Novel Polymer-Based Smart Hydrogels: Design, Properties and Applications
A special issue of Gels (ISSN 2310-2861). This special issue belongs to the section "Gel Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 1177
Special Issue Editors
2. State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, China
Interests: hydrogels; biomedical polymer; high polymer material and porcessing; anti flaming; anti-bacteria
Interests: hydrogels; anti flaming; polymeric composites; carbon quantum dots; high polymer material and processing
Interests: hydrogels; biomedical polymer; organic functional polymer; organic-inorganic hybrid materials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Hydrogels have attracted much attention in various fields. Hydrogels are versatile polymer networks, which can be regulated by three-dimensional structure design and can thus be loaded with different aids and can greatly improve the physical properties.
Hydrogels have been used for different applications such as wound healing, tissue engineering, biosensors, etc. Several polymeric hydrogels provide a sustained-release drug platform, which is an emerging drug delivery system. By using biocompatible and biodegradable natural or synthetic materials as carriers, hydrogels can be chemically or physically bound to different payloads such as drugs, growth factors, etc., to create long-acting formulations for biomedical applications.
Herein, in this Special Issue entitled “Novel Polymer-Based Smart Hydrogels: Design, Properties and Applications”, we aim to discuss and illustrate the recent developments and future perspectives of hydrogels for biosensors, intelligent drivers, intelligent building materials, and smart biomedical material applications. Contributions based on the above applications and technologies are most welcome.
Dr. Ning Ma
Dr. Fang-Chang Tsai
Dr. Xue-Qing Zhan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- hydrogel
- structural design
- mechanical sensor
- temperature sensor
- biosensor
- intelligent driver
- intelligent building materials
- smart biomedical materials
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