Table 1.

List of Nanocomposite Hydrogels Along with Their Applications

Sr. No.	Nanocomposite Hydrogels	Methodology	Applications	Ref.
1	Alginate hydrogel-polyvinyl alcohol/silk fibroin/magnesium hydroxide	Crosslinking magnesium hydroxide nanorods (NPs)	Antibacterial, scaffold for use in wound dressing, tissue engineering, and drug delivery systems.	[27]
2	Core-shell magnetic nanocomposite based on cross-linked chitosan hydrogels	Chemical cross-linking	Used for in vitro hyperthermia of cancer therapy, Highly stable and porous	[28]
3	Chitosan/pyromellitimide benzoyl thiourea hydrogels	Chemical cross-linking	Antimicrobial activity, Super porosity	[29]
4	Hybrid monodispersed magnetic α-Fe2O3 based chitosan nanocomposite film	Dispersion of magnetic α-Fe2O3 nanoparticles	Industrial and biomedical applications	[30]
5	Chitosan/hydroxyapatite composite nanofiber	Electrospinning process	Removal of heavy metal ions, Industrial applications	[31]
6	Nanocomposite based on magnetic dopamine nanoparticles	Dispersion technique	Purification of α-amylase from the bovine milk	[32]
7	Hyaluronic acid-based nanocomposite hydrogels	Photopolymerization method	Ocular drug delivery applications	[33]
Recent Research work
8	Nanocomposite hydrogels based on thiolated chitosan nanoparticles	Chemical cross-linking (Free radical polymerization)	Oral delivery system TG with enhanced bioavailability Enhanced anticoagulant effect Biocompatible and biodegradable drug delivery system Sustained and controlled drug release pH-responsive swelling Highly stable and porous networks	Current study