Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications: New Knowledge (2nd Edition)
A special issue of Gels (ISSN 2310-2861). This special issue belongs to the section "Gel Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2025 | Viewed by 83
Special Issue Editor
Interests: polysaccharides; polyamines; biomaterials; electrospinning; wound healing; antimicrobials
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Dear Colleagues,
In Otto Wichterle’s 1960 Nature publication titled “Hydrophilic Gels for Biological Use”, he proposed the use of pHEMA hydrogels for soft contact lenses and other biomedical applications. Since then, the utilization of hydrogels has expanded significantly in both commercial and research areas. Hydrogels are now commercially available in a number of applications, including as soft contact lenses, wound dressings, and diaper absorbents. Current hydrogel research has the potential to enhance biomedical advances that include controlled drug delivery, biosensors, tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine. Exciting new methods are being explored to deploy hydrogels in applications such as injectable hydrogels, electrospinning, and bioprinting. This Special Issue aims to highlight the current and future state of biomedical hydrogel research.
Dr. Naphtali O’Connor
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- hydrogels
- biomaterials
- tissue engineering
- regenerative medicine
- biosensors
- drug delivery
- bioprinting
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