Natural and Synthetic Hydrogels

Prof Dr Ravin Narain is currently a professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Canada. He has extensive teaching experience in the field, having taught several courses related to Hydrogels in the University of Alberta – such as Chimie organique II, Special Topics in Chemical and Materials Engineering, Advanced Topics in Chemical and Materials Engineering, Advanced Biomaterials Science.He has made significant contributions to research on the design, fabrication, and characterization of novel polymers, hydrogels and nanomaterials for a wide range of applications. His research has also covered biomaterials, nanomedicine, and regenerative medicine, with an emphasis on developing advanced materials as nucleic acid and cancer therapeutics, antifouling and antimicrobial uses, and cell/tissue engineering advances. He has published over 180 articles in peer-reviewed and high-impact journals and has edited several books.

Part I - Fundamental Aspects of Hydrogels 1. Introduction of hydrogels 2. Properties of Hydrogels 3. Modern Approaches for the Fabrication of hydrogels: Chemical and Physical Crosslinking 4. Characterizations of Hydrogels 5. Hydrogels Degradation 6. Hydrogels Modification Part II – Synthetic and Natural Derived Hydrogels 7. Hydrogels from Synthetic Polymers 8. Hydrogels based on natural polysaccharides 9. Peptide based hydrogels 10. Protein Hydrogels 11. Composite hydrogels 12. Extracellular Matrix (ECM) based Hydrogels Part III – Types of Hydrogels 13. Responsive Hydrogels: Temperature, light, pH, etc 14. Double Network Hydrogels 15. Injectable Hydrogels 16. Self-Healing Hydrogels 17. Shape Memory Hydrogels 18. Self-Assembling hydrogels 19. Microgels and Nanogels Part IV - Applications of hydrogels 20. Hydrogels in Cell and Tissue Engineering (fundamental asp 21. Hydrogels as Nucleic Acid Therapeutics 22. Hydrogels for Drug Delivery 23. Hydrogels for 3D Printing 24. Hydrogels in Sensing 25. Hydrogels for Wound Dressing 26. Commercially Available and Recently Approved Hydrogels for Clinical Applications