Hydrogels for Wound Healing provides a comprehensive review of the materials, properties, mechanism of action and application of engineered hydrogels in wound treatment. This book thoroughly covers all aspects of hydrogels in wound healing, reviewing a range of key materials and composites – including metal oxides and polymer composites – as well as their design, synthesis, and core properties. The book explores various types of wound healing hydrogels, such as 3D-printed, injectable, sprayable, tunable, and more. Toxicity, clinical and commercial aspects are detailed, providing holistic coverage for those interested in designing and applying these hydrogels in research and clinical settings. This comprehensive resource is a complete reference for materials scientists, biomedical engineers, biomedical scientists and clinicians with an interest in novel wound healing approaches.
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1. Hydrogels for Wound Healing Applications: State-of-art, New Challenges, and Applications 2. Types of Wounds and Causation Factors 3. Wound Healing Mechanisms and Strategies 4. Gene and Stem Cell Therapies in Wound Healing 5. Antimicrobial Hydrogels for Wound Healing Applications 6. Natural and Synthetic Polymer Hydrogels for Wound Dressing 7. Chitosan-based Hydrogels for Wound Dressing 8. Gelatin-based Hydrogels for Wound Dressing 9. Peptide-Based Hydrogels for Wound Healing 10. Collagen-based Hydrogels for Wound Healing 11. Glycosaminoglycan Hydrogel Films for Wound Healing 12. Sprayable Smart Hydrogels for Wound Healing 13. Acellular Hydrogel-based Wound Dressings 14. Metal and Metal Oxide Nanoparticle Hydrogels for Wound Healing 15. Silver Nanocomposite Hydrogels for Wound Healing 16. Gold Nanocomposite Hydrogels for Wound Healing 17. Design and Mechanism of Metal Oxide/Polymer Nanocomposite Hydrogels in Wound Healing 18. ZnO/Polymer Nanocomposite Hydrogels for Wound Healing 19. CuO/Polymer Nanocomposite Hydrogels for Wound Healing 20. TiO2/Polymer Nanocomposite Hydrogels for Wound Healing 21. MgO/Polymer Nanocomposite Hydrogels for Wound Healing 22. Iron Oxide/Polymer Nanocomposite Hydrogels for Wound Healing 23. Bioactive Glass/Polymer Composite Hydrogels for Wound Healing 24. Tunable Hydrogels for Accelerated Wound Healing 25. Injectable Self-healing Hydrogels for Wound Healing 26. Antioxidant Hydrogels in Chronic Wound Treatment 27. Hydrogel-based Strategies for Diabetic Wounds 28. 3D-printed Hydrogels for Wound Dressing 29. Drug-loaded Hydrogels for Wound Healing 30. Immunomodulatory Hydrogels for Wound Healing 31. Hydrogels for Burn Dressings and Skin Substitutes 32. Hydrogel-based Commercial Products for Wound Healing 33. Clinical Status of Hydrogels for Wound Healing 34. Toxicity Aspects of Hydrogels for Wound Healing 35. Future Scope and Challenges of Hydrogels for Wound Healing
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Comprehensive overview of hydrogels for wound healing, from design and synthesis to practical application
Helps the reader discover and understand novel wound healing approaches, arming them with the necessary information to make an informed decision Covers a range of hydrogel types, including natural and synthetic polymer hydrogels, and metal oxide hydrogels Details the design, synthesis, properties and characterization of hydrogels
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780323996105
Publisert
2025-09-04
Utgiver
Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Vekt
1000 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
684

Biografisk notat

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. Bratati Das is a JSPS postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo, Japan. Her research work is concentrated on nano-force sensor development based on mechanochromic polymers. Hanna J. Maria is a Senior Researcher at the School of Energy Materials and the International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, India. Her research focusses on natural rubber composites and their blends, thermoplastic composites, lignin, nanocellulose, bionanocomposites, nanocellulose, rubber-based composites and nanocomposites.