Innovative Gels: Structure, Properties, and Emerging Applications
A special issue of Gels (ISSN 2310-2861). This special issue belongs to the section "Gel Analysis and Characterization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2025 | Viewed by 732
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Interests: polymers; surfactants; polymer rheology; biopolymers; hydrogels; pressure-sensitive adhesives
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Interests: pressure-sensitive adhesives; polymer synthesis; collagen extraction and processing; collagen-based materials; polymer/biopolymer gels; polymer-surfactant interactions; rheology
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As physically and/or chemically crosslinked 3D systems, gels have received much attention in recent decades, to such an extent that most fundamental and applied research in the field of materials refers, more or less, to the gel state of matter.
Depending on the nature of the immobilized liquid phase, there are two general kinds of gels: hydrogels—in which the majority of the liquid phase is aqueous—and organogels—in which the immobilized liquid consists of an organic solvent or a homogenous mixture of organic solvents, irrespective of the characteristics of the gelator(s) (natural, synthetic, or with low or high molecular mass) and the attractive interactions (physical or chemical between gelator molecules) through which the entire gel-like system is crosslinked.
Beyond the countless applications of hydrogels and organogels in chemistry, radiochemistry, biochemistry, pharmacology, reconstruction and regenerative medicine, cosmetics, the food industry, biotechnology, and environmental protection, it is important and necessary to strive for the continuous adjustment and development of methods for the investigation and characterization of such complex systems.
Considering that gels can generally be studied and characterized in their swollen (as-prepared) and/or dry state (via air-drying or freeze-drying), this Special Issue focuses on the latest results, obtained using appropriate methods of investigation, characterization, and analyses, regarding the relationships between the structural peculiarities of such 3D networks, as well as their properties and potential applications.
Dr. Teodora Staicu
Dr. Marin Micutz
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- hydrogels
- organogels
- gel characterization
- gel properties
- gel applications
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