Polysaccharides-Based Hydrogels: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0323993419 ISBN 13: 9780323993418

Publisher: Elsevier, 2023

Synopsis

Polysaccharide-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

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About the Authors

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 Postgraduate Department of Chemistry, at the Government Postgraduate College Rajouri, 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.

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.

From the Back Cover

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0323993419
• ISBN 13: 9780323993418
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 674
• Editor: Ahmed Shakeel, Ali Akbar