Overview
- Highlights selected research projects on cellulose-based superabsorbent hydrogels
- Presents applications of superabsorbent and stimuli-responsive hydrogels from bio-based materials
- Discusses swelling-mechanisms of cellulose-based hydrogels
- Focuses on bio-related topics like biocompatibility, biodegradability and drug delivery
Part of the book series: Polymers and Polymeric Composites: A Reference Series (POPOC)
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Dr. Md. Ibrahim H. Mondal is a Professor in the Department of Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at the University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. He obtained his MSc degree in Applied Chemistry and Chemical Technology from the University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh in 1986 and his PhD degree from Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan in 1997. Dr. Mondal was a Commonwealth Visiting Scholar at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) in the UK during 2003-04, Visiting Professor at the Hokkaido University in Japan during 2006-07, and a Visiting Scientist at the Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia during 2009-10. His research area includes natural polymers, cellulose and cellulose derivatives, textiles, and textile wet-processing. He is an author, co-author, or editor of more than 130 journal articles, book chapters and books. He is an author of one book (Lap Lambert, Germany) and an editor of four books (Nova Science Publishers, USA).
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Book Title: Cellulose-Based Superabsorbent Hydrogels
Editors: Md. Ibrahim H. Mondal
Series Title: Polymers and Polymeric Composites: A Reference Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76573-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Springer Reference Chemistry and Mat. Science, Reference Module Physical and Materials Science, Reference Module Chemistry, Materials and Physics
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-76573-0Due: 07 July 2018
Series ISSN: 2510-3458
Series E-ISSN: 2510-3466
Topics: Polymer Sciences, Biomaterials, Organic Chemistry, Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials, Green Chemistry