Self-healing properties of hydrogels based on natural polymers

Guoxing Deng; Wing Tak Wong; Minjian Huang; Runyu Wu; Wing Fu Lai

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-816421-1.00008-2

Self-healing properties of hydrogels based on natural polymers

Guoxing Deng, Wing Tak Wong, Minjian Huang, Runyu Wu, Wing Fu Lai

Research output: Chapter in book / Conference proceeding › Chapter in an edited book (as author) › Academic research › peer-review

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Abstract

Living tissues can be healed after being damaged. If synthetic materials based on natural polymers also show self-healing properties, their life span can be maximized, with the consumption of limited natural resources being reduced. This need can be fulfilled by recent advances in chemical technologies, which make the generation of self-healing hydrogels possible. In this chapter, methods of generating self-healing hydrogels, especially those derived from natural products, are introduced. Current strategies for designing hydrogel microstructures for self-healing purposes and for characterizing the performance of a self-healing hydrogel generated from natural polymers are also reviewed. The aim of this chapter is to inspire the development of self-healing hydrogels for biomedical applications.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Hydrogels Based on Natural Polymers
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	223-245
Number of pages	23
ISBN (Electronic)	9780128164211
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-816421-1.00008-2
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2019

Keywords

Bonding
Cross-linking
Hydrogels
Microcapsules
Natural polymers
Self-healing

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General Engineering
General Materials Science

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