Dr. Yu Chen is Associate Professor at the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, China. He is guest editor of the Current Organic Chemistry journal, and an editorial board member for the Trauma & Emergency Care journal. Dr. Chen is a council member of the Youth Committee of the China Materials Research Society.Dr. Yu Chen’s research interests are focused on chemical modification of natural polymers including chitosan, alginate and cellulose, etc., and their applications in the field of biomedical materials. He has worked on developing an application of wound dressing based on natural polymers for the purpose of hemostasis and anti-microbial properties. Dr. Chen and his group have published more than 60 papers in this field, acquired 16 patents, published 3 review papers and 2 books, and written 5 chapters in published monographs. In 2017, he edited a special issue of Current Organic Chemistry, named ‘Medical Materials from Chitosan, Design, Synthesis, Functionalization and Applications’. He also worked as lead editor on a book on click chemistry, published in 2017

• Part 1: Fundamentals of Natural Polymers and their Hydrogels1. The properties and development of hydrogels2. Natural polymers and the hydrogels prepared from themPart II: Preparation Methods for Hydrogels based on Natural Polymers3. Preparation of hydrogels based on natural polymers via physical interaction4. Preparation of hydrogels based on natural polymers via chemical reaction and crosslinking5. Preparation of hydrogels based on natural polymers via radiation crosslinkingPart III: Properties of Hydrogels based on Natural Polymers6. The physical and chemical properties of hydrogels based on natural polymers7. The stimuli-responsive properties of hydrogels based on natural polymers8. The self-healing properties of hydrogels based on natural polymers9. The biological properties of hydrogels based on natural polymersPart IV: Applications of Hydrogels based on Natural Polymers10. The application of natural polymer-based hydrogels in biomedical field11. The application of natural polymer-based hydrogels for agriculture12. The application of natural polymer-based hydrogels for water treatments13. The application of natural polymer-based hydrogels for food industries14. Characterization tools and techniques of hydrogels

Dr. Yu Chen is Associate Professor at the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, China. He is guest editor of the Current Organic Chemistry journal, and an editorial board member for the Trauma & Emergency Care journal. Dr. Chen is a council member of the Youth Committee of the China Materials Research Society.Dr. Yu Chen’s research interests are focused on chemical modification of natural polymers including chitosan, alginate and cellulose, etc., and their applications in the field of biomedical materials. He has worked on developing an application of wound dressing based on natural polymers for the purpose of hemostasis and anti-microbial properties. Dr. Chen and his group have published more than 60 papers in this field, acquired 16 patents, published 3 review papers and 2 books, and written 5 chapters in published monographs. In 2017, he edited a special issue of Current Organic Chemistry, named ‘Medical Materials from Chitosan, Design, Synthesis, Functionalization and Applications’. He also worked as lead editor on a book on click chemistry, published in 2017

• Part 1: Fundamentals of Natural Polymers and their Hydrogels1. The properties and development of hydrogels2. Natural polymers and the hydrogels prepared from themPart II: Preparation Methods for Hydrogels based on Natural Polymers3. Preparation of hydrogels based on natural polymers via physical interaction4. Preparation of hydrogels based on natural polymers via chemical reaction and crosslinking5. Preparation of hydrogels based on natural polymers via radiation crosslinkingPart III: Properties of Hydrogels based on Natural Polymers6. The physical and chemical properties of hydrogels based on natural polymers7. The stimuli-responsive properties of hydrogels based on natural polymers8. The self-healing properties of hydrogels based on natural polymers9. The biological properties of hydrogels based on natural polymersPart IV: Applications of Hydrogels based on Natural Polymers10. The application of natural polymer-based hydrogels in biomedical field11. The application of natural polymer-based hydrogels for agriculture12. The application of natural polymer-based hydrogels for water treatments13. The application of natural polymer-based hydrogels for food industries14. Characterization tools and techniques of hydrogels

Dr. Yu Chen is Associate Professor at the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, China. He is guest editor of the Current Organic Chemistry journal, and an editorial board member for the Trauma & Emergency Care journal. Dr. Chen is a council member of the Youth Committee of the China Materials Research Society.Dr. Yu Chen’s research interests are focused on chemical modification of natural polymers including chitosan, alginate and cellulose, etc., and their applications in the field of biomedical materials. He has worked on developing an application of wound dressing based on natural polymers for the purpose of hemostasis and anti-microbial properties. Dr. Chen and his group have published more than 60 papers in this field, acquired 16 patents, published 3 review papers and 2 books, and written 5 chapters in published monographs. In 2017, he edited a special issue of Current Organic Chemistry, named ‘Medical Materials from Chitosan, Design, Synthesis, Functionalization and Applications’. He also worked as lead editor on a book on click chemistry, published in 2017

• Part 1: Fundamentals of Natural Polymers and their Hydrogels1. The properties and development of hydrogels2. Natural polymers and the hydrogels prepared from themPart II: Preparation Methods for Hydrogels based on Natural Polymers3. Preparation of hydrogels based on natural polymers via physical interaction4. Preparation of hydrogels based on natural polymers via chemical reaction and crosslinking5. Preparation of hydrogels based on natural polymers via radiation crosslinkingPart III: Properties of Hydrogels based on Natural Polymers6. The physical and chemical properties of hydrogels based on natural polymers7. The stimuli-responsive properties of hydrogels based on natural polymers8. The self-healing properties of hydrogels based on natural polymers9. The biological properties of hydrogels based on natural polymersPart IV: Applications of Hydrogels based on Natural Polymers10. The application of natural polymer-based hydrogels in biomedical field11. The application of natural polymer-based hydrogels for agriculture12. The application of natural polymer-based hydrogels for water treatments13. The application of natural polymer-based hydrogels for food industries14. Characterization tools and techniques of hydrogels