The Role of Water in the Properties of Hydrogels
A special issue of Gels (ISSN 2310-2861).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2017) | Viewed by 22220
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The behavior and technological performances of hydrogels are determined, to a large extent, by the structure and dynamics of water in contact and interacting with the polymer network. A better understanding of these topics is of fundamental importance for improving our knowledge on the structure–property relationships in hydrogels. This Special Issue, "The Role of Water in the Properties of Hydrogels”, is aimed to present recent developments concerning the key role of water in determining the rheological, chemical and biological properties of hydrogels. In this Special Issue, experimental and modelling works on the structure and dynamics of water molecules within hydrogels will be presented. This Special Issue will provide a multidisciplinary forum for researchers to present and discuss the most recent studies on the role of water in hydrogels.
Prof. Dr. Rolando Barbucci
Dr. Andrea Atrei
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Biopolymers
- Cross-linked polymers
- Multi responsive hydrogels
- Water confinement
- Water–polymer interface
- Capillarity phenomena
- Structure and dynamics of water molecules
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