Microcapsule Based Sensing Technology
A special issue of Gels (ISSN 2310-2861). This special issue belongs to the section "Gel Processing and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2023) | Viewed by 1972
Special Issue Editors
Interests: superhydrophobic coating; micro-nano structures; microcapsule; structural health monitoring
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Interests: synthesis of complex macromolecular architectures and functional polymers; development of new polymer-forming reactions and novel conjugation chemistries; chemical modification of polymers; polycondensation; metathesis polymerization; novel (bio)degradable polymers; self-immolative polymers; novel sulfur-based polymers; (dynamic) stimuli-sensitive materials; (self-reporting) single-chain nanoparticles; redox polymers; polymers for energy (batteries); polymers from renewable resources; functional polymeric networks
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Damage sensing materials can respond to structural damage by relying on their own characteristics to achieve early detection of minor damage. Microcapsule-based sensing technology including gel materials has been proposed and applied to damage monitoring of structures. Due to its flexible application and intuitive damage expression effect, it has received extensive attention in recent years. It provides the possibility to inspect subtle structural damage through visual signals.
The aim of this Special Issue is to understand the mechanisms of microcapsule-based sensing technology and to collect the latest research and achievements. In addition, we invite contributions concerning applications of microcapsule-based sensing technology. We hope that researchers working on these topics will provide valuable contributions to this Special Issue of Gels.
Please note, the manuscripts submitted to this special issue should focus on the gel, gelling or gelation fields. More details can be found at https://www.mdpi.com/journal/gels/about.
Prof. Dr. Qing Wang
Dr. Hatice Mutlu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- micro- and nanostructures
- microcapsules
- polymerization
- damage sensing
- sensing technology
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