Recent Advances and Novel Applications of Polymer Gels
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Processes".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 September 2021) | Viewed by 242
Special Issue Editor
Interests: biomaterials; polymer science; hydrogels; stimulus responsiveness; drug delivery system
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Dear Colleagues,
Polymer gels have vastly developed in various fields, such as industry, medicine, and food, because of their unique properties. In addition to a basic evaluation of their physical characteristics, polymer gels are the subject of many reports in which the following functions are attributed: high strength, self-repairing property, and external stimulus responsiveness. It is, then, inevitable that the use of polymer gels will continue to expand in the future.
The objective of this Special Issue is to provide a wide range of new information on polymer gels, such as knowledge on novel properties and functions of polymer gels and elucidation of the mechanism of existing physical properties. We hope that the report in this issue will inspire the production of new materials.
Dr. Yuki Akagi
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- polymer gel
- novel properties and functions
- elucidation of mechanism
