天然生物聚合物基水凝胶及其在农业领域研究进展

Natural Biopolymer Based Hydrogels and Their Research Progress in Agriculture

水凝胶因其安全性、生物相容性和生态友好性而被用于多种领域,如医学、化妆品、个人护理产品、水净化等。本文综述了天然高分子水凝胶在食品和农业中的应用。描述了不同类型的生物聚合物和交联剂,以及水凝胶形成的各种方法,总结了生物聚合物基水凝胶在农业领域中的应用,并在最后展望了未来智慧农业所需的水凝胶性质。

Hydrogels are used in many fields, such as medicine, cosmetics, personal care products, water purification and so on, due to their safety, biocompatibility and ecological friendliness. In this paper, the applications of natural polymer hydrogels in food and agriculture were reviewed. This paper describes different types of biopolymers and cross-linking agents, as well as various methods of hydrogel formation, summarizes the application of biopolymer based hydrogels in the field of agriculture, and finally looks forward to the properties of hydrogels needed for future smart agriculture.