccharides based hydrogels 7. Physical and chemical properties of polysaccharide based hydrogels 8. Thermal, rheological, and mechanical properties of polysaccharide based hydrogels 9. Polysaccharide based antimicrobial hydrogels in wound healing 10. Polysaccharide based smart nanogels in cancer therapy 11. Polysaccharide based responsive hydrogels for gene delivery systems 12. Polysaccharide based responsive hydrogels for nerve regeneration 13. Polysaccharide based responsive hydrogels for drug delivery 14. Polysaccharide based antimicrobial hydrogels as wound dressing materials 15. Polysaccharide based responsive hydrogels triggering nerve regeneration 16. Antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of polysaccharide: Structure-activity relationship 17. Superabsorbent hydrogels of polysaccharide as nutrient carriers 18. Chitosan based hydrogel films for food packaging applications 19. Stimuli responsive smart hydrogels as sensors for food packaging

• ISBN: 978-0-323-99341-8
• Editorial: Elsevier
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 550
• Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2023
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés