Editorial Board
- Gel Chemistry and Physics Section
- Gel Analysis and Characterization Section
- Gel Processing and Engineering Section
- Gel Applications Section
Please note that the order in which the Editors appear on this page is alphabetical, and follows the structure of the editorial board presented on the MDPI website under information for editors: editorial board responsibilities.
Members
Laboratoire Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, UMR 7574, 4 Place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France
Interests: biomaterials; bionanocomposites; bio-hybrids; hydrogels: silica; collagen; biominerals
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Interests: biomaterials; bionanocomposites; bio-hybrids; hydrogels: silica; collagen; biominerals
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Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido 001-0021, Japan
Interests: hydrogels; tough; self-healing
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Interests: hydrogels; tough; self-healing
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State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
Interests: aerogel; thermal insulation; photocatalyst; electrocatalyst; sensor
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Interests: aerogel; thermal insulation; photocatalyst; electrocatalyst; sensor
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Department of Physics and Institute for Soft Matter Synthesis and Metrology, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057, USA
Interests: amorphous materials gel networks; microstructure, dynamical processes and mechanics in glassy materials; cementitious gels; nano-composites; plant cell wall; tissue mechanics; assembly at interfaces
Interests: amorphous materials gel networks; microstructure, dynamical processes and mechanics in glassy materials; cementitious gels; nano-composites; plant cell wall; tissue mechanics; assembly at interfaces
Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy
Interests: hydrogels; aerogels; controlled drug delivery; wound healing; carbohydrate polymers; microparticles; nanoparticles; nanocomposite; 3D printing
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Interests: hydrogels; aerogels; controlled drug delivery; wound healing; carbohydrate polymers; microparticles; nanoparticles; nanocomposite; 3D printing
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Department of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, Via per Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy
Interests: biomaterials; scaffold; tissue engineering; material characterization; viscoelasticity; hydrogels; green chemistry; natural polymers
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Interests: biomaterials; scaffold; tissue engineering; material characterization; viscoelasticity; hydrogels; green chemistry; natural polymers
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Institute of Biomaterials, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
Interests: modification of hydrogels for 3D-cell growth; reporter-inks; extrusion- and inkjet printing; biofabriaction and hierarchical constructed tissue models
Interests: modification of hydrogels for 3D-cell growth; reporter-inks; extrusion- and inkjet printing; biofabriaction and hierarchical constructed tissue models
Departamento de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Intendente Güiraldes 2160, 3er piso, Pabellón 2, Ciudad Universitaria, Buenos Aires C1428EGA, Argentina
Interests: development and study of new physical gels; organogels as template for the preparation of nanoparticles; supramolecular chemistry; structure-gelating property relationship; steroid-derived physical gels; development of functional soft materials
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Interests: development and study of new physical gels; organogels as template for the preparation of nanoparticles; supramolecular chemistry; structure-gelating property relationship; steroid-derived physical gels; development of functional soft materials
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School of Medicine, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
Interests: hydrogels; biotherapeutics; stem cell and cell therapy; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine
Interests: hydrogels; biotherapeutics; stem cell and cell therapy; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine
Department of Functional Polymers, "Petru Poni" Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Romanian Academy, 700487 Iasi, Romania
Interests: hydrogels; cryogels; organic-inorganic composites; micro-/nanogels; polymer-filled nanoreactors; environmental protection; drug delivery; food industry
Interests: hydrogels; cryogels; organic-inorganic composites; micro-/nanogels; polymer-filled nanoreactors; environmental protection; drug delivery; food industry
Department of Chemistry, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Interests: polymers; polyelectrolyte solutions and gels; soft matter; physical chemistry
Interests: polymers; polyelectrolyte solutions and gels; soft matter; physical chemistry
Department of Life Science, Universita degli Studi di Trieste, I-34127 Trieste, Italy
Interests: biomaterials; mechanobiology; polysaccharide chemistry and physical-chemistry
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Interests: biomaterials; mechanobiology; polysaccharide chemistry and physical-chemistry
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State Key Lab of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
Interests: supramolecular hydrogels; chiral biomaterials
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Interests: supramolecular hydrogels; chiral biomaterials
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CIDETEC Parque Científico y Tecnológico de Gipuzkoa Pº Miramón, 196, 20014 Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
Interests: dynamic hydrogels; stimuli-responsive materials; colloids; emulsions; biomaterials; tissue engineering; wound healing; drug delivery; rheology
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Interests: dynamic hydrogels; stimuli-responsive materials; colloids; emulsions; biomaterials; tissue engineering; wound healing; drug delivery; rheology
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Chemical Process Engineering and Forest Products Research Centre, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Coimbra, 3000-370 Coimbra, Portugal
Interests: aerogels; nanoparticles; sol-gel; soft solution synthesis; functional nanomaterials; environmental remediation; thermal insulation
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Interests: aerogels; nanoparticles; sol-gel; soft solution synthesis; functional nanomaterials; environmental remediation; thermal insulation
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The Shmunis School of Biomedicine and Cancer Research, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 6997801, Israel
