Gelatin-Based Hydrogels: Potential Biomaterials for Remediation

Hydrogels have become one of the potential polymers used with great performance for many issues and can be promoted as biomaterials with highly innovative characteristics and different uses. Gelatin is obtained from collagen, a co-product of the meat industry. Thus, converting wastes such as cartila...

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Published in:Polymers 2023-02, Vol.15 (4), p.1026
Main Authors: Andreazza, Robson, Morales, Amaia, Pieniz, Simone, Labidi, Jalel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adsorption
Biocompatibility
Biodegradability
Biodegradation
Biological products
Biomedical engineering
Biomedical materials
Bones
Cartilage
Cellulose
Chemical synthesis
Collagen
Crosslinking
Drug delivery systems
Drugs
Environmental impact
Food contamination & poisoning
Gelatin
Hydrogels
Meat industry
Meat processing industry
Pollutants
Polymers
Proteins
Remediation
Review
Sustainability
Toxicity
Vehicles
Water pollution
Water treatment
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Summary:Hydrogels have become one of the potential polymers used with great performance for many issues and can be promoted as biomaterials with highly innovative characteristics and different uses. Gelatin is obtained from collagen, a co-product of the meat industry. Thus, converting wastes such as cartilage, bones, and skins into gelatin would give them added value. Furthermore, biodegradability, non-toxicity, and easy cross-linking with other substances can promote polymers with high performance and low cost for many applications, turning them into sustainable products with high acceptance in society. Gelatin-based hydrogels have been shown to be useful for different applications with important and innovative characteristics. For instance, these hydrogels have been used for biomedical applications such as bone reconstruction or drug delivery. Furthermore, they have also shown substantial performance and important characteristics for remediation for removing pollutants from water, watercourse, and effluents. After its uses, gelatin-based hydrogels can easily biodegrade and, thus, can be sustainably used in the environment. In this study, gelatin was shown to be a potential polymer for hydrogel synthesis with highly renewable and sustainable characteristics and multiple uses.
ISSN:2073-4360
2073-4360
DOI:10.3390/polym15041026