Hydrophilic polymers

Harikrishna Erothu; Anitha C. Kumar

doi:10.1002/9783527690916.ch7

Hydrophilic polymers

Harikrishna Erothu^*, Anitha C. Kumar

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Hydrophilic polymers contain polar or charged functional groups, rendering them soluble in water. This chapter discusses the synthesis, properties, and applications of different hydrophilic polymers. It considers the hydrophilic polymers as three categories such as natural, semisynthetic, and synthetic. Natural hydrophilic polymers are again classified into plant origin and animal origin. Semisynthetic water-soluble polymers are derived by either chemical modification of natural polymers or from microbial sources. Most natural hydrophilic polymers are polysaccharides, which vary substantially in their basic sugar units, linkages, and substituents. Synthetic hydrophilic polymers have different applications in pharmacology, biotechnology, and chemistry. The chapter provides some examples of synthetic hydrophilic polymers. The copolymer Divinyl Ether-Maleic Anhydride (DIVEMA), which is also known as pyran copolymer, is used in drug delivery systems. It acts as an antitumor, antiviral, antifungal, and antibacterial agent. Polyoxazoline polymers are nonionic, stable, and highly soluble in water and organic solvents.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Biomedical applications of polymeric materials and composites
Editors	Raju Francis, D. Sakthi Kumar
Place of Publication	Weinheim (DE)
Publisher	Wiley
Pages	163-185
Number of pages	23
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-527-69091-6, 978-3-527-69094-7, 978-3-527-69092-3, 978-3-527-69093-0, 978-3-527-69091-6
ISBN (Print)	978-3-527-33836-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9783527690916.ch7
Publication status	Published - 7 Oct 2016

Keywords

divinyl ether-maleic anhydride
drug delivery systems
hydrophilic polymers
organic solvents
polyoxazoline polymers
polysaccharides
semisynthetic water-soluble polymers

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