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1. Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de La Laguna, Avda. Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez, 38206 La Laguna, Spain
2. Institut für Organische Chemie, Fakultät für Chemie und Pharmazie, Universität Regensburg, Universitätsstr. 31, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
Interests: development of advanced functional soft materials; through bio-inspired synthetic approaches; for biomedical; catalytic; sensing; coatings and energy applications
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Dr. Miguel A. Cerqueira

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International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, 4715-330 Braga, Portugal
Interests: food science; packaging; biopolymers; oleogels; controlled delivery systems
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Prof. Dr. Jean-Michel Guenet

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Institut Charles Sadron, UPR 22, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, 23 rue du Loess, BP 84047, 67034 Strasbourg, France
Interests: thermoreversible gelation of polymers and biopolymers; organogels; polymer-solvent compounds; self-assembled systems; hybrid gels; neutron scattering; calorimetry; rheology
* Section 'Gel Analysis and Characterization'
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Prof. Dr. Esmaiel Jabbari

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Biomimetic Materials and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
Interests: bioinspired gels; gels for stem cell delivery; self-assembled micelles for growth factor immobilization; models gels to control cell microenvironment; composite materials with structure at multiple length scales; skeletal tissue engineering
* Section 'Gel Chemistry and Physics'
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Dr. Filippo Rossi

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Department of Chemistry, Materials and Chemical Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, Via Mancinelli 7, 20131 Milan, Italy
Interests: colloids; drug delivery; nanogels; tissue engineering; transport phenomena
* Section 'Gel Processing and Engineering'
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Prof. Dr. Chuanliang Feng

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State Key Lab of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
Interests: the design and synthesis of novel polymer or supramolecular hydrogels; chiral biomaterials; three-dimensional tissue engineering materials; the visualization of cell-matrix interaction in three dimensions
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Prof. Dr. Dirk Kuckling

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Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Paderborn, Warburger Str. 100, D-33098 Paderborn, Germany
Interests: controlled polymer synthesis; polymer characterization; smart polymers; hydrolgels; actuators and sensors
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Prof. Dr. Yasuhisa Adachi
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Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan
Interests: flocculation and coagulation of colloidal suspensions; particle gel
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Dr. Samad Ahadian

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Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI), Los Angeles, CA 90064, USA
Interests: biomedical engineering; bioengineering; biomaterials; tissue engineering; lab on a chip
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Prof. Dr. Sharif Ahmad
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Materials Research Laboratory, Department Of Chemistry, Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi 110025, India
Interests: nano-materials; nano-hydrogel; nano conducting polymers; anticorrosive coating materials; nano-organic/inorganic hybrid coatings; high temperature oxidation; hot corrosion

Dr. Mohsen Akbari

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Laboratory for Innovations in Microengineering (LiME), Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC V9P 0C8, Canada
Interests: biomaterials; tissue engineering; microfluidics; organs-on-chip; bioprinting; drug delivery; gels
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Prof. Dr. Nasim Annabi

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Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Interests: biomaterials; tissue engineering; tissue adhesives; sealants; surgical glues; nanomaterials; regenerative medicine; hydrogels; scaffolds; elastin-like polypeptides; elastic biomaterials; photo-crosslinking
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Prof. Dr. Baojun Bai

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Department of Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO 65409, USA
Interests: particle gels; chemical EOR methods; reservoir numerical simulation

Prof. Dr. Rama Bansil

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Materials Science and Engineering Division, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
Interests: mucin and mucus gelation; phase transitions in biological and synthetic gels; diffusion of particles and polymers in gels; motility of bacteria in gels; block copolymer gels; kinetics of gelation; light, x-ray, neutron and dynamic light scattering and rheological methods applied to gels

Prof. Dr. Rolando Barbucci
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Centro Interuniversitario Sistemi Medici Avanzati (CRISMA), 53034 Colle di Val d'Elsa, Siena, Italy
Interests: synthesis of polysaccharide hydrogels; modification of metallic materials
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Prof. Dr. Liming Bian

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School of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 511442, China
Interests: biomaterials; stem cell tissue engineering; hydrogels

Dr. Fei Bin
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Institute of Textiles & Clothing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Interests: advanced fibers and protective textiles; smart gels and sustainable energy

Prof. Dr. Georgios Bokias

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Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece
Interests: polymer synthesis and characterization; stimuli-responsive and functional polymeric materials; synthetic and reversible hydrogels; optically-labelled polymers; hybrid inorganic/organic soft materials
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Dr. Wuge H. Briscoe
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School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol BS8 1TS, UK
Interests: eutectogels; gelation; interfacial gels; lubrication; surface forces; polymer brushes

Dr. Gulden Camci-Unal

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Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854, USA
Interests: biomaterials; tissue engineering; cardiovascular diseases; biomineralization; wound healing; additive manufacturing; point of care diagnostics
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Prof. Dr. Osvaldo H. Campanella

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Department of Food Science and Technology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
Interests: food science; rheology; self-assembled nanoparticles; polymer behavior
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Dr. Yi Cao

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Department of Biophysics, School of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
Interests: protein; peptide; hydrogel; single-molecule; mechanical properties; self-assembly; force spectroscopy; biomaterials
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Prof. Dr. Emiliano Carretti

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Chemistry Department "Ugo Schiff" and CSGI Consortium, University of Florence, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
Interests: polymer gels; molecular gels; cultural heritage conservation; rheology; small angle scattering

Prof. Dr. Qiang Chen
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Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325000, China
Interests: hydrogels; tough hydrogels; adhesive; biomedical gels; elastomer

Prof. Dr. Wei-Chun Chin

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Department of Bioengineering, School of Engineering, University of California at Merced, Merced, CA 95343, USA
Interests: application of polymer physics; microfabrication and engineering principles to biological systems
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Prof. Dr. Traian V. Chirila

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Queensland Eye Institute, 140 Melbourne Street, South Brisbane, QLD 4101, Australia
Interests: tissue engineering; ocular surface reconstruction; calcification of hydrogels; interpenetrating polymers networks; self-healing hydrogels; artificial corneal endothelium; aneurysmal rupture; adventitial collagen; photochemical crosslinking; mechanical reinforcement; proteolytic resistance; designing therapeutic strategies
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Prof. Dr. Hyun-Joong Chung

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Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, 116 Street and 85 Avenue, Edmonton, AB T6G 2V4, Canada
Interests: soft materals; hydrogels; elastomers; bioelectronics; energy storage materials
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Dr. Thibaud Coradin

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Laboratoire Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, UMR 7574, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
Interests: biomaterials; bionanocomposites; bio-hybrids; hydrogels: silica; collagen; biominerals
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Dr. Kunpeng Cui
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Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido 001-0021, Japan
Interests: hydrogels; tough; self-healing
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Prof. Dr. Sheng Cui

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State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
Interests: aerogel; thermal insulation; photocatalyst; electrocatalyst; sensor

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