Recent Advances on Cellulose-Based Hydrogel Materials
A special issue of Gels (ISSN 2310-2861). This special issue belongs to the section "Gel Chemistry and Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 January 2023) | Viewed by 17692
Special Issue Editors
Interests: development of selective and efficient as well as ecologically and economically benign preparation methods and their use in the exploitation of natural polymer (cellulose, chitin, hemicellulose, and lignin, etc.); preparation of advanced functional materials from natural polymers
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With the establishment of the first synthetic hydrogels by Wichterle and Lim in 1954, a diverse array of hydrogels has been developed and applied in many fields, such as medicine, agriculture, wearable devices and other scientific and industrial branches. As the required functionalities can be realized by the careful pre-design and precise control of their composition and structure, various functional hydrogels have been prepared and used in the frontiers of research. Polymeric hydrogels demonstrate particular advantages due to their wide range of monomers containing diverse functionalities. However, drawbacks include their high cost, unsustainability and non-biodegradability of raw materials derived from fossil resources. Cellulose, as the most abundant natural polymer on earth, is considered to be an inexhaustible raw material for the increasing demand for sustainable and biodegradable products. This Special Issue will focus on recent advances in sciences and technology of cellulose-based hydrogels, including their construction, modifications, characterization and applications. Both original research articles and reviews of hydrogel materials from cellulose and nanocellulose are welcome. Original research exploring novel design strategies and working mechanisms for important and sophisticated hydrogel materials is highly desired.
Dr. Peiwen Liu
Dr. Jiaxiu Wang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- hydrogels
- cellulose
- nanocellulose
- tissue engineering
- biomaterials
- biosensors
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