Gels | Special Issues

Hydrogel for Sustained Delivery of Therapeutic Agents

edited by

Adina Magdalena Musuc

,

Magdalena Mititelu

and

Mariana Chelu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7155 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogels; drug delivery; therapeutic agents; natural biopolymers; aerogels; polymer gels properties; biomedical applications; tissue engineering; smart hydrogels; stimuli-responsive gels; biomaterials; physical-chemical characterization; 3D printing; structure-property relationship; regenerative medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Applications)

Gels for Flexible Electronics and Energy Devices

edited by

Wen-Yong Lai

and

Yi-Zhou Zhang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6369 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogels; flexible sensors; strain/pressure sensors; gel electrolytes; flexible batteries; flexible supercapacitors; energy harvesting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Applications)

Functional Gel Materials and Applications

edited by

Di Chen

, Zizheng Fang and

Hua Ren

submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 11 articles | Viewed by 6240 | Submission Open

Keywords: network design of gels; gel applications; structure characterizations related to gel functions; novel manufacturing of gel materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Applications)

Food Gels: Structure and Properties

edited by

Hongjie Dai

submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6193 | Submission Open

Keywords: biopolymer; gel; hydrogel; structure; emulsion; food application; 3D printing; interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Analysis and Characterization)

Gels as High-Performance Thermal Insulation Materials

edited by

Lei Li

, Yang Si,

Baosheng Xu

and

Sizhao Zhang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6192 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerogel; gels materials; gels composite; hydrogels; thermal insulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Chemistry and Physics)

Advances in Responsive Hydrogels

edited by

Gianluca Viscusi

and

Masaki Nakahata

submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3466 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogels; stimuli-responsive hydrogels; hydrogel characterization; pH monitoring; triggered release; smart gels; tissue engineering; polymeric gels; drug delivery; hydrogel synthesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Analysis and Characterization)

Advanced Hydrogels as Cell Supportive Matrices: Potential Applications for Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

edited by

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submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2503 | Submission Open

Keywords: Hydrogels; Tissue Engineering; Muscle; Bone; Cartilage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Applications)

State-of-the-Art Gel Research in Italy

edited by

Miriam Mba Blázquez

and

Alessandro Moretto

submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1998 | Submission Open

Keywords: gels; supramolecular gels; macromolecular gels; gel-based materials; hydrogels; organogels; metallogels; aerogels; gel composites; functional gels; gel applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Applications)

Research on Hydrogels for Controlled Drug Delivery

edited by

Xin Wei

and

David Mills

submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1966 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogels; drug delivery; controlled release system; biodegradable hydrogels; tissue engineering; biodegradable hydrogels; smart hydrogels

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Applications)

New Era in the Environmental Application of Hydrogel and Aerogel

edited by

Yi Shen

,

Jun Wang

and Chao Zhu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1472 | Submission Open

Keywords: the environmental application of hydrogel and aerogel; pollutant adsorption of hydrogel and aerogel; pollutant transformation of hydrogel and aerogel; pollutant detection of hydrogel and aerogel

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Applications)

Advanced Hydrogels for Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering (2nd Edition)

edited by

Wen Shi

,

Shixuan Chen

and

Bo Liu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 981 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogels; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine; 3D bioprinting; multifunctional; disease models; scaffolds; stem cells; extracellular matrix

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Applications)

Advances in Acrylate-Based Hydrogels

edited by

Yuqi Jin

and

Arup Neogi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 842 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D and 4D printings; tunable hydrogels; curing and degradation; physical properties’ characterization; soft robotics; shape memory hydrogels; sensing; micro- and nanocomposite hydrogels; antifouling; biomedicines

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Chemistry and Physics)

Design and Development of Gelatin-Based Materials

edited by Bing Zhang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open

Keywords: gelatin based material; hemostatic materials; tissue adhesives; regeneration medicine; GelMA hydrogel; plasma substitutes; tissue engineering scaffolds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Processing and Engineering)

Organogels as Biomaterials for Drug Delivery & Device Development

edited by

Plamen Kirilov

submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open

Keywords: organogels; drug delivery; biomaterials; device development; pharmaceutics; drug reservoirs; smart delivery systems; smart formulations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Applications)

Supramolecular Gels: Preparation, Properties and Applications

edited by

Priyadarshi Chakraborty

and

Chuanliang Feng

submission deadline 30 Sep 2023 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open

Keywords: self-assembly; hydrogel; supramolecular chemistry; peptides; tissue engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Applications)

Properties of Hydrogels, Aerogels, and Cryogels Composites

edited by

Irina Elena Raschip

and

Raluca Nicoleta Darie-Nita

submission deadline 10 Oct 2023 | 10 articles | Viewed by 13355 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomaterials; porous gels; functional materials; viscoelasticity; interconnectivity; swelling; biomedical and environmental applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Analysis and Characterization)

