Hydrogels are hydrophilic polymers with three-dimensional network structures, which have the ability to absorb a large volume of water due to the presence of hydrophilic moieties. Apart from high water absorption capability, they have other properties like flexibility, porosity, stimuli-responsive, soft structure and their resemblance to living tissue[1]. These advantages are related to a broad range of applications of hydrogels in biomedicine, food science, agriculture, etc.
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In biomedicine, hydrogels are mainly used in contact lenses, wound dressings, drug delivery, and tissue engineering.
Hydrogels play a pivotal role in food nutrition and health, food engineering and processing, and food safety.
The application of hydrogels in agriculture is crucial because they can soak up water and make them available to crops over the long run.
Due to their flexibility and versatility, hydrogels are candidate materials in the field of cosmetics, sensors, and pollutant separation.
Reference
- Aswathy, S.H.; et al. Commercial hydrogels for biomedical applications. Heliyon. 2020, 4(6): 3719.
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