Best Paper Award

The Gels Best Paper Award is granted annually to highlight publications of high quality, scientific significance, and extensive influence. The evaluation committee members choose two articles of exceptional quality that were published in the journal the year before the previous year and announce them online by the end of March.

The Prize:
– One research article and one review will be selected.
– Each winner will receive CHF 500, a certificate, and a free voucher for article processing fees valid for one year.

 
Gels Best Paper Award
 
Winner announcement: 31 March 2025

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in Gels will be eligible (both regular and Special Issue submissions).

Selection Criteria

– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation;
– Citations and downloads.

 
Past Winners
 
Year: 

Winner

34 pages, 9541 KiB  
Review
Recent Advances in Zwitterionic Hydrogels: Preparation, Property, and Biomedical Application
by Sihang Liu, Jingyi Tang, Fangqin Ji, Weifeng Lin and Shengfu Chen
Gels 2022, 8(1), 46; https://doi.org/10.3390/gels8010046 - 7 Jan 2022
17 pages, 2053 KiB  
Article
Food-Grade Bigels with Potential to Replace Saturated and Trans Fats in Cookies
by Marcela Quilaqueo, Nicole Iturra, Ingrid Contardo, Sonia Millao, Eduardo Morales and Mónica Rubilar
Gels 2022, 8(7), 445; https://doi.org/10.3390/gels8070445 - 17 Jul 2022

Award Committee

Prof. Dr. David Díaz Díaz Chairman
Prof. Dr. Esmaiel Jabbari
University of South Carolina
Dr. Filippo Rossi
Politecnico di Milano
Prof. Chuan-Liang Feng
Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Winner

23 pages, 2217 KiB  
Review
Synthesis of Nanogels: Current Trends and Future Outlook
by Emanuele Mauri, Sara Maria Giannitelli, Marcella Trombetta and Alberto Rainer
Gels 2021, 7(2), 36; https://doi.org/10.3390/gels7020036 - 29 Mar 2021
19 pages, 5008 KiB  
Article
Tunable Human Myocardium Derived Decellularized Extracellular Matrix for 3D Bioprinting and Cardiac Tissue Engineering
by Gozde Basara, S. Gulberk Ozcebe, Bradley W. Ellis and Pinar Zorlutuna
Gels 2021, 7(2), 70; https://doi.org/10.3390/gels7020070 - 11 Jun 2021
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