Antimicrobial Gels and Related Process Technologies
A special issue of Gels (ISSN 2310-2861). This special issue belongs to the section "Gel Processing and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2025 | Viewed by 90
Special Issue Editor
Interests: sol–gel technology; antimicrobial materials; textile coating; effect pigments; UV protection; functionalization
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Due to the recent pandemic affecting everyday life, people have realized the importance of antimicrobial materials offering significant protection for human health. However, antimicrobial materials are important in many other different fields, offering material protection and support in cases of autoimmune diseases such as atopic dermatitis. Also, antimicrobial materials are useful in helping people with diabetes to avoid diabetes foot syndrome.
Against this background, this Special Issue is dedicated to gels with antimicrobial properties but also to any kind of process technologies used for the preparation of antimicrobial gel materials or coatings. Functional antimicrobial and innovative materials are of high interest in science and for industrial application and will find a broad auditorium in this Special Issue.
Prof. Dr. Boris Mahltig
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- antimicrobial gel materials
- coatings
- functional materials
- sol–gel technology
- gel processes
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