Hydrogels for Wound Healing
- 1st Edition - September 1, 2025
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Editors: Sabu Thomas, Bratati Das, Hanna J. Maria
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 9 6 1 0 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 9 6 1 1 - 2
Hydrogels for Wound Healing provides a comprehensive review of the materials, properties, mechanism of action and application of engineered hydrogels in wound treatment. This book… Read more
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Hydrogels for Wound Healing provides a comprehensive review of the materials, properties, mechanism of action and application of engineered hydrogels in wound treatment. This book thoroughly covers all aspects of hydrogels in wound healing, reviewing a range of key materials and composites – including metal oxides and polymer composites – as well as their design, synthesis, and core properties. The book explores various types of wound healing hydrogels, such as 3D-printed, injectable, sprayable, tunable, and more. Toxicity, clinical and commercial aspects are detailed, providing holistic coverage for those interested in designing and applying these hydrogels in research and clinical settings.
This comprehensive resource is a complete reference for materials scientists, biomedical engineers, biomedical scientists and clinicians with an interest in novel wound healing approaches.
- Helps the reader discover and understand novel wound healing approaches, arming them with the necessary information to make an informed decision
- Covers a range of hydrogel types, including natural and synthetic polymer hydrogels, and metal oxide hydrogels
- Details the design, synthesis, properties and characterization of hydrogels
Researchers and postgraduate students in the fields of materials science, biomedical engineering, regenerative medicine/tissue engineering and nanotechnology, Clinicians with an interest in novel wound healing approaches
1. Hydrogels for Wound Healing Applications: State-of-art, New Challenges, and Applications
2. Types of Wounds and Causation Factors
3. Wound Healing Mechanisms and Strategies
4. Gene and Stem Cell Therapies in Wound Healing
5. Antimicrobial Hydrogels for Wound Healing Applications
6. Natural and Synthetic Polymer Hydrogels for Wound Dressing
7. Chitosan-based Hydrogels for Wound Dressing
8. Gelatin-based Hydrogels for Wound Dressing
9. Peptide-Based Hydrogels for Wound Healing
10. Collagen-based Hydrogels for Wound Healing
11. Glycosaminoglycan Hydrogel Films for Wound Healing
12. Sprayable Smart Hydrogels for Wound Healing
13. Acellular Hydrogel-based Wound Dressings
14. Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticle Hydrogels for Wound Healing
15. Silver Nanocomposite Hydrogels for Wound Healing
16. Gold Nanocomposite Hydrogels for Wound Healing
17. Design and Mechanism of Metal Oxide/Polymer Nanocomposite Hydrogels in Wound Healing
18. ZnO/Polymer Nanocomposite Hydrogels for Wound Healing
19. CuO/Polymer Nanocomposite Hydrogels for Wound Healing
20. TiO2/Polymer Nanocomposite Hydrogels for Wound Healing
21. MgO/Polymer Nanocomposite Hydrogels for Wound Healing
22. Iron Oxide/Polymer Nanocomposite Hydrogels for Wound Healing
23. Bioactive Glass/Polymer Composite Hydrogels for Wound Healing
24. Tunable Hydrogels for Accelerated Wound Healing
25. Injectable Self-healing Hydrogels for Wound Healing
26. Antioxidant Hydrogels in Chronic Wound Treatment
27. Hydrogel-based Strategies for Diabetic Wounds
28. 3D-printed Hydrogels for Wound Dressing
29. Drug-loaded Hydrogels for Wound Healing
30. Immunomodulatory Hydrogels for Wound Healing
31. Hydrogels for Burn Dressings and Skin Substitutes
32. Hydrogel-based Commercial Products for Wound Healing
33. Clinical Status of Hydrogels for Wound Healing
34. Toxicity Aspects of Hydrogels for Wound Healing
35. Future Scope and Challenges of Hydrogels for Wound Healing
2. Types of Wounds and Causation Factors
3. Wound Healing Mechanisms and Strategies
4. Gene and Stem Cell Therapies in Wound Healing
5. Antimicrobial Hydrogels for Wound Healing Applications
6. Natural and Synthetic Polymer Hydrogels for Wound Dressing
7. Chitosan-based Hydrogels for Wound Dressing
8. Gelatin-based Hydrogels for Wound Dressing
