
Sustainable Hydrogels
Synthesis, Properties, and Applications
- 1st Edition - January 11, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editors: Sabu Thomas, Bhasha Sharma, Purnima Jain, Shashank Shekhar
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 1 7 5 3 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 8 6 1 8 - 2
Sustainable Hydrogels: Synthesis, Properties and Applications highlights the development of sustainable hydrogels from various perspectives and covers a range of topics, includ… Read more
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- Shifts the focus from theory to practice and demonstrates how the cradle-to-cradle approach support sustainability
- Includes discussion of life cycle assessments in the production and use of hydrogels
- Presents various materials for the production of hydrogels
2. Sustainable production of hydrogels
3. Characterization tools and techniques for sustainable hydrogels
4. Structure-property-function relationships of sustainable hydrogels
5. Nanohydrogels for achieving green economy
6. Peptide and protein-based hydrogels
7. Polysaccharide-based hydrogels
8. Eco-friendly and biodegradable cellulose hydrogels
9. Lignin-derived hydrogels
10. Sustainable polyester hydrogels
11. Carbon-based hydrogels
12. Bioinspired, biomimetic hydrogels
13. Sustainable hydrogels in food packaging systems
14. Sustainable hydrogels as an emerging material platform for water purification
15. Hydrogel-based vascular grafts: State of the art
16. Sustainable hydrogel-based cell therapy
17. Hydrogels and their combination with lipids and nucleotides
18. Complementing the circular economy with a life cycle assessment of sustainable hydrogels and their future prospects
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 11, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
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Sabu Thomas
Sabu Thomas is a Professor and Director of the International and Interuniversity Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. Professor Thomas is internationally recognized for his contributions to polymer science and engineering, with his research interests encompassing polymer nanocomposites, elastomers, polymer blends, interpenetrating polymer networks, polymer membranes, green composites, nanocomposites, nanomedicine, and green nanotechnology. His groundbreaking inventions in polymer nanocomposites, polymer blends, green bionanotechnology, and nano-biomedical sciences have significantly advanced the development of new materials for the automotive, space, housing, and biomedical fields.
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Bhasha Sharma
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