Gel Applications
A section of Gels (ISSN 2310-2861).
Section Information
This Section of Gel Applications aims to publish papers on all types of applications related to gel-based materials and their composites. Applications using gels at the macro-, micro-, and nanoscale are covered in this Section. Any applications, from traditional to advanced, are covered in the following topics:
- Biomedical and pharmaceutical applications of gels;
- Functional gels and their composites for sensors and actuators;
- 3D/4D printing of gel-based materials and their composites;
- Gels for food product development;
- Engineered gels for environmental applications;
- Applications of gel-based materials and their composites in energy generation and storage;
- Functional gels for enhancing oil recovery;
- Gels for agriculture applications.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Peptide Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications (Deadline: 10 October 2023)
- Hydrogels for 3D Printing (Deadline: 10 October 2023)
- Advances in Processing and Application of Food Gels (Deadline: 20 October 2023)
- Smart Hydrogel for Sensing Applications (Deadline: 30 October 2023)
- Development of Nanogels/Microgels for Regenerative Medicine (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Gels for Drug Delivery (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- New Insights and Challenges of Gels: Smart Materials, Optoelectronic and Biomedical Applications (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Physically Cross-Linked Gels and Their Applications (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Designing Gels for Antibacterial Agents (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Hydrogel for Environmental Application (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Multifunctional Hydrogel for Wound Healing and Tissue Repair (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Functional Gels Applied in Cancer Therapy (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Hydrogels, Microgels, and Nanogels: From Fundamentals to Applications (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Recent Advances in Polymeric Gel for Geo-Energy Recovery (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Hydrogel Surface/Coating for Smart Drug Delivery and Medical Devices (Deadline: 10 November 2023)
- Gel for Oil-Based Drilling Fluid (Deadline: 15 November 2023)
- Recent Progress and Development of Advanced Aerogels: Latest Processing Methods, Improved Properties and Application (Deadline: 15 November 2023)
- Chitosan-Containing Hydrogels and Their Applications (Deadline: 25 November 2023)
- Designing Gels for Food Packaging (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Gels for Wound Healing (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Design and Optimization of Pharmaceutical Gels (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Polymer Gels for the Oil and Gas Industry (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Gels: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications in High Performance Chemistry (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Hydrogel and Membrane Dressings for Antibacterial Applications (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Gels for Oil and Gas Industry Applications (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Designing Gels for Catalysts (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Hydrogels for Bone Regeneration (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Safe, Flexible and High-Performance Gel Electrolytes for Lithium-Ion Batteries (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Application of Hydrogels in Thermal Engineering (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Bioinks for Medical Applications: Related to Gels (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Nanosized Gel as a Drug Delivery System (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Synthesis and Applications of Hydrogels in Biomedical Field (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Hydrogels and Their Applications in Wound Healing (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Functionality of Oleogels and Bigels in Foods: Effective Strategies to Deliver Improved Nutrition and Health (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
- Advanced Gels for Aqueous Energy Storage (Deadline: 30 December 2023)
- Biopolymer Gel-Assisted Synthesis of Particles for Biomedical Applications (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 30 December 2023)
- Advanced Hydrogels in Drug Delivery and Wound Healing (Deadline: 30 December 2023)
- Recent Advances in Hydrogels for Biomedical Application (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Advances in the 3D Bioprinting of Hydrogels (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Advances in Gels for Biomedical Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Engineering Advanced Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Gels and Eco-Materials Used for Heritage Conservation (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Advanced Gels for Wound Healing (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Responsive Supramolecular Gels (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Food Gels: Gelling Process and Innovative Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Advances in the Development of Nanogels/Microgels for Drug Delivery (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Gel Polymer Electrolytes for Energy Conversion and Storage Systems (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series: "Food Gels" (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Recent Advances in Gels Engineering for Drug Delivery (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Novel Functional Gels for Biomedical Applications (Deadline: 1 January 2024)
- Polymer Hydrogels for Cancer Therapy (Deadline: 10 January 2024)
- Applications of Gels for Enhanced Oil Recovery (Deadline: 15 January 2024)
- Recent Advances in Biomass-Based Functional Gels (Deadline: 15 January 2024)
- Application of Gel Technology in Food Industry and Environmental Engineering (Deadline: 15 January 2024)
- Functional Properties and Applications of Aerogel Materials (Deadline: 15 January 2024)
- Recent Progress of Hydrogel Sensors and Biosensors (Deadline: 20 January 2024)
