Synthesis of Novel Antimicrobial Gels
A special issue of Gels (ISSN 2310-2861). This special issue belongs to the section "Gel Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2026) | Viewed by 1607
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Interests: functional hydrogels; antibacterial polymers; hydrogel dressings; amphoteric polymer hydrogels; flexible sensing
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Interests: biomedical hydrogels; tissue engineering; conductive scaffold; wound healing
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Antimicrobial gels comprise a wide range of materials, in which antibacterial components with various characteristics are integrated or incorporated into a robust 3D network to endow gel materials with antimicrobial properties. Gels with antimicrobial properties are currently the focus of research in the biomedical field and are considered important biomaterials due to their integrated advantages of gels and antibacterial materials. Many advanced antibacterial gels have been developed with unique qualities, including high flexibility, enhanced biocompatibility, high oxygen permeability, ease of loading and releasing drugs, and structural diversity. In recent years, some novel antimicrobial gels with intrinsic, long-lasting antibacterial properties have been successively developed, thus further broadening the application fields of antibacterial gels.
The aim of the present Special Issue is to highlight the recent advances in basic and applied research on gels with antimicrobial ability, which includes (but is not limited to) novel methods for their structure design, synthesis, performance, mechanisms of action, and clinical applications. Original research articles, short communications, and reviews are welcome.
Dr. Kun Lei
Dr. Xin Zhao
Prof. Dr. Jianxun Ding
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- hydrogels
- aerogels
- cryogels
- organogels
- ionic gels
- eutectogels
- metal nanoparticles
- metallic oxide nanoparticles
- antibiotics
- biological extracts
- synthetic antibacterial drugs
- antibacterial polymers
- antibacterial peptides
- amphoteric ions
- photothermal materials
- nano-enzymes
- covalent organic frameworks
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