Editors:
- Highlights selected research projects on cellulose-based superabsorbent hydrogels
- Presents applications of superabsorbent and stimuli-responsive hydrogels from bio-based materials
- Discusses swelling-mechanisms of cellulose-based hydrogels
- Focuses on bio-related topics like biocompatibility, biodegradability and drug delivery
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Polymers and Polymeric Composites: A Reference Series (POPOC)
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Table of contents (60 entries)
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Front Matter
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Fundamentals of Cellulose, Superabsorbents, and Hydrogels
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Front Matter
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Synthesis of Cellulose-Based Hydrogels
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About this book
The book is intended for the polymer chemists, academic and industrial scientists and engineers, pharmaceutical and biomedical scientists and agricultural engineers engaged in research and development on absorbency, absorbent products and superabsorbent hydrogels. It can also be supportive for undergraduate and graduate students.
Editors and Affiliations
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Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Md. Ibrahim H. Mondal
About the editor
Dr. Md. Ibrahim H. Mondal is a Professor in the Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at the University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. He obtained his M.Sc. degree in Applied Chemistry and Chemical Technology from the University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, in 1986 and his Ph.D. from Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan in 1997. Dr. Mondal was a Commonwealth Visiting Scholar at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) in the UK during 2003-2004, Visiting Professor at the Hokkaido University in Japan during 2006-2007, and a Visiting Scientist at the Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia during 2009-2010. His research area includes natural polymers, cellulose and cellulose derivatives, textiles, and textile wet-processing. He is an author, co-author, or editor of more than 140 research articles, book chapters and seven books.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Cellulose-Based Superabsorbent Hydrogels
Editors: Md. Ibrahim H. Mondal
Series Title: Polymers and Polymeric Composites: A Reference Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77830-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Chemistry and Materials Science, Reference Module Physical and Materials Science, Reference Module Chemistry, Materials and Physics
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-77829-7Published: 22 February 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-77830-3Published: 05 January 2019
Series ISSN: 2510-3458
Series E-ISSN: 2510-3466
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXI, 1859
Number of Illustrations: 187 b/w illustrations, 356 illustrations in colour
Topics: Polymer Sciences, Biomaterials, Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology, Regenerative Medicine/Tissue Engineering, Organic Chemistry, Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials