Guest Editors
Prof. Xiaomin Kang
Email: kxm@usc.edu.cn
Affiliation: College of Mechanical Engineering, University of South China
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Research Interests: Hydrogel-based electrolytes, flexible batteries, surface and interface force spectroscopy, CO2 reduction reaction
Dr. Lu Qian
Email: luqian@gzucm.edu.cn
Affiliation: Science and Technology Innovation Center, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, China
Research Interests: Single molecule force spectroscopy, Polysaccharide, biomaterials, functional coatings
Prof. Yanan Zou
Email: zouyn@usc.edu.cn
Affiliation: College of Mechanical Engineering, University of South China
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Research Interests: Oxygen reduction reaction; electrocatalysis; nanocarbon; hydrogel-based metal-air battery
Summary
Bio-inspired hydrogels represent a paramount biomaterial class. As they retain large amounts of water, they are potential key candidates as extra-cellular matrix mimics, with the final aim to enhance the quality of human, making them suitable for a variety of applications in the fields of biomedical engineering, drug delivery, tissue engineering, flexible batteries, wearable devices, electrocatalysis and so forth. The aim of this Special Issue is to bring together researchers and practitioners from different fields to share their knowledge and expertise on the design, properties, and applications of bio-inspired hydrogels. The diversity of their applications still inspires research on the engineering of novel bio-inspired hydrogel materials today. New methods for the synthesis of hydrogels are highly desirable. These promising materials must be well-characterized concerning physical (mechanics, rheology, swelling, transparency, diffusion) and chemical (pH- or temperature-induced degradation, toxicity, crosslinking).
The topics of interest for this Special Issue on the bio-inspired hydrogels and their applications in energy storage and electrocatalysis include, but are not limited to:
Bio-inspired hydrogels for tissue engineering;
Bio-inspired hydrogels for energy storage devices;
Bio-inspired hydrogel drug release mechanisms;
Bio-inspired hydrogels for 3D bioprinting;
Smart bio-inspired hydrogels;
Hybrid bio-inspired hydrogels synthesis;
Bio-inspired hydrogels for catalysis;
Bio-inspired hydrogels modifications and properties;
Mathematical modeling of Bio-inspired hydrogels;
Bio-inspired hydrogels for flexible batteries;
Bio-inspired hydrogels for fuel cells/metal-air batteries;
Swelling of hydrogels.
Considering your distinguished contribution to this substantial research field, we cordially invite you to submit an article to this Special Issue. Full research papers, communications, and review articles are welcome.
Keywords
Bio-inspired hydrogels, polymer-based electrolytes, interfacial adhesion, advanced additive manufacture, phase-change hydrogels, bioelectronics, flexible devices, metal-air batteries, electrocatalysis, wearable devices, density functional theory, molecular dynamic simulations.
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