9. Peptide-Based Hydrogels for Wound Healing
10. Collagen-based Hydrogels for Wound Healing
11. Glycosaminoglycan Hydrogel Films for Wound Healing
12. Sprayable Smart Hydrogels for Wound Healing
13. Acellular Hydrogel-based Wound Dressings
14. Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticle Hydrogels for Wound Healing
15. Silver Nanocomposite Hydrogels for Wound Healing
16. Gold Nanocomposite Hydrogels for Wound Healing
17. Design and Mechanism of Metal Oxide/Polymer Nanocomposite Hydrogels in Wound Healing
18. ZnO/Polymer Nanocomposite Hydrogels for Wound Healing
19. CuO/Polymer Nanocomposite Hydrogels for Wound Healing
20. TiO2/Polymer Nanocomposite Hydrogels for Wound Healing
21. MgO/Polymer Nanocomposite Hydrogels for Wound Healing
22. Iron Oxide/Polymer Nanocomposite Hydrogels for Wound Healing
23. Bioactive Glass/Polymer Composite Hydrogels for Wound Healing
24. Tunable Hydrogels for Accelerated Wound Healing
25. Injectable Self-healing Hydrogels for Wound Healing
26. Antioxidant Hydrogels in Chronic Wound Treatment
27. Hydrogel-based Strategies for Diabetic Wounds
28. 3D-printed Hydrogels for Wound Dressing
29. Drug-loaded Hydrogels for Wound Healing
30. Immunomodulatory Hydrogels for Wound Healing
31. Hydrogels for Burn Dressings and Skin Substitutes
32. Hydrogel-based Commercial Products for Wound Healing
33. Clinical Status of Hydrogels for Wound Healing
34. Toxicity Aspects of Hydrogels for Wound Healing
35. Future Scope and Challenges of Hydrogels for Wound Healing
- Edition: 1
- Published: September 1, 2025
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Language: English
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Sabu Thomas
Dr. Sabu Thomas (Ph.D.) is the Director of the School of Energy Materials, School of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology of Mahatma Gandhi University, India. He received his Ph. D. in 1987 in Polymer Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, India. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, London, and a member of the American Chemical Society. He has been ranked no.1 in India about the number of publications (most productive scientists). Prof. Thomas’s research group specialized areas of polymers which includes Polymer blends, Fiber filled polymer composites, Particulate-filled polymer composites and their morphological characterization, Ageing and degradation, Pervaporation phenomena, sorption and diffusion, Interpenetrating polymer systems, Recyclability and reuse of waste plastics and rubbers, Elastomer cross-linking, Dual porous nanocomposite scaffolds for tissue engineering, etc. Prof. Thomas’s research group has extensive exchange programs with different industries, research, and academic institutions all over the world and is performing world-class collaborative research in various fields. Professors Centre is equipped with various sophisticated instruments and has established state-of-the-art experimental facilities which cater to the needs of researchers within the country and abroad. His H Index- 133, Google Citations- 86424, Number of Publications- 1300, and Books-160.
Affiliations and expertise
Director of the School of Energy Materials, Founder Director of the International and Inter-University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and Professor in the School of Chemical Sciences, the International and Inter-University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and the School of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, IndiaBD
Bratati Das
Bratati Das is a JSPS postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, Japan. Her research work is concentrated on nano-force sensor development based on mechanochromic polymers.
Affiliations and expertise
Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, JapanHM
Hanna J. Maria
Hanna J. Maria is a Senior Researcher at the School of Energy Materials and the International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, India. Her research focusses on natural rubber composites and their blends, thermoplastic composites, lignin, nanocellulose, bionanocomposites, nanocellulose, rubber-based composites and nanocomposites.
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Researcher, Mahatma Gandhi University, India