Nanogels: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2021) | Viewed by 8908
Special Issue Editors
Interests: nanoparticles; nanoscience; polymerization
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We propose a Special Issue on Nanogels: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications to gather scientists working on the design and characterization of nanogels used in drug delivery, biomaterials, imaging, microfluidics, and sensors.
Nanogels are three-dimensional materials formed by cross-linked polymer networks at the nanometric scale. They have a high capacity to hold water, without actually dissolving into the aqueous medium. They can be synthesized using controlled living polymerizations in organic solvents or in water. They can be easily combined with inorganic nanomaterials to obtain hybrid materials with novel interesting properties. This opens the door to novel interesting applications using the physical and chemical properties of these hybrids (possibility to use pH, ionic or temperature-sensitive polymers, possibility to apply external stimulus, etc.)
The versatility of synthetic processes of nanogels, how they can be characterized, and where they can be applied requires a Special Issue to present and discuss the most recent results and trends. This issue is will present all the communities working on nanogels with a chemical, physical, and biological approaches and how these nanogels could be used in the future.
Dr. Nébéwia Griffete
Dr. Jerome Fresnais
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Crosslinking
- Sensors
- Drug delivery
- Stimuli responsiveness
- Hybrid materials
- Imaging
- Microfluidics
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