State-of-the-Art Gel Research in Romania

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue “State-of-the-Art Gel Research in Romania” aims to highlight some of the high-quality multidisciplinary research being conducted in Romania in the particular field of soft matter defined by gels. This Special Issue will cover recent advancements in various gels (i.e., physical or chemical), including hydrogels, aerogels, cryogels, metal gels, organogels, ionic gels, and their composites. Potential topics include, but are not limited to, experimental and theoretical studies on design, synthesis, characterization, properties and functions, and mechanistic insights. We also focus on emerging applications in the fields of medicine, pharmaceuticals, bioengineering, food, environment, energy storage, sensing, and electronic device applications, etc.

We cordially invite researchers from Romania to submit original articles or short communications showing their latest results, or reviews on the advancements and challenges in soft matter science.

Dr. Gabriela Ionita
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Gels is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2100 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.