- Aerogels: Synthesis and Applications (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- 3D Printing of Gels: Applications and Properties (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- New Era Application of Cellulose-Based Gels (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Preparation and Application of Photothermal Smart Hydrogels (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Applications of Supramolecular Gels (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Gels for Oil Drilling and Enhanced Recovery (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Advances in Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering (Deadline: 1 February 2024)
- Advanced Hydrogel for Water Treatment (Deadline: 5 February 2024)
- Recent Advance in Food Gels (Deadline: 15 February 2024)
- Recent Advances in Organogels and Their Applications (Deadline: 15 February 2024)
- Gel Role in the World of the Cosmetic Research (Deadline: 20 February 2024)
- Gel-Based Drug Delivery Systems for Cancer Treatment (Deadline: 25 February 2024)
- Modification of Gels in Creating New Food Products (Deadline: 25 February 2024)
- Hydrogel for Tissue Regeneration (Deadline: 28 February 2024)
- Hydrogels with Appropriate/Tunable Properties for Biomedical Applications (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Advanced Gels in Food Technology (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Gel-Based Novel Wound Dressing (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Alginate-Based Gels: Preparation, Characterization and Application (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Current Directions and Prospects of Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Aerogels and Their Composites: Fabrication, Properties and Application (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Biopolymer-Based Gels for Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Multifunctional Polymer Nano-, Micro- and Hydro- Gels: Synthesis, Properties and Applications (Deadline: 10 March 2024)
- Engineering Hydrogel for Biomedical Applications (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 15 March 2024)
- Gels in Medicine and Pharmacological Therapies (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 20 March 2024)
- Hydrogel for Tissue Engineering and Biomedical Therapeutics (Deadline: 20 March 2024)
- Food Gels: Properties and Applications (Deadline: 30 March 2024)
- Application of Aerogel into Textile Fabrics for Thermal Insulation (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Properties and Characterization of Hydrogels Based on Biopolymers with Biomedical Applications (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Gel-Based Materials for Pollution Control and Remediation (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Designing Gels for Wound Dressing (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Gels in Sensing Applications (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Relevant Hydrogels Applications in Biomedical Field (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Self-Healing Hydrogels for Applications in Regenerative Medicine (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Hydrogel-Based Novel Biomaterials: Achievements and Prospects (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Advanced Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Pharmaceutical Polymer Gels in Drug Release (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Biofunctional Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Gels for Water Treatment (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Advances in Gel-Based Devices and Flexible Electronics (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Recent Advances in Microgels (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Gels for Plant-Based Food Applications (Deadline: 15 April 2024)
- Advance in Multicomponent Supramolecular Gels (Deadline: 20 April 2024)
- Advances in Biomedical Hydrogels (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 25 April 2024)
- Development of Advanced Hydrogels as Functional Biomaterials (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Advances in Stimuli-Responsive Polymer Gels (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Hydrogels with Advanced Functionalities for Application in Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Functional Gels Applied in Tissue Engineering (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Recent Advances in Food Gels (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Radiation-Induced Hydrogels and Their Applications (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Hydrogel and Cryogel Scaffolds (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Functional Gels Applied in Drug Delivery (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Gels Applications on Food Industry (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Advanced Gels for Oil Recovery (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 25 May 2024)
- Biopolymer Gels as Smart Drug Delivery and Theranostic Systems (Deadline: 30 May 2024)
- Recent Developments in Nanocomposite Hydrogels (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Application of Smart Gel Material in Flexible and Wearable Electronics (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Cellulose-Based Gels: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Multifunctional Gels for Health Monitoring and Strain Sensors (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Advanced Hydrogels for Controlled Drug Delivery (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 15 June 2024)
- Preparation, Properties and Applications of Functional Hydrogels (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- Novel Gels for Topical Applications (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Food Gels: Structure and Function (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Bioactive Gel Films and Coatings Applied in Active Food Packaging (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Characterization and Applications of Aerogels (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Advances in Gels for Wound Treatment (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Renewable Pickering Emulsion Gels: Versatility of Pickering Particles and Green Applications (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Latest Advances and Prospects of Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Recent Advances in Oil Structuring (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Biomedical and Clinical Applications of Hydrogels for Advanced Therapeutics (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Hydrogels for the Regeneration of Joints of the Musculoskeletal System in Orthopedics (Deadline: 30 July 2024)
- Gels in Separation Science (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Advances in Smart and Tough Hydrogels (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 30 December 2024)