reviewPolymersNov 16, 2020GOLD OA

Fundamental Concepts of Hydrogels: Synthesis, Properties, and Their Applications

SBShahid BashirMHMaryam HinaJIJaved IqbalAHAltaf Hussain RajparMMM.A. Mujtaba

University of Malaya · King Abdulaziz University · +2 more institutions

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Abstract

In the present review, we focused on the fundamental concepts of hydrogels-classification, the polymers involved, synthesis methods, types of hydrogels, properties, and applications of the hydrogel. Hydrogels can be synthesized from natural polymers, synthetic polymers, polymerizable synthetic monomers, and a combination of natural and synthetic polymers. Synthesis of hydrogels involves physical, chemical, and hybrid bonding. The bonding is formed via different routes, such as solution casting, solution mixing, bulk polymerization, free radical mechanism, radiation method, and interpenetrating network formation. The synthesized hydrogels have significant properties, such as mechanical strength,…

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  • Self-healing hydrogels
  • Materials science
  • Polymer
  • Biocompatibility
  • Supercapacitor
  • Monomer
  • Radical polymerization
  • Polymerization
UN Sustainable Development Goals
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