Interests: tissue regeneration; biomaterials; regenerative medicine; nanoelectronics/engineered tissue hybrids; smart delivery systems
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Interests: tissue regeneration; biomaterials; regenerative medicine; nanoelectronics/engineered tissue hybrids; smart delivery systems
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Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Universidad de Sevilla, 41012 Sevilla, Spain
Interests: preparation of gels without usisnsolvent by means of insonation of the alkoxide/water mixtures; xerogels, aerogels, and aerogel/mineral composites for CO2 sequestration; absorption capacity, kinetics and mechanical behavior of organic/inorganic hybrid gels; CNT/alumina and silica composites
Interests: preparation of gels without usisnsolvent by means of insonation of the alkoxide/water mixtures; xerogels, aerogels, and aerogel/mineral composites for CO2 sequestration; absorption capacity, kinetics and mechanical behavior of organic/inorganic hybrid gels; CNT/alumina and silica composites
Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis Center and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA
Interests: molecular self-assembly; polymers; hydrogels; liquid crystals; colloids; biosensors and drug delivery
Interests: molecular self-assembly; polymers; hydrogels; liquid crystals; colloids; biosensors and drug delivery
School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
Interests: hydrogels; biomaterials; functional polymers; gene delivery; drug delivery; tissue engineering; surface modification
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Interests: hydrogels; biomaterials; functional polymers; gene delivery; drug delivery; tissue engineering; surface modification
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Centro de Química, Universidade do Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
Interests: peptide synthesis; non-proteinogenic amino acids; self-assembly; drug delivery; medical imaging; theranostic platforms
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Interests: peptide synthesis; non-proteinogenic amino acids; self-assembly; drug delivery; medical imaging; theranostic platforms
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Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Strathclyde, James Weir Building, Glasgow G1 1XJ, UK
Interests: organic gels; xerogels; dynamic light scattering; adsorption; post-synthetic modification; porous structures
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Interests: organic gels; xerogels; dynamic light scattering; adsorption; post-synthetic modification; porous structures
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Department of Chemistry and Physics, Research Centre CIAIMBITAL, University of Almería, Agrifood Campus of International Excellence (ceiA3), Crta. Sacramento s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain
Interests: controlled release; pesticides; sorption; hydrogels
Interests: controlled release; pesticides; sorption; hydrogels
Department of Physics “Aldo Pontremoli”, University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy
Interests: applied physics; medical physics; dosimetry; material sciences
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Interests: applied physics; medical physics; dosimetry; material sciences
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1. Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA
2. Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA
Interests: gels; hydrogels; biomaterials; polymer networks
2. Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA
Interests: gels; hydrogels; biomaterials; polymer networks
Centre for Translational Bone, Joint and Soft Tissue Research, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital, Technische Universität Dresden, 01307 Dresden, Germany
Interests: biomaterials; calcium phosphates; biopolymers; 3D printing; tissue engineering
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Interests: biomaterials; calcium phosphates; biopolymers; 3D printing; tissue engineering
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Bio and Soft Matter (BSMA), Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences (IMCN), Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), Place Louis Pasteur, 1, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Interests: synthesis of polymers including "living" and “controlled” polymerization techniques; ionic polymers; liquid crystals; surfactants; supramolecular chemistry; self-associating polymers in aqueous and non-aqueous media; stimuli-responsive gels; nanomaterials; adsorption of polymers on substrates; nanopatterned surfaces; lithium-polymer batteries
Interests: synthesis of polymers including "living" and “controlled” polymerization techniques; ionic polymers; liquid crystals; surfactants; supramolecular chemistry; self-associating polymers in aqueous and non-aqueous media; stimuli-responsive gels; nanomaterials; adsorption of polymers on substrates; nanopatterned surfaces; lithium-polymer batteries
1.Faculty of Advanced Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 001-0021, Japan
2. Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (WPI-ICReDD), Hokkaido University, Sapporo 001-0021, Japan
Interests: hydrogels; soft matter
2. Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (WPI-ICReDD), Hokkaido University, Sapporo 001-0021, Japan
Interests: hydrogels; soft matter
Stranski Laboratorium für Institut für Physikalische & Theoretische Chemie, Institut für Chemie, Technische Universitat Berlin, 10623 Berlin, Germany
Interests: self-assembly; surfactants; copolymers; materials science; physical chemistry; soft condensed matter; characterisation of mesoscopic structure; scattering techniques; nanomaterial and nanoparticle synthesis
Interests: self-assembly; surfactants; copolymers; materials science; physical chemistry; soft condensed matter; characterisation of mesoscopic structure; scattering techniques; nanomaterial and nanoparticle synthesis
Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Trieste, Via Valerio 6, Building B, I-34127 Trieste, Italy
Interests: mathematical modelling; drug delivery; rheology; low field NMR; nanocrystals; cystic fibrosis
Interests: mathematical modelling; drug delivery; rheology; low field NMR; nanocrystals; cystic fibrosis
Institute on Membrane Technology-Research National Council, CNR-ITM, 87036 Rende, Italy
Interests: advanced membranes manufacturing; nanomaterials; smart surfaces and coatings; green membrane technologies; sustainable solutions for water and environmental remediation; intelligent membranes for applications in textiles and cultural heritage assets; gels
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Interests: advanced membranes manufacturing; nanomaterials; smart surfaces and coatings; green membrane technologies; sustainable solutions for water and environmental remediation; intelligent membranes for applications in textiles and cultural heritage assets; gels
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