Stimuli-Responsive Composite Gels

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue of “Stimuli-Responsive Composite Gels” focuses on recent advances in theoretical and fundamental aspects of the synthesis, characterization, material properties, and applications of a wide range of composite gels, including not only polymer gels containing inorganic substances, but also polymer–polymer composite gels with stimuli-responsive properties. The physicochemical properties of stimuli-responsive composite gels dramatically change in response to the external stimuli such as temperature, pH, solvent composition, physical fields, or electromagnetic waves, and they have attracted considerable attention in the past few decades. Recently, stimuli-responsive composite gels have been used in industrial products, demonstrating excellent responses to stimuli. This Special Issue welcomes submissions based on gel science and technology, from the fundamentals to applications close to practical products.

Dr. Tetsu Mitsumata
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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• stimuli-responsive property
• composite gels
• composite rubbers
• composite elastomers