Hydrogels for 3D Printing

edited by

Enrique Aguilar

and

Helena Herrada-Manchón

submission deadline 10 Oct 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3550 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogels; 3D printing; 3D bioprinting; 4D printing; rheology; characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Applications)

Dynamics of Polymeric Gels

edited by

Shensheng Chen

and Domenico Larobina

submission deadline 10 Oct 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 861 | Submission Open

Keywords: swelling/collapse of hydrogel; ion transport in polyelectrolyte gels; nanoparticle diffusion in gels; drug delivery; chain dynamics; adsorption/desorption of gels at the interface; microgel volume phase transition dynamics; responsive gels under an external field

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Analysis and Characterization)

Peptide Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications

edited by

Aaqil Rifai

and

Richard J. Williams

submission deadline 10 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: peptide hydrogels; 3D printing; tissue engineering; 3D microenvironments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Applications)

3D Printing of Gel-Based Materials

edited by

Aitor Tejo-Otero

,

Tal Dvir

and Assaf Shapira

submission deadline 15 Oct 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8935 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymers; 3D printing; hydrogels; bioengineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Chemistry and Physics)

Advances in Hybrid Gels Films

edited by

Yuan Li

,

Peng Lu

and Yong Guan

submission deadline 15 Oct 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1892 | Submission Open

Keywords: gel film; hybrid gels; functional additives; nano or macro fillers; drug release

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Processing and Engineering)

Advances in Processing and Application of Food Gels

edited by

Norizah Mhd Sarbon

submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 707 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural biopolymer; processing of food gels; gels in food system; functional food gels; encapsulation; herbal gels; gel network; emulsion gel

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Applications)

Recent Advances in Aerogels and Their Applications

edited by

Isaac Benito-González

and

Amparo López-Rubio

submission deadline 20 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 150 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodegradable aerogels; thermal conductivity; acoustic insulators; bioactive aerogels; nanoporous materials; biomedicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Chemistry and Physics)

Advances in Chitin- and Chitosan-Based Hydrogels

edited by

Patrycja Domalik-Pyzik

and

Kinga Pielichowska

submission deadline 30 Oct 2023 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13526 | Submission Open

Keywords: chitin; chitosan; chitin/chitosan derivatives; hydrogels; (nano)composites; tissue engineering; drug delivery; chitosan applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Chemistry and Physics)

Smart Hydrogel for Sensing Applications

edited by

Wen Cheng

and

Mengmeng Liu

submission deadline 30 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart hydrogel; sensing; wearables; stretchable

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Applications)

Hydrogels, Microgels, and Nanogels: From Fundamentals to Applications

edited by

Valentina Nigro

and

Francesca Limosani

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11056 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogels; microgels; polymers; colloids; synthesis; characterization; applications; swelling; phase behaviour; stimuli-responsive

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Applications)

Gel Formation and Processing Technologies for Material Applications

edited by

Robert Edward Przekop

,

Bogna Sztorch

and

Eliza Romanczuk-Ruszuk

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6795 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Processing and Engineering)

Physically Cross-Linked Gels and Their Applications

edited by

Regina R. Vildanova

,

Sergey V. Kolesov

and

Vitaliy V. Khutoryanskiy

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5556 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical cross-linking; poly(vinyl alcohol)-based cryogels; hydrogels; aerogels; synthetic polymers; natural biopolymers; Pluronics; polyelectrolyte complex; molecular interactions; biomaterials; applications; rheology; drug delivery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Applications)

Recent Advances in Double Network Gels

edited by

Hai Lei

and

Yi Cao

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4383 | Submission Open

Keywords: tough hydrogels; double network; biomaterial applications; toughening mechanisms; macroscopic mechanisms; tissue engineering; adaptive hydrogel

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Chemistry and Physics)

Properties and Structure of Hydrogel-Related Materials

edited by

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submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3517 | Submission Open

Keywords: gel and network; tough gel; gel rheology; gel adhesion; photonic crystal hydrogel sensor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Chemistry and Physics)

Designing Gels for Antibacterial Agents

edited by Jianhao Wang, Yongqiang Li,

Cheng Wang

and Kun Lei

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2694 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogel; antibacterial; drug delivery; multifunctional; design principle; biomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Applications)

Multifunctional Hydrogel for Wound Healing and Tissue Repair

edited by

Jiafu Cao

and

Jin-Wook Yoo

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2207 | Submission Open

Keywords: multifunctional hydrogel; wound healing; diabetic wounds; antibacterial; anti-inflammatory; drug delivery; biomaterials; stimuli-responsive; tissue engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Applications)

Recent Advances in Polymeric Gel for Geo-Energy Recovery

edited by

Daoyi Zhu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1279 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer gel; environmentally friendly gel; in situ cross-linked polymer gel; pre-formed particle gel; foamed gel; gelled foam; nanogel particles; microgel particles; numerical simulation; big data analysis; shale oil; tight oil; CCUS; low-permeability reservoir

