Abstract
Guar gum (Gg), a naturally occurring carbohydrate based polymer, has been extensively used by researchers in various applications. Guar gum carries some important properties like biocompatibility, biodegradability, and excellent film forming ability and stretchable property which makes them a potential candidate for targeted drug delivery, tissue engineering and wound healing. Guar gum based hydrogels and hydrogel nanocomposites have emerged as a potential tool for various applications in the biomedical field. In this chapter, some of the recent approaches of synthesizing Gg-poly acrylic acid, Gg-poly acrylic-poly aniline based hydrogels, Silver nanoparticles containing Gg-based hydrogel composites self-assemble Gg hydrogel composites for various biomedical applications have been discussed. Proper attention is provided on the recent development in the self-healing Gg and Gg-based hydrogel and hydrogel composites along with its stimuli responsive properties.
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