Novel Gels for Topical Applications
A special issue of Gels (ISSN 2310-2861). This special issue belongs to the section "Gel Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2024 | Viewed by 241
Special Issue Editors
Interests: tissue engineering; biomaterials; drug delivery; microfluidics; biofabrication; biomedical devices
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: tissue engineering; biomaterials; drug delivery; biomedical devices
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are preparing a Special Issue on “Novel Gels for Topical Applications” to be published in Gels. Polymeric biomaterials and specifically gels have been extensively used in biomedical applications. Particularly, gels have been administrated topically for tissue regeneration (wound healing), drug delivery, and biomarker sensing. The inherent porous structure of gels recapitulates the extracellular matrix architecture, enables mass transport for drug delivery and body fluid sampling, and encourages cellular activity when used as a scaffold for tissue regeneration. Recently, gel-based biomaterials and their fabrication strategies have been engineered to enable facile and immediate preparation and implantation, improved tissue integration and regeneration with patient-specific properties, controlled immune reaction, and spatiotemporally adjusted drug delivery and biomarker sensing.
The current Special Issue is focused on recent advancements in the topical application of gels for biomedical applications. Specifically, we aim to cover novel gels and their fabrication process for wound healing, drug delivery, and biomarker sensing. The topics include but are not limited to “novel hemostatic gel-based bandages”, “patient-specific gels for wound healing”, “immunomodulatory gel dressings”, “gel-enabled targeted and/or stimuli-responsive drug delivery”, “microneedle patches for regeneration, drug delivery, and sensing”, and “in situ fabrication strategies to produce gel-based dressings for drug delivery and tissue regeneration”.
Dr. Mohamadmahdi Samandari
Dr. Ali Tamayol
Prof. Dr. Adnan Memic
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- topically administrated gels
- in situ formed gel dressings
- smart gel dressings
- gel-based microneedle arrays
- topical gels for wound healing
