Recent Advances in Stimulus-Responsive Hydrogels for Cell Actuation and Sensing

Dear Colleagues,

We invite you to submit your recent research results to be considered for publication in a Special Issue dedicated to stimulus-responsive hydrogels and their application for cell sensing and/or actuation.

Significant research efforts are currently focusing on a variety of stimulus-responsive hydrogels, with multiple applications emerging, such as tissue engineering scaffolds, drug- and cell-releasing platforms, materials for soft robotics, etc., given the similarities between their mechanical and chemical properties and those of natural tissues and the additional possibility to dynamically change these properties. We hope that you will consider sharing your work on such dynamic hydrogel systems for cell-related applications in this Special Issue. Relevant contributions include (but are not limited to) the synthesis and characterization of stimulus-responsive hydrogels, their ability to support and guide cell functions, novel sensing and actuation principles, novel applications, etc.

Prof. Dr. Carmen Bartic
Dr. Olivier Deschaume
Guest Editors

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