New Insights on Gel-Based Biomedical Materials at the 12th WACBE World Congress on Bioengineering
A special issue of Gels (ISSN 2310-2861). This special issue belongs to the section "Gel Chemistry and Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: gels; antibacterial activity; anti-infection activity; wound healing; anti-inflammatory activity
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Interests: hydrogels; biomaterials; tissue engineering; surface modification
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The 12th WACBE World Congress on Bioengineering (https://wacbe2026.scimeeting.cn/) will be held at Changzhou University, Changzhou, China, from 28 to 31 July 2026. Speakers who present at the conference on bioengineering are invited to submit full papers to this Special Issue for publication in Gels. Gels are physically or chemically crosslinked materials ranging from nanoparticles to bulk materials. In the research and applications of gels, bioengineering plays an immeasurable role in developing more in-depth insights into this special material.
This Special Issue of Gels will publish high-quality original research papers across a wide range of bioengineering, including both fundamental theories and technological applications that can advance the development of more advanced gel materials and the use of gels in biomedical fields. Preferentially, authors covering the following topics in presentations at the conference are invited to submit full papers to this Special Issue:
- Biomaterials, tissue engineering, and drug delivery;
- Biomedical imaging, signal processing, and health informatics;
- Biomechanics, sports science, and rehabilitation;
- Biosensors and medical devices;
- Cellular and molecular engineering;
- Biomanufacturing and biotechnology.
Dr. Chao Zhou
Dr. Yang Liu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biomaterials, tissue engineering and drug delivery
- biomedical imaging, signal processing and health informatics
- biomechanics, sports science and rehabilitation
- biosensors and medical devices
- cellular and molecular engineering
- biomanufacturing
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