Advances in Gels for Wound Treatment

Dear Colleagues,

Gel materials have gained significant attention in recent years due to their unique properties and versatile applications in the biomedical field. These materials, characterized by their ability to swell and retain large amounts of water within their network, offer numerous advantages for various bioengineering applications, including drug delivery, tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, and biosensing. This Special Issue highlights the use of gels as carriers for bioactive agents, including growth factors, antimicrobials, and extracellular matrix components, to promote tissue regeneration, wound healing, and antimicrobial activity. Furthermore, this Special Issue discusses the clinical applications of gel-based wound treatments, such as developing gel-based wound dressings and topical formulations. It evaluates their effectiveness in various wound types, including chronic wounds, burns, and surgical incisions.

This Special Issue provides an excellent platform to present and discuss the design, synthesis, characterization, and utilization of hydrogels and biopolymeric gels and formulation strategies to enhance their properties and effectiveness in wound healing.

This Special Issue comprises original research articles as well as comprehensive reviews, communications, and perspectives and aims to provide a platform to guide future work in this subject matter.

Dr. Md Shaifur Rahman
Prof. Dr. Pasquale Del Gaudio
Guest Editors

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