EXHIBIT
31.1



I,
Manfred F. Dyck, certify that:

|1. |  | I have reviewed
this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Hydromer, Inc.;
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|2. |  | Based on my knowledge,
this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
covered by this quarterly report;
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|3. |  | Based on my knowledge,
the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects
the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
quarterly report;
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|4. |  | The registrant's other
                                                                                                                                                          certifying officer, Mr. Robert Y. Lee and I am responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and
                                                                                                                                                          procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as
                                                                                                                                                          defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) for the registrant and have:
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|a) |  | designed such
disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to
ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others
within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;
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|b) |  | designed such
internal controls over financial reporting, or caused such internal controls over financial reporting to be designed under our
supervision, to provide reasonable assurances regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial
statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
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|c) |  | evaluated the
effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness
of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
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|d) |  | disclosed in
this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s
most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in case of an annual report) that has materially affected,
or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting;
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|5. |  | The registrant's other
                                                                                                                                                          certifying officer, Mr.       Robert Y. Lee and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's
                                                                                                                                                          auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
                                                                                                                                                          functions):
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|a) |  | all significant
deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal
controls; and
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|b) |  | any fraud, whether
or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls;
and
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|Date: February
     15, 2013 | Hydromer                         
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|                             | By: /s/ Manfred F. Dyck          
|                             | Manfred F. Dyck President and CEO