Polymer Gels for Sensor Applications
A special issue of Gels (ISSN 2310-2861). This special issue belongs to the section "Gel Processing and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 548
Special Issue Editors
Interests: sol-gel hybrid; sensing; environmental monitoring; material synthesis and characterization; sol-gel process
Interests: biopolymers; biopolymer mesoscale structure formation (PEC, multilayers, hydrogels, and fibrills); microfluidics assisted soft materials assembly; hydrogel structure; bioresponsive hydrogels; biosensors; biopolymers at the single molecule level
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Interests: calixarenes; metal nanoparticles; thin film deposition; organic synthesis; sol-gel synthesis; host guest chemistry; nanomaterials synthesis
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Polymeric gels, including organogels, hydrogels, ionic gels, or sol-gel materials, are versatile materials that have received significant attention in recent years. Their use in sensing applications is a growing field, with impacts on environmental monitoring, healthcare, food safety, and industrial quality control. Their inherent flexibility, sensitivity to external stimuli, and ease of functionalization make them ideal for such applications. This dynamic nature allows polymeric gels to respond to various stimuli, such as temperature, pH, light, or chemical analytes, making them ideal candidates for next-generation sensors.
We encourage you to submit your work for the forthcoming Special Issue, "Polymer Gels for Sensor Applications". This Special Issue will bring together recent advances in the development and application of polymeric gels for environmental, healthcare, and food sensing and monitoring applications. Contributions showcasing theoretical studies and practical implementations are welcome. A multidisciplinary effort helps the progress of the field, and it is anticipated that the subjects in this Special Issue may spark new discoveries in the field of sensing.
The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following:
- Design, synthesis, and characterization of polymer gels for sensing.
- Smart hydrogels and organogels for optical or electrochemical sensing.
- Sol-gel materials for sensing applications.
- Integration of polymer gels with devices for real-time sensing applications.
- Biodegradable and sustainable polymer gels for sensing technologies.
- Functionalization methodologies for enhancing sensitivity and specificity of polymer gels.
Dr. Rui P. C. L. Sousa
Prof. Dr. Bjørn Torger Stokke
Prof. Dr. Francis Vocanson
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- polymer gels
- sensing
- monitoring
- smart materials
- functional gels
- environmental sensors
- optical sensors
- electrochemical sensors
- hydrogel sensors
- sol-gel sensors
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