Polysaccharides-Based Hydrogels
Synthesis, Characterization and Applications
- 1st Edition - September 1, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editors: Shakeel Ahmed, Akbar Ali
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 9 3 4 1 - 8
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 9 3 4 2 - 5
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Request a sales quotePolysaccharide-Based Hydrogels: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications looks at the synthesis, characterization and application of polysaccharide-based materials in a broad array of fields. The book 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 and policymakers.
- Explains origin, extraction, processing, structural analysis and applications of polysaccharides-based hydrogels
- Includes chapters that specifically focus on a particular hydrogel
- Provides specific applications of polysaccharide hydrogels
Material scientists, chemical engineers, mechanical engineers, researchers and academicians working in the interdisciplinary fields of science, engineering and technology, Students, pharmacists, food technologists, consultants, policy makers, advisors and staff working with government agencies to draft policies
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- List of contributors
- About the editors
- Preface
- Chapter 1. An introduction to hydrogels
- Abstract
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Classification of hydrogels
- 1.3 Synthesis of hydrogels
- 1.4 Physical and chemical properties of hydrogels
- 1.5 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 2. Polysaccharide-based hydrogels: history and chronological developments
- Abstract
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Historical background
- 2.3 Historical perspective on the physical, chemical, and characterization properties of hydrogels
- 2.4 Synthesis of hydrogels
- 2.5 Development of hydrogels
- 2.6 Trends in polysaccharide-based hydrogels
- 2.7 Supramolecular gels
- 2.8 Microgels and nanogels
- 2.9 Applications of polysaccharide-based hydrogels
- 2.10 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 3. Thermal, rheological, and mechanical properties of polysaccharide-based hydrogels
- Abstract
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Thermal properties of polysaccharide-based hydrogels
- 3.3 Rheological properties of polysaccharide-based hydrogels
- 3.4 Mechanical properties of polysaccharide-based hydrogels
- 3.5 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 4. Click chemistry a promising tool to develop polysaccharide-based hydrogels
- Abstract
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Conventional synthetic approaches
- 4.3 Etherification
- 4.4 Synthetic advances (new approach)
- 4.5 Oxime click
- 4.6 Polysaccharide-based hydrogels using click reaction
- 4.7 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 5. Polysaccharide-based conductive hydrogels
- Abstract
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Different types of polysaccharides
- 5.3 Polysaccharide-based conductive hydrogels
- 5.4 Conclusions
- Acknowledgment
- References
- Chapter 6. Sophisticated techniques for characterization of polysaccharide hydrogels
- Abstract
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Method of preparation of hydrogels
- 6.3 Sophisticated techniques for characterization of hydrogels
- 6.4 Thermal characterization techniques
- 6.5 Mechanical and surface characterization
- 6.6 Computational modeling of rheological properties
- 6.7 Conclusion and future prospects
- References
- Chapter 7. Antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of polysaccharides: structure-activity relationship
- Abstract
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Structure and area of use of hydrogels
- 7.3 Structure of polysaccharides used in hydrogel production and their antioxidant and antibacterial characteristics
- 7.4 Antioxidant activities of polysaccharide-based hydrogels
- 7.5 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 8. Functionalized polysaccharide-based hydrogels: spanking accession in tissue engineering and regenerative medicines
- Abstract
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Construction of polysaccharide-based hydrogels
- 8.3 Polysaccharide hydrogel scaffolds for tissue engineering
- 8.4 Conclusions, future perspectives, and challenges
- Acknowledgment(s)
- Conflict of Interest
- References
- Chapter 9. Polysaccharide-based superabsorbent hydrogels
- Abstract
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Preparation of polysaccharide-based superabsorbent hydrogels
- 9.3 Natural polysaccharide-based superabsorbent hydrogels
- 9.4 Conclusions and future perspectives
- Acknowledgment
- References
- Chapter 10. Polysaccharide-based antimicrobial hydrogels as wound dressing materials
- Abstract
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.2 Wound and infection
- 10.3 Role of polysaccharides in hydrogel formation
- 10.4 Polysaccharide hydrogel-based nanomaterials for infected wounds
- 10.5 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 11. Polysaccharide-based hydrogel scaffolds for the regeneration of pancreatic beta cells to treat diabetes
