Gels in Medicine and Pharmacological Therapies (2nd Edition)
A special issue of Gels (ISSN 2310-2861). This special issue belongs to the section "Gel Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 January 2025 | Viewed by 12177
Special Issue Editors
Interests: nanoparticles; surface modification; drug delivery; tissue engineering; bone regeneration
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Interests: nanoparticles; surface modification; drug delivery; tissue engineering; bone regeneration
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Interests: tissue engineering; regenerative medicine; biomaterials; immunomodulaiton; nanotechnology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We would like to invite you to participate in the 2nd edition of Special Issue entitled “Gels in Medicine and Pharmacological Therapies” in Gels. Recent advances in biomedical engineering suggest that gels (e.g., hydrogels, polymer gels, etc.) are potential candidates for translational use in clinical treatment, due to features such as biocompatibility, water absorbance and, especially, the structural similarity to the extracellular matrix (ECM), which make this type of material ideal for tissue engineering applications, providing a porous ECM-mimicking 3D scaffold for cell migration, adhesion, proliferation, and differentiation. Meanwhile, gels are considered ideal delivery tools, being harnessed to deliver small-molecular drugs, macromolecular cytokines/growth factors, or nanosized drug-loading vehicles. Utilizing the biodegradability of gels, the loaded pharmacological contents can be released in a controlled manner, therefore facilitating the therapeutic effects. Despite the poor mechanical property of traditional gels, recent advances suggest that gels can be modified with engineering approaches to significantly improve the mechanical strength to fit with the applications of hard tissue regeneration. The multifunctional features of gels suggest their biomedical applications can be further explored. This Special Issue aims to highlight the current and future development of gels and gel-associated biomaterials with translational potential in medicine and pharmacological therapies. Given your expertise on the theme and related disciplines, we would like to invite you and your colleagues to contribute to this Special Issue. The submission of original research or reviews (mini-reviews excluded) is welcome.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Kindly regards,
Dr. Chun Xu
Dr. Wendong Gao
Dr. Lan Xiao
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- gels
- manufacturing
- drug delivery
- regenerative medicine
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