Feature Papers in Chemistry and Physics of Biological Gels
A special issue of Gels (ISSN 2310-2861). This special issue belongs to the section "Gel Chemistry and Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 January 2025 | Viewed by 9028
Special Issue Editor
Interests: bioinspired gels; gels for stem cell delivery; self-assembled micelles for growth factor immobilization; models gels to control cell microenvironment; composite materials with structure at multiple length scales; skeletal tissue engineering
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Dear Colleagues,
Hydrogels, derived from the extracellular matrix (ECM) of biological tissues, are widely used in wound dressing, cosmetics, drug delivery, personal hygiene, and regenerative medicine. The unqiue physical, mechancial, and biochemical properties of these gels stem from their complex hierarchical structures at different length scales, spanning from the nanoscle, with van der Waals, acid-base, and electrostatic interactions, to the mesoscale, with secondary and tertiary interactions, followed by microscale with fibrillar and fibrous structure formations. The aim of this Special Issue is to elucidate, either computationally by molecular dynamic or mesoscale simulation as well as experimentally, the role of these interactions in the observed macroscale properties at different scales. The scope of this Issue includes peptides, proteins, carbohydrates, nuleic acids, proteoglycans, glycoproteins, and proteolipids. Furthermore, discussions should incorporate the measurement and quantification of these interactions and the rules governing their self-assembly and structure formation at different length scales. The properties which should be considered include, among others, degradability, mechanics, rheology, micellization, gelation, surface adsorption, bioadhesion, ligand–receptor interaction, and immune reaction.
Prof. Dr. Esmaiel Jabbari
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biological gels
- multiscale structure
- chemistry and molecular interactions
- macroscale properties
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