Physical and Mechanical Properties of Polymer Gels (3rd Edition)
A special issue of Gels (ISSN 2310-2861). This special issue belongs to the section "Gel Analysis and Characterization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 226
Special Issue Editors
Interests: protein; peptide; hydrogel; single molecule; mechanical properties; self-assembly; force spectroscopy; biomaterials
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Interests: soft matter; rheology; composite; nanoparticles; flocculants
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Polymer gels, which are utilized in many industries, created by the self-assembly of small molecules via various non-covalent interactions, are currently an important class of soft materials attracting significant interest in sensing, catalysis, cell culture, drug delivery, tissue engineering, environmental remediation, and optoelectronics. Polymer gels have the intrinsic dynamic and reversibility dynamic natures of non-covalent bonds, as opposed to covalently cross-linked polymer gels, which are normally static with no additional tunability. Polymer gel development, inspired by nature, has expanded into a much broader science, allowing gel materials to have more fascinating and emergent activities. For example, in the study of polymer-based gels, focus has shifted from classical thermodynamic control to non-equilibrium self-assembly, and from single-component systems to multi-component systems.
This Special Issue, titled “Physical and Mechanical Properties of Polymer Gels (3rd Edition)”, will summarize the most recent developments in the layout of polymer-based gels, the enquiry of self-assembly pathways, self-assembly control, and the functionalization and potential applications of polymer gels, among many other relevant issues.
We look forward to receiving your submissions of fresh data and reviews on polymer-based gels from both experimental and theoretical perspectives.
Prof. Dr. Yi Cao
Dr. Aref Abbasi Moud
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- soft matter
- rheology
- gels
- bigels
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