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Hydrogels and its Nanocomposites from Renewable Resources: Biotechnological and Biomedical Applications
Eco-friendly hydrogel and its nanocomposite (NC) hydrogels prepared from renewable
resources have drawn significant attention from industrial and academic sectors. The ecofriendly
polymeric hydrogels contain polymers or their composites, which are either biodegradable
or biobased (from renewable resources). Their carbon-neutral lifecycle may reduce the
emission of carbon dioxide and the dependence on petroleum-based materials and then reduce
the human footprint on the environment. In this concern, the technologies are required in order
to develop novel soft materials beside to get the new information, and fundamental understanding
results in important advancement in the field of hydrogels and its NC hydrogels. A wide
diversity of complex hydrogel structures have been found with distinct physical, chemical, and
biological properties at the nanometer level. The possibility in order to develop self-assembled
and supramolecular morphologies makes natural polymers and inorganic nanoparticles desirable
building blocks for the design of water-based gels. In this book chapter, we partially covered
the accomplishments and trends in the field of NC polymer hydrogels with a focus on creative
approaches to generating structures, properties, and function within mostly biotechnological
and biomedical application