Natural and Synthetic Hydrogels

Ravin Narain, PhD, PEng, FRSC, is a Professor at the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering in the University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. Prof. Narain has made significant contributions to research on thedesign, fabrication, and characterization of novel carbohydrate-based materials (glycopolymers, hydrogels, and nanomaterials) for a wide range of applications. His research has also covered biomaterials, nanomedicines, and regenerative medicines, with an emphasis on developing advanced materials as cancer therapeutics, antifouling and antimicrobial uses, and cell/tissue engineering advances. He has published numerous articles in peerreviewedand high-impact journals and has edited several books, namely, Engineered Carbohydrate-Based Materials for Biomedical Applications (Wiley), Chemistry of Bioconjugates (Wiley), Glycopolymers: Synthesis and Applications (Smithers & Rapra), Polymers and Nanomaterials for Gene Therapy (Woodhead Publishing Elsevier), and Polymer Science and Nanotechnology (Elsevier). He was recently the section editor for the second edition of the book—Comprehensive Glycoscience (Elsevier). He is also on the editorial board for Frontiers inChemistry (Polymer Chemistry), Polymer Chemistry (RSC), Biomacromolecules (ACS), and Polymers (MDPI). He has won several awards including the Distinguished Visiting Researcher Award from Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Australia.

• Part I - Fundamental Aspects of Hydrogels1. Introduction of hydrogels2. Properties of Hydrogels3. Modern Approaches for the Fabrication of hydrogels: Chemical and Physical Crosslinking4. Characterizations of Hydrogels5. Hydrogels Degradation6. Hydrogels ModificationPart II – Synthetic and Natural Derived Hydrogels7. Hydrogels from Synthetic Polymers8. Hydrogels based on natural polysaccharides9. Peptide based hydrogels10. Protein Hydrogels11. Composite hydrogels12. Extracellular Matrix (ECM) based HydrogelsPart III – Types of Hydrogels13. Responsive Hydrogels: Temperature, light, pH, etc14. Double Network Hydrogels15. Injectable Hydrogels16. Self-Healing Hydrogels17. Shape Memory Hydrogels18. Self-Assembling hydrogels19. Microgels and NanogelsPart IV - Applications of hydrogels20. Hydrogels in Cell and Tissue Engineering (fundamental asp21. Hydrogels as Nucleic Acid Therapeutics22. Hydrogels for Drug Delivery23. Hydrogels for 3D Printing24. Hydrogels in Sensing25. Hydrogels for Wound Dressing26. Commercially Available and Recently Approved Hydrogels for Clinical Applications