Functional Biobased Hydrogels: From Fabrication and Regulation to Bio-Related Applictions
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 19
Special Issue Editor
Interests: biomolecules; biomass; self-assembly; biomimetic synthesis; biomedicine; tissue engineering; biosensors
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Dear Colleagues,
Biobased hydrogels, derived from the self-assembly of renewable bio-resources such as natural and synthetic biopolymers, biomacromolecules, and biomass-derived monomers, have attracted extensive attention for a wide range of bio-related applications. Their fabrication techniques, structural design, and functional modulation are critical for fully realizing their inherent advantages—including excellent biocompatibility, biodegradability, tunable mechanical and physicochemical properties, and outstanding sustainability.
To highlight the significance and vast potential of biobased hydrogels, this Special Issue aims to gather cutting-edge research articles and comprehensive reviews focusing on, but not limited to, the following topics:
- Molecular engineering, chemical modification, and supramolecular assembly strategies for biobased hydrogels.
- Advanced fabrication technologies, such as 3D printing and electrospinning.
- Functional regulation through integration with nanoparticles, nanozymes, 2D materials, bioactive molecules, and other functional components.
- Stimuli-responsive biobased hydrogels.
- Biomedical applications, including disease therapy, drug delivery, soft bioelectronics, and bio-diagnosis.
- Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
- Biobased hydrogels for biomolecular adsorption and separation.
- Other emerging bio-related applications of biobased hydrogels.
Prof. Dr. Gang Wei
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- biomacromolecules
- biopolymers
- biomass
- hydrogels
- disease therapy
- wound healing
- biosensors
- antibacterial materials
- regenerative materials
- bio-adsorption and separation
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