Molecular Perspectives on the Synthesis and Application of Hydrogel Materials
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 October 2025 | Viewed by 1136
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Interests: separation; natural products; molecularly imprinted materials; preparation; characteristics; molecular recognition; chemical engineering; analytical chemistry; functional polymers
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Dear Colleagues,
Hydrogels are a kind of three-dimensional and cross-linked polymeric networks with properties such as hydrophilicity, softness, porosity, tunability, and nonpareil mechanical properties, and often they are stimulus-responsive. They are classified on different bases, such as methods of preparation, physical and chemical characteristics, as well as the technical feasibility of their utilization. In recent years, many different types of new hydrogels have been developed, and various techniques have been employed for hydrogel production, together with implications in the process design. With the progress of the hydrogel development, they have been and are widely used in different fields, such as drug delivery systems, sealing, artificial snow, pharmaceuticals, and several other biomedical applications, including tissue engineering, regenerative medicines, diagnostics, wound dressing, separation of biomolecules or cells, barrier materials to regulate biological adhesions, and biosensors. Several hydrogels with special properties have been prepared, but the molecular basis of their formation and the deriving properties are still under study. Nevertheless, the full elucidation of the application performance from the molecular perspective is important for hydrogels and needs further study.
This Special Issue focuses on the molecular basis of the hydrogels formation and application, on the possible new methods to synthesize hydrogels, and on the development of additional new hydrogels with special properties or application performance. We will welcome original research articles, comprehensive reviews, and novel communications.
Prof. Dr. Jieping Fan
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- hydrogels
- molecular basis
- polymeric networks
- supermolecular chemistry
- three-dimensional structure
- mechanical strength
- rheologic properties
- biomaterial
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