Multifunctional Hydrogels: From Basic Concepts to Advanced Applications

ISBN-13: 9781032373409 / Angielski

José García-Torres; Carlos Alemán; Ram K. Gupta

Opis

This book offers an overview of multifunctional hydrogels, covering fundamentals, properties, and advanced applications. It describes design, synthesis, and fabrication as well as properties and performances of smart multifunctional hydrogels and their advanced applications in the biomedical, environmental, and robotics fields.

Spis treści

1 Multifunctional hydrogels: An introduction. 2 Hydrogels based on natural and/or synthetic polymers. 3 Nanocomposite hydrogels. 4 Synthesis of hydrogels: physical and chemical cross-linking. 5 Fabrication techniques of hydrogels. 6 Hydrogel-based sensors with advanced properties. 7 Chemical responsive reversible hydrogels. 8 Hydrogels with electrical properties. 9 Hydrogels with magnetic properties. 10 Hydrogels with thermal responsiveness. 11 Mechanical properties of multifunctional hydrogels. 12 Hydrogels for bioelectronics. 13 Hydrogels for physical and (bio)chemical sensors. 14 Hydrogels for biomedical applications. 15 Hydrogels for drug delivery. 16 Hydrogels for anti-pathogen applications. 17 Hydrogels for environmental applications. 18 Hydrogels for wastewater cleaning and water recovery. 19 Hydrogels for soft robotics

O autorze

José Garcia-Torres is Serra Húnter Associate Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC).

Carlos Alemán is Full Professor of Physical Chemistry and leader of the Innovation in Materials and Molecular Engineering group in the Chemical Engineering Department at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC).

Ram K. Gupta is Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Pittsburg State University.