Multifunctional Conductive Polymer Gels: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications
A special issue of Gels (ISSN 2310-2861). This special issue belongs to the section "Gel Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2025 | Viewed by 201
Special Issue Editors
Interests: hydrogels; bioinspired material; soft electronics; tissue engineering; 3D printing; soft materials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue on “Multifunctional Conductive Polymer Gels: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications” is dedicated to recent developments from theoretical and fundamental aspects to the synthesis, characterization, and applications of conductive gels.
The advancement of soft materials has significantly driven progress in biomedical, electronics, and sustainable energy fields. Among these advancements, conductive polymer gels are pivotal for facilitating tissue regeneration, monitoring physiological information, enhancing human-machine interaction, and advancing self-powered sensing. However, several material-related challenges persist, such as enhancing the mechanical, electrical, thermal, and sensing capabilities, as well as the biosafety and bioactivity of these materials to meet application requirements. Further understanding of the underlying mechanisms that enhance these properties is also needed. Additionally, we encourage innovative applications of these conductive gels, such as tissue regeneration, electrophysiological monitoring, mechanical sensing, sustainable energy harvesting, and thermal management, to be featured in this Special Issue.
We hope that these topics will inspire new research and discoveries in the field of conductive polymer gels.
Dr. Tian Li
Dr. Yi Zhou
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- conductive hydrogel
- soft materials
- electronics human-machine interaction
- tissue regeneration
- wound healing
- energy harvesting
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