Cellulose- and Nanocellulose-Based Gels: Design and Applications
A special issue of Gels (ISSN 2310-2861). This special issue belongs to the section "Gel Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 January 2025 | Viewed by 5190
Special Issue Editors
Interests: agri-food residues; green extraction; nonthermal technology; cellulose; nanocellulose; emulsions; capillary suspensions; edible coatings
Interests: lignin; cellulose; oligosaccharides; biorefinery; wood chemistry; lignocellulosic biomass; pulp and paper; biobased materials
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Interests: biorefinery; high-pressure homogenization; biomass valorization; microbial inactivation; nanostructured cellulose; nanoemulsions; nanoparticles; pickering emulsions
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Cellulose and nanocellulose, derived from renewable plant sources and natural fibers, have attracted great scientific and industrial interest as versatile and sustainable biomaterials. Cellulose- and nanocellulose-based hydrogels, characterized by a three-dimensional hydrophilic polymer network, are renowned for their nontoxic, biocompatible, and biodegradable nature. These (nano)hydrogels exhibit unique properties, including swelling, softness, and responsiveness to external stimuli, enabling a wide range of applications in multidisciplinary areas including biomedical fields (drug delivery, tissue engineering, and wound healing), healthcare and hygienic products, agriculture (water resources and fertilizer supply), textiles and industrial applications as smart materials (sensors, energy storage devices, energy generators, and actuators), among other applications.
With this Special Issue, we would like to catch the attention of food/material scientists, engineers, and technologists, and invite them to contribute via original research papers, review articles, and short communications, which have the potential to make a substantial impact in the realm of cellulose-based gels. The aims may include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Cellulose and nanocellulose innovative isolation processes;
- Innovative design/development/validation strategies and crosslinking techniques to develop new and sustainable cellulose- and nanocellulose-based gels;
- Mechanisms governing gelation and 3D network formation of hydrophilic polymer networks;
- Structural, mechanical, and thermal characterization of gel biomaterials;
- Multidisciplinary applications in diverse fields such as drug delivery, tissue engineering, food technology, cosmetics, and environmental remediation;
- Economical/life-cycle assessment analyses to evaluate the sustainability and environmental impact of (nano)cellulose-based gels.
Dr. Annachiara Pirozzi
Dr. Luis Serrano
Prof. Dr. Francesco Donsì
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- cellulose
- nanocellulose
- cellulose-based gels
- nanocellulose-based gels
- colloids
- nanocomposites
- gelation mechanism
- crosslinking methods
- gel properties
- emerging applications
- drug delivery systems
- tissue engineering
- food technology
- cosmetics
- environmental remediation
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