Veronika Richterová, Alžběta Gjevik, Ondřej Vaculík, Jakub Vejrosta, Miloslav Pekař
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This work investigated how collagen addition affects the rheological and transport properties of agarose hydrogels. Collagen did not affect the rheological character of hydrogels (i.e., the overall shape of amplitude and frequency response curves) but changed their viscoelastic moduli and mesh size dependent on the concentration of both constituents. The diffusion coefficients of the oppositely charged model dyes eosin B and methylene blue were determined in all hydrogels and demonstrated a profound effect of electrostatic interactions. Comparison with similar work with fibroin addition showed that while the effects of these proteins on the viscoelastic properties of a polysaccharide network can be similar, their impact on network transport properties may be different.
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The journal Gels (ISSN 2310-2861) is an international, open access journal on physical (supramolecular) and chemical gel-based materials. Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical results in as much detail as possible. Therefore, there is no restriction on the maximum length of the papers, and full experimental details must be provided so that the results can be reproduced. Short communications, full research papers and review papers are accepted formats for the preparation of the manuscripts.
Gels aims to serve as a reference journal with a focus on gel materials for researchers working in both academia and industry. Therefore, papers demonstrating practical applications of these materials are particularly welcome. Occasionally, invited contributions (i.e., original research and review articles) on emerging issues and high-tech applications of gels are published as special issues.
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