- Abstract
- 11.1 Introduction
- 11.2 Pancreatic tissue regeneration
- 11.3 Tissue regeneration hydrogels and polymers
- 11.4 Role of hydrogels in the regeneration of pancreatic beta cells
- 11.5 Nanotechnology in beta cell regeneration
- 11.6 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 12. Advancement in hybrid nanocomposite hydrogels and their applications
- Abstract
- 12.1 Introduction
- 12.2 Reinforcing materials for nanocomposite hydrogel fabrication
- 12.3 Types of hybrid nanocomposite hydrogels
- 12.4 Methods of preparation of polysaccharide-based nanocomposite hydrogels
- 12.5 Applications of polysaccharide-based nanocomposite hydrogels
- 12.6 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 13. Polysaccharide-based responsive hydrogels for skin regeneration
- Abstract
- 13.1 Introduction
- 13.2 Polysaccharide hydrogels for encapsulation and delivery of skin regenerative bioactive compounds
- 13.3 Skin regenerative polysaccharide hydrogels responsive to wound and external stimulus
- 13.4 Applications
- 13.5 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 14. Polysaccharide-based responsive hydrogels for nerve regeneration
- Abstract
- 14.1 Introduction
- 14.2 Classification of hydrogels
- 14.3 Self-healing hydrogels
- 14.4 Natural polymers for nerve tissue engineering
- 14.5 Hydrogels for nerve regeneration
- 14.6 Self-healing neuroprotective hydrogels and their biomedical applications
- 14.7 Advantages of polysaccharide-based self-healing hydrogels
- 14.8 Mechanism of self-healing hydrogels as neuroprotectives
- 14.9 Advances in self-healing hydrogels and future prospective
- References
- Chapter 15. Polysaccharide-based hydrogels for environmental applications
- Abstract
- 15.1 Introduction
- 15.2 Polysaccharides
- 15.3 Polysaccharide-based hydrogels
- 15.4 Polysaccharide-based hydrogels and their environmental applications
- 15.5 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 16. Superabsorbent polysaccharide hydrogels as nutrient carriers
- Abstract
- 16.1 Introduction
- 16.2 Polysaccharides as nutrient carriers
- 16.3 Applications of polysaccharide-based hydrogels as delivery systems
- 16.4 Conclusions and prospects
- References
- Chapter 17. Polysaccharide-based super moisture-absorbent hydrogels for sustainable agriculture applications
- Abstract
- 17.1 Introduction
- 17.2 Classification of superabsorbent hydrogels
- 17.3 Synthesis of polysaccharide-based superabsorbent hydrogels
- 17.4 Factors affecting the properties of superabsorbent hydrogels
- 17.5 Polysaccharide-based superabsorbent hydrogels for agricultural application
- 17.6 Conclusions
- Acknowledgment
- References
- Chapter 18. Polysaccharide hydrogels as emerging material for wastewater purification
- Abstract
- 18.1 Introduction
- 18.2 Polysaccharide hydrogels
- 18.3 Adsorption process
- 18.4 Adsorption using polysaccharide hydrogels
- 18.5 Desorption and reusability of polysaccharide hydrogels
- 18.6 Conclusions, future perspectives, and limitations
- References
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: September 1, 2023
- No. of pages (Paperback): 674
- No. of pages (eBook): 550
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323993418
- eBook ISBN: 9780323993425
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Shakeel Ahmed
Shakeel Ahmed is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry in the Higher Education Department, for the Government of Jammu and Kashmir, in India. He is also an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry, at the Government Degree College Mendhar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. He obtained his master’s and doctoral degrees in chemistry from Jamia Millia Islamia, a central university, situated in New Delhi, India. He gained his post-doctoral experience in biocomposite materials from the Indian Institute of Technology. He has published several research papers in the field of green nanomaterials and biopolymers for various applications including biomedical, packaging, and water treatment.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Government Degree College Mendhar, IndiaAA
Akbar Ali
Akbar Ali, Ph.D. is currently working as an Assistant Professor at Department of Chemistry, Kargil Campus, University of Ladakh, Union Territory of Ladakh, India. He completed his bachelor degree in Science (BSc.) from Islamia College of Science and Commerce, University of Kashmir and Master degree in Chemistry from Jamia Millia Islamia, A Central University, New Delhi, India. He obtained his doctorate degree in Chemistry from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. His areas of research include Polymer Chemistry, specialized in Biological Macromolecules, Functionalization of Natural Polymers, Polymer- Iodine Complexes, Hydrogel Chemistry, and Green Chemistry, and for which he has co-authored a number of book chapters in the areas of polymers.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Kargil Campus, University of Ladakh, Union Territory of Ladakh, IndiaRead Polysaccharides-Based Hydrogels on ScienceDirect