Modeling and Simulation of Gel-Based Materials 2.0
A special issue of Gels (ISSN 2310-2861). This special issue belongs to the section "Gel Processing and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 5212
Special Issue Editor
Interests: sol–gel process; fundamental understanding of the correlation of the property spectrum of aerogels as a function of their nanoporous 3D network structure; application-oriented R&D of aerogels; simulation and modelling as a key to reverse engineering
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Modeling and simulations play a key role in materials science. Recent progress in the research of gel-based materials has been strongly reinforced by modeling and simulation studies. With a growing interest in this subject within the gel community, we welcome submissions related to modeling and simulation of hydrogels, aerogels, and other gel-based materials. Special attention will be given to studies that focus on the modeling of structure–property relations. The properties of interest are thermal, mechanical, acoustic or textural. We encourage submissions that describe physically motivated modeling approaches, such as micromechanical ones or molecular dynamics simulations, as well as multiscale models. Additionally of interest are submissions related to the modeling of the synthesis process of the gels or aerogels. Submissions on fundamental materials research, as well as on application-oriented simulation-based research, are welcome.
Dr. Ameya Rege
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- aerogels
- hydrogels
- structure–property modeling
- multiscale models
- molecular dynamics simulations
- computational models
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