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Gels, Volume 10, Issue 11

November 2024 - 80 articles

Cover Story: Swelling and compression tests were performed on gelatin–alginate-based scaffolds. The evolution of the hydrogels’ components and their densities were measured, and the molar properties of the interstitial fluid were determined. Hyperelastic parameter identification based on constitutive models of the rubber elasticity theory was performed, yielding a macromolecular description of the strain energy density function. The obtained network structural parameters were employed in the equilibrium swelling equation to determine the polymer–solvent interaction parameter. The results show that the average mesh size defines the friction coefficient and can be regarded as a concentration-dependent characteristic length that connects non-linear elasticity with inherent visco-elasticity through hysteresis, which quantifies the total dissipated energy. View this paper
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Articles (80)

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,432 Views
13 Pages

8 November 2024

To reduce the risk of adsorption of granular activated carbon (AC) in the gastrointestinal tract, we successfully prepared a hollow-type spherical bacterial cellulose gel encapsulated with AC (ACEG) and evaluated its pH tolerance and adsorption capac...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,193 Views
29 Pages

Investigating the Synergistic Effects of Carvacrol and Citral-Edible Polysaccharide-Based Nanoemulgels on Shelf Life Extension of Chalkidiki Green Table Olives

  • Konstantinos Zaharioudakis,
  • Constantinos E. Salmas,
  • Nikolaos D. Andritsos,
  • Areti A. Leontiou,
  • Dimitrios Moschovas,
  • Andreas Karydis-Messinis,
  • Eleni Triantafyllou,
  • Apostolos Avgeropoulos,
  • Nikolaos E. Zafeiropoulos and
  • Charalampos Proestos
  • + 1 author

8 November 2024

Modern bioeconomy and sustainability demands lead food technology in the development of novel biobased edible food preservatives. Herein, the development and characterization of novel polysaccharide (xanthan gum and kappa-carrageenan)-based nanoemulg...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,243 Views
14 Pages

Construction and Mechanism of Janus Nano-Graphite Reinforced Foam Gel System for Plugging Steam in Heavy Oil Reservoirs

  • Zhongzheng Xu,
  • Yuxin Xie,
  • Xiaolong Wang,
  • Ning Sun,
  • Ziteng Yang,
  • Xin Li,
  • Jia Chen,
  • Yunbo Dong,
  • Herui Fan and
  • Mingwei Zhao

7 November 2024

High-temperature steam injection is a primary method for viscosity reduction and recovery in heavy oil reservoirs. However, due to the high mobility of steam, channeling often occurs within the reservoir, leading to reduced thermal efficiency and cha...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,008 Views
15 Pages

7 November 2024

Conductive hydrogels are promising active materials for wearable flexible electronics, yet it is still challenging to fabricate conductive hydrogels with good environmental stability and electrical properties. In this work, a conductive MXene/LiCl/po...

  • Review
  • Open Access
22 Citations
9,966 Views
32 Pages

Hydrogel-Forming Microneedles in the Management of Dermal Disorders Through a Non-Invasive Process: A Review

  • Popat Mohite,
  • Abhijeet Puri,
  • Shubham Munde,
  • Nitin Ade,
  • Ashwini Kumar,
  • Pensak Jantrawut,
  • Sudarshan Singh and
  • Chuda Chittasupho

7 November 2024

Microneedle (MN) technology has emerged as a promising approach for delivering therapeutic agents to the skin, offering significant potential in treating various dermal conditions. Among these technologies, hydrogel-forming microneedles (HFMNs) repre...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,090 Views
15 Pages

7 November 2024

The de-halogenation of highly concentrated halo-organic compounds using Zero Valent Iron entrapped in silica matrices as a catalyst was investigated. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Zero Valent Iron-entrapped organically modifie...

  • Editorial
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,418 Views
6 Pages

Hydrogel for Sustained Delivery of Therapeutic Agents

  • Adina Magdalena Musuc,
  • Magdalena Mititelu and
  • Mariana Chelu

7 November 2024

In recent years, hydrogels have emerged as a highly promising platform for the sustained delivery of therapeutic agents, addressing critical challenges in drug delivery systems, from controlled release to biocompatibility [...]

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,482 Views
12 Pages

6 November 2024

The aim of this study was to prepare vaginal suppositories with mucoadhesive properties to prolong the action of antifungal component clotrimazole (CLO). This was achieved by preparing vaginal pessaries on a hydrophilic gel base composed of gelatin a...

  • Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
1,808 Views
26 Pages

Advanced Applications of Polymer Hydrogels in Electronics and Signal Processing

  • Ibragim Suleimenov,
  • Oleg Gabrielyan,
  • Eldar Kopishev,
  • Aruzhan Kadyrzhan,
  • Akhat Bakirov and
  • Yelizaveta Vitulyova

6 November 2024

The current state of affairs in the field of using polymer hydrogels for the creation of innovative systems for signal and image processing, of which computing is a special case, is analyzed. Both of these specific examples of systems capable of form...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,118 Views
17 Pages

Bacterial Cellulose–Silk Hydrogel Biosynthesized by Using Coconut Skim Milk as Culture Medium for Biomedical Applications

  • Junchanok Chaikhunsaeng,
  • Phasuwit P. Phatchayawat,
  • Suchata Kirdponpattara and
  • Muenduen Phisalaphong

6 November 2024

In this study, hydrogel films of biocomposite comprising bacterial cellulose (BC) and silk (S) were successfully fabricated through a simple, facile, and cost-effective method via biosynthesis by Acetobacter xylinum in a culture medium of coconut ski...

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