Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue is aimed at providing an outline of the recent development of gel-based materials in the Asia region. A series of authors will share their views and results in gel science area (hydrogels, aerogels, xerogel, gel complexes and hybrids, etc.). Novel ideas and key findings will encourage gel experts to focus on future research and maximize the impact of the field across multiple disciplines.

Gel-based systems have become gradually more significant for biomedical applications due to their desirable biocompatibility and stability. The variability of gel structures (hydrogel, emulgel, lipogel, etc.) is helpful to achieve desirable attributes for utility in biomedical purposes. Additionally, structures can be modified depending on the interactions between components/polymers, their gelling mechanisms, gel formation conditions, etc. Recently, there has been growing interest in the design and characterization of multifunctional hydrogels and/or nanogels for different purposes, such as controlled drug delivery to personalized medicine including specialized tissue engineering. We encourage original articles, reviews, short communications, and prospects in the gel area, especially recent developments in the design and characterization of gels and their physicochemical characteristics, their utility in biomedical applications, and their future prospects.

Dr. Javed Ahmad
Dr. Syed Imam
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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• gel science
• biocompatibility
• biomedical
• drug delivery
• evaluation
• emulgels
• hydrogels
• nanogels
• pseudoplastic
• physicochemical properties
• rheology
• sol-gel
• stimuli‐responsive
• stability
• thixotropy
• nanotherapeutics