Processing, Characterization and Uses of Aerogels for Biomedical and Environmental Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Aerogels are unique nanostructured porous materials with special properties adapted to fit certain advanced applications. Namely, the biomedical and environmental fields are two emerging market opportunities for these materials.
Aerogel-based materials can be used in biomedical applications such as drug carriers, synthetic bone grafts for regenerative medicine and advanced wound dressings. For environmental applications, heat and sound insulators, as well as absorbents, adsorbents, sensors and catalysts for wastewater treatment and for air and water pollutants detection are among the uses being explored for aerogels.
Technological developments in terms of novel designs, processes, modelling tools, characterization techniques and uses for aerogels should be aligned to boost the progresses on the topic. This Special Issue aims at showing the most recent scientific-technological advances in aerogels on a wide range of fundamental topics and applied for biomedical and environmental uses.
This Special Issue is an initiative of the AERoGELS (CA18125 - Advanced Engineering and Research of aeroGels for Environment and Life Sciences) Action (https://cost-aerogels.eu) by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) that aims to boost the development of aerogels for biomedical and environmental applications by setting up a multidisciplinary knowledge-based network from technological, scientific and market points of view.

Prof. Dr. Carlos A. García-González
Prof. Dr. Luísa Durães
Prof. Dr. Tatiana Budtova
Prof. Dr. Falk Liebner
Prof. Dr. Urszula Stachewicz
Guest Editors

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