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Applications)

New Insights and Challenges of Gels: Smart Materials, Optoelectronic and Biomedical Applications

edited by

Iván Torres Moya

and

José Ramón Carrillo

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1272 | Submission Open

Keywords: gels; organogels; hydrogels; smart materials; optoelectronic applications; drug delivery; drug crystallization; sensors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Applications)

Stimuli-Responsive Hydrogel

edited by

Guillermo Javier Copello

and

María Emilia Villanueva

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 773 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogels; stimuli-responsive; synthetic routes; material characterization; technological applicability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Analysis and Characterization)

Gels for Drug Delivery

edited by

Samira Malekmohammadi

,

Mohsen Akbari

,

Amir Zarebkohan

and

Rashid Jamshidi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 513 | Submission Open

Keywords: stimuli-responsive gels; drug delivery; polymer-based gels; nanocomposite gels; gels: biomedical application; gels: cancer therapy; synthesis and characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Applications)

Development of Nanogels/Microgels for Regenerative Medicine

edited by

Kenta Yamamoto

and

Yuanhui Song

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 238 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanogels; regenerative medicine; gel application; medical field; RNAi transfer; growth factor release; biomedical scaffolds

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Applications)

Smart Polymer Hydrogels: Synthesis, Properties and Applications (2nd Edition)

edited by

Wei Ji

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymer hydrogels; supramolecular hydrogels; hydrogel preparation; stimuli-responsive; mechanical properties; drug delivery; tumor treatment; tissue engineering; biomedical applications; optoelectronic devices; nanotechnological applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Processing and Engineering)

Functional Ion Gels

edited by

Xiaofeng Ma

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open

Keywords: ion gels; self-healing; stimuli-responsive; actuator; gel electrolyte

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Analysis and Characterization)

Hydrogel for Environmental Application

edited by

Sawsan Dacrory

and

Mohamed Sayed Hasanin

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 83 | Submission Open

Keywords: biopolymers; nanomaterials; biotechnology; material science

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Applications)

Functional Gels Applied in Cancer Therapy

edited by

Qin Fan

submission deadline 31 Oct 2023 | Viewed by 78 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogel; drug delivery; stimuli-responsive property; antitumor; drug delivery system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Applications)

Marine Biopolymers-Based Hydrogels, Xerogels and Aerogels: Preparation and Applications

edited by

H.P.S. Abdul Khalil

and

Esam Bashir Yahya

submission deadline 5 Nov 2023 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7019 | Submission Open

Keywords: preparation; modification; characterization; and applications of hydrogels from marine-biopolymer precursors (chitosan; agar; carrageenan; alginate; and others); preparation; modification; characterization; and applications of marine-based xerogels; preparation; modification; characterization; and applications of hydrogels from marine-biopolymer precursors; marine-based bio-ink and 3D preparation technology; medical and nonmedical applications of marine-biopolymer-based gels or any other related research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Processing and Engineering)

Structured Gels: Mechanics, Responsivity and Applications

edited by

Mutian Hua

and Shuwang Wu

submission deadline 10 Nov 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6886 | Submission Open

Keywords: structure-property relationship; mechanical properties; responsivity; diffusivity; sensitivity; adhesion energy; network design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Analysis and Characterization)

Hydrogel Surface/Coating for Smart Drug Delivery and Medical Devices

edited by

Changcan Shi

,

Xingzhou Peng

and

Yakai Feng

submission deadline 10 Nov 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3708 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogel; drug delivery; medical devices; surface; responsive; tissue engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Applications)

Polysaccharide: Gelation Arts

edited by

Gabriela Ionita

submission deadline 10 Nov 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 899 | Submission Open

Keywords: polysaccharides; noncovalent polymer gelation; covalent crosslinking; noncovalent crosslinking; ipn and semi-ipn networks; viscoelastic properties of polysaccharide gels; biomaterials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Chemistry and Physics)

Gel-Based Materials: Preparations and Characterization

edited by

Rie Kakehashi

and

Yuji Yamashita

submission deadline 15 Nov 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1911 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Analysis and Characterization)

Gel for Oil-Based Drilling Fluid

edited by Jintang Wang

submission deadline 15 Nov 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 772 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthesis and characterization of gel polymers; the applications of gels in oil-based drilling fluid; seepage pattern of oil-based drilling fluid with gels; gel– reservoir interactions; molecular simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Applications)

Recent Progress and Development of Advanced Aerogels: Latest Processing Methods, Improved Properties and Application

edited by

Mingze Sun

and

Tobias Abt

submission deadline 15 Nov 2023 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerogel; processing; properties; application

(This special issue belongs to the Section Gel Applications)

Advances in Cellulose-Based Hydrogels (2nd Edition)

edited by

Christian Demitri