Biomedical Applications of Hydrogels Handbook

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ottenbrite, Raphael M. (Editor), Park, Kinam (Editor), Okano, Teruo (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Subjects: Materials science.; Biomaterials.; Materials Science.

Hydrogels are networks of polymer chains which can produce a colloidal gel containing over 99 per cent water. The superabsorbency and permeability of naturally occurring and synthetic hydrogels give this class of materials an amazing array of uses. These uses range from wound dressings and skin graf...