Advances and Current Applications in Gel-Based Membranes
A special issue of Gels (ISSN 2310-2861). This special issue belongs to the section "Gel Processing and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2024 | Viewed by 6121
Special Issue Editors
Interests: biomaterials synthesis; gel-based membranes; biomedical applications; electrochromic devices; membranes with immobilized enzymes; chemical kinetics, nonlinear optics, wettability test, ions release ICP-MS, applied spectroscopy: IR, UV-VIS; environmental biotechnology; antimicrobial activity; cleaning of clinical wastewaters
Interests: biopolymers in tissue engineering; gel-based membranes; electrochromic smart windows; physical–chemical characterization of materials and nanocomposites; controlled drug delivery systems; biomaterials with applications in photonics; environmental biotechnology; antimicrobial activity; enzymatic degradation; macromolecular compounds chemistry
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Dear Colleagues,
As Guest Editors of a Gels Special Issue entitled “Advances and Current Applications in Gel-Based Membranes”, we are pleased to invite you to contribute your manuscripts on this topic.
Gels, known as a connected ‘colloidal scale’, are usually prepared as stable membranes, sponges, films, or fibers. In recent decades, due to the remarkable benefits that gels can provide, scientific research on novel gel-based membranes has increased, attracting interest for a wide range of applications such as delivery systems, tissue engineering, and environmental protection. The essential properties of the membranes can be controlled by the use/incorporation of certain natural polymers, plant extracts, antibacterial agents, or nanoparticles, thus resulting in completely different cytotoxicity, biodegradability, antimicrobial, or mechanical properties.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to summarize advances in the functionality of gel-based membranes for high-tech applications, including but not limited to delivery systems, tissue engineering applications, or environmental protection and remediation. Both original research papers and reviews are welcome.
Dr. Roxana Gabriela Zgârian
Dr. Graţiela Teodora Tihan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- functional gel-based membranes
- gel-based membranes with added extract plants for biomedical applications
- gel-based membranes for environmental protection
- delivery systems
- water process technologies
- water harvesting
- biocompatibility
- biodegradability
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