Hydrogels
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Hydrogels are crosslinked polymer networks with a large amount of water; hydrogels can be found naturally such as collagen and gelatin or can be made synthetically. The latter are nowadays more in demand due to their higher water absorption capacity and long service life; their tunable properties and versatile fabrication methods have been exploited in a variety of engineering applications including soft robotics and wastewater treatment. Because of their similar characteristics with soft biological tissues, hydrogels have also been the focus of research in the biomaterials community and have been studied for their use in biomedical applications such as tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
This Collection aims to gather the latest advances in the topic of hydrogels, focusing on their synthesis, characterisation as well as their use in biomedical, engineering, and natural sciences applications.
Editors
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Jeffrey Bates
University of Utah, USA
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Kristopher A. Kilian
The University of New South Wales, Australia
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Silviya Petrova Zustiak
Saint Louis University, USA
Submitting a paper for consideration
To submit your manuscript for consideration at Scientific Reports as part of this Collection, please follow the steps detailed on this page. On the first page of our online submission system, under “I’m submitting:” select the option “any other article type”. Once logged in you can submit your manuscript to a Collection by selecting “Guest Edited Collection”, under the “Choose the appropriate manuscript type” message, and clicking “Continue”. Then when filling out the manuscript information, select the "Hydrogels" Collection from the alphabetical list on the “Springer Nature Subject Category” tab. Authors should express their interest in the Collection in their cover letter.
Accepted papers are published on a rolling basis as soon as they are ready.
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