A mini review on hydrogels classification and recent developments in miscellaneous applications

• Published in: Materials Science & Engineering C Vol. 79; pp. 958 - 971
• Main Authors: Varaprasad, Kokkarachedu, Raghavendra, Gownolla Malegowd, Jayaramudu, Tippabattini, Yallapu, Murali Mohan, Sadiku, Rotimi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.10.2017; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Application; Classification; Crosslinking; Crosslinking polymerization; Fabrication; Hydrogels; Hydrogels - chemistry; Materials science; Methods of fabrication; Raw materials; Raw materials; Hydrogels; Methods of fabrication; Application; Classification
• ISSN: 0928-4931; 1873-0191; 1873-0191
• DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2017.05.096

Hydrogels are composed of three-dimensional smart and/or hungry networks, which do not dissolve in water but swell considerably in an aqueous medium, demonstrating an extraordinary ability to absorb water into the reticulated structure. Such inherent feature is a subject of considerable scientific r...