Advances in Xerogels: From Design to Applications (2nd Edition)
A special issue of Gels (ISSN 2310-2861). This special issue belongs to the section "Gel Processing and Engineering".
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Interests: biopolymers; xerogels; nanocellulose; drug delivery systems; FTIR-ATR spectroscopy; Raman spectroscopy; neutron spectroscopy; material characterization
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are grateful to all authors, reviewers and readers for their responses to the first volume of our Special Issue on “Advances in Xerogels: From Design to Applications”. You can access these articles for free via the link:
Advances in Xerogels: From Design to Applications (1st Edition)
The design of novel xerogels for several applications has become a hot topic in the field of material science and engineering. Since their structures and morphologies can be conveniently controlled during the synthesis process, the development of xerogels has gained interest within the scientific community.
Based on these considerations, this Special Issue of Gels aims to collect high-quality papers on the latest breakthroughs and advances in the field of the xerogels science from design to application. In particular, we encourage submissions focused on both well-established and/or non-conventional methods for the synthesis and characterization of xerogels. The goal is to obtain insights into fundamental and applied aspects related to organic/inorganic xerogel-like materials. Cutting-edge studies, both theoretical and experimental ones, focused on the structural, chemical, rheological and dynamical properties of xerogels and xerogel-based derivatives are welcome.
As Guest Editors, we would like to invite you to contribute a research paper or a review on any topic related to this area.
Prof. Dr. Francesco Caridi
Dr. Giuseppe Paladini
Dr. Andrea Fiorati
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- xerogels synthesis
- xerogels fundamentals
- xerogels properties
- xerogels applications
- physical-/chemical features of xerogels
- xerogels structural property correlations
- xerogels dynamical property correlations
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