Recent Advances in Hydrogels for Biomedical Application (2nd Edition)
A special issue of Gels (ISSN 2310-2861). This special issue belongs to the section "Gel Processing and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 May 2025 | Viewed by 33
Special Issue Editor
Interests: hydrogels; self-assembly; systems chemistry; biomaterial; nanomedicine
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Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue, entitled “Recent Advances in Hydrogels for Biomedical Application”, aims to cover a range of topics, from the fundamental principles of hydrogel synthesis and characterization to emerging applications in biomedical engineering, such as cell culture, tissue engineering, wound healing, drug delivery, and theranostics.
Hydrogels are an important class of soft materials characterized by their water-swollen and three-dimensional structure, biodegradability, and injectability. These materials have garnered substantial attention in recent years due to their diverse biomedical applications. Precise control of the spatiotemporal structure of hydrogels forms the bedrock for their complex biomedical applications. This control allows for the synthesis of hydrogels with adjustable physiochemical properties and responsive behavior. Advancements in this field require an interdisciplinary approach, combining chemistry, biology, and materials science to gain insights into the relationship between molecular and supramolecular structures, and the biological effects resulting from the dynamic behavior of hydrogel systems at biointerfaces. Such efforts can aid in fine-tuning the properties of hydrogels as required and open up new applications in biomedicine. Therefore, this Special Issue aims to provide an in-depth look at the latest advances in the control of hydrogels and highlight their corresponding biomedical applications. It is hoped that the topics will stimulate new research and discoveries in related fields.
Prof. Dr. Kai Liu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- hydrogels
- spatiotemporal control
- cell culture
- tissue engineering
- drug delivery
- theranostics
- biomedical applications
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