Advances in Chemistry and Physics of Hydrogels
A special issue of Gels (ISSN 2310-2861). This special issue belongs to the section "Gel Chemistry and Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 May 2024) | Viewed by 24902
Special Issue Editor
Interests: bioinspired gels; gels for stem cell delivery; self-assembled micelles for growth factor immobilization; models gels to control cell microenvironment; composite materials with structure at multiple length scales; skeletal tissue engineering
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Dear Colleagues,
Hydrogels are hydrophilic macromolecular networks that retain a significant fraction of water in their structure in a physiological solution without being dissolved. Nutrient molecules, oxygen, carbon dioxide, drug molecules, hormones, cytokines, peptides, proteins, nucleic acids, and other biomolecules readily diffuse through the water-filled volume of hydrogels. Due to their exceptional water content, diffusivity, and elasticity, hydrogels resemble the extracellular matrix (ECM) of living tissues. Human cells encapsulated in hydrogels display viability and function in the same way as their natural ECM. This Special Issue highlights the advances in the chemistry and physics of hydrogels as biomaterials used for tissue repair and reconstruction, as depots for drug delivery, and as scaffolds in regenerative medicine. The relevant topics include, but are not limited to, the hierarchical structure and scaling in natural, biological, and synthetic hydrogels, and their effects on pore size, shape, and size distribution; nano-, meso-, micro-particulate and sheet formations; layering and patterning; diffusivity; uptake and release of active agents; liquid transport; elasticity and stiffness; electric and magnetic susceptibility; swelling and deswelling; biocompatibility and biodegradability; surface tension; protein adsorption; cell and tissue interaction; drug, protein, and cell encapsulation; stimuli sensitivity; immune modulation; and foreign-body response.
Prof. Dr. Esmaiel Jabbari
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- hydrogel
- chemistry
- physics
- natural hydrogels
- synthetic hydrogels
- biological hydrogels
- nanogels
- microgels
- hierarchical structure
- diffusivity and transport
- biocompatibility
- biodegradability
- protein adsorption
- swelling and deswelling
- immune modulation
- foreign-body response
- stimuli sensitivity
- functional implant
- drug delivery
- tissue regeneration
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