Recent advances in green hydrogels from lignin: a review

• Published in: International journal of biological macromolecules Vol. 72; pp. 834 - 847
• Main Authors: Thakur, Vijay Kumar, Thakur, Manju Kumari
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands 01.01.2015
• Subjects: Biocompatible Materials - chemical synthesis; Biocompatible Materials - chemistry; Hydrogels - chemical synthesis; Hydrogels - chemistry; Lignin - chemical synthesis; Lignin - chemistry

Recently, biorenewable polymers from different natural resources have attracted a greater attention of the research community for different applications starting from biomedical to automotive. Lignin is the second most abundant non-food biomass next to cellulose in the category of biorenewable polym...