Preparation, Properties and Applications of Functional Hydrogels (2nd Edition)

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue on “Preparation, Properties and Applications of Functional Hydrogels (2nd Edition)” is dedicated to recent advances in the hydrogel field. Within this context, a broad range of subjects, including structure and characterization, molecular modelling and simulation, and applications will be discussed. Over the past decade, hydrogels have received significant research attention due to their unique type of scaffolds and broad application prospects, such as in biomaterials and biointerfaces, coatings, drug/gene delivery, tissue engineering, and soft matter. Several types of hydrogels have been prepared from naturally derived biomaterials, synthetic polymers, 2D nanomaterials, or their combination, showing promising functions through the precise control of their molecular and supramolecular architecture. Progress in this field requires an interdisciplinary effort to accomplish a more detailed understanding of the structure and interactions that define the different scaffolds and complex behaviour, and to make it possible to tailor the properties of these materials.

This Special Issue will contain only a few representative examples of the possibilities of hydrogels. It is hoped that through this Special Issue, novel research and discoveries will be stimulated and will lead to new preparation methods, properties, and functions.

Dr. Jennifer Rodon-Fores
Dr. Thomas Swift
Dr. Iqbal Muhammad Haseeb
Guest Editors

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• hydrogels
• dynamic properties
• structure–property relationship
• synthesis and characterization
• biomaterials and biointerfaces
• polymers and nanomaterials
• functional materials and surfaces
• applications

• Preparation, Properties and Applications of Functional Hydrogels in Gels (10 articles)