The Applications of Hydrogels

M. E. VILLANUEVA; E. CAMILLI; G. GALABURRI; G. I. TOVAR; J.J. PEREZ BRAVO; G. J. COPELLO

Stimuli-Responsive Hydrogels and Their Applications in Diverse Fields

Nova Science Publishers

Año: 2021;

Herein the last innovations inthe field of stimuli-responsive polymeric hydrogels were reviewed.These hydrogels can change their characteristics when minor externalphysical (electric and magnetic fields, temperature etc.) or chemical(pH, ionic strength) stimuli are applied. These ?smart? materialsin their different forms such as copolymers, nanoparticles, gels, andmembranes and their applications for drug delivery, waterremediation, electronic active papers, sensors, shape memorymaterials and smart membranes, etc. were described in this chapter.We have reviewed smart hydrogels by means of their chemical nature,mechanism of responsiveness and the applicability derived from thesecharacteristics.p { text-indent: 0.64cm; margin-bottom: 0.25cm; direction: ltr; color: #000000; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background: transparent }p.western { font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 10pt; so-language: en-US }p.cjk { font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt; so-language: es-ES-u-co-trad }p.ctl { font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 10pt }a:link { color: #0563c1; text-decoration: underline }