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Functional gel materials – open call for submissions

18 Feb 2025

Submit your work before 21 May 2025

Journal of Materials Chemistry C is pleased to announce an open call for papers for our upcoming themed collection on functional gel materials.

This themed collection centers on the materials chemistry of functional gels, with a particular focus on their applications in optics and electronics. Highlighting advances in ionogels, hydrogels, and related soft materials, the collection explores the chemical design, synthesis, and characterization of these gel materials, and their potential in devices such as actuators, sensors, and stretchable electronics. Emphasis is placed on the molecular interactions and structural properties that enable these materials to exhibit unique optical and electronic functionalities.

JMCC Open Call for Papers - functional gel materials. Submit by 21 May 2025.

Guest Edited by Professors David Mecerreyes (POLYMAT – University of the Basque Country, Spain), Jeong-Yun Sun (Seoul National University, South Korea) and Xiaomin Xu (Tsinghua University, China), this Journal of Materials Chemistry C collection aims to drive forward the development of next-generation technologies that rely on the integration of advanced gel materials.

Submission deadline 21 May 2025

The Editorial Office reserves the right to check suitability of submissions in relation to the scope of both the journal and the collection, and as such inclusion of accepted articles in the final themed collection is not guaranteed.

How to submit

Submissions to the journal should contain chemistry in a materials context and should fit within the scope of Journal of Materials Chemistry C. Please see the journal’s website for more information on the journal’s scope, standards, article types and author guidelines. This call for papers is open for Communications and Full papers.

When ready, please submit your article directly to the submissions platform for Journal of Materials Chemistry C where our editors will assess your submission. Please add a note in the ‘Comments to the Editor’ and ‘Themed collections’ sections of the submission mentioning this is a manuscript for the themed collection on ‘Functional gel materials’ and that it is in response to the ‘Open Call’.

All submissions will be subject to assessment against the journal’s usual scope and standards criteria and sent for peer review only if appropriate. Accepted articles will be published online as soon as they are ready and added to the web collection.

If you have any questions about the collection or the submissions process, please do contact the Editorial Office at materialsc-rsc@rsc.org and they will be able to assist.

Your institute may have a Read & Publish agreement in place with the Royal Society of Chemistry. This means that you may be able to publish gold open access for free in all the hybrid journals we publish – maximising the visibility and impact of your article to the broadest possible audience. Check here to find out more and to see if your institution has an R&P deal in place.

We look forward to receiving your submission!

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High-Performance Materials from Nature’s Building Blocks

14 Feb 2025

By Rosie Hague, Editorial Assistant.

Read the new collection in Materials Advances

We are delighted to share with you our collection focusing on the synthesis of high-performance materials from natural building blocks!

Guest Edited by Samantha L. Kristufek (Texas Tech University, USA) and Eleftheria Roumeli (University of Washington, USA)

A note from the Guest Editors:

“The collective efforts showcased in this themed collection underscore the multifaceted approaches being pursued to advance sustainable polymers.”

A small selection of the papers are featured below (all free to read):

	Polyhydroxyalkanoates in emerging recycling technologies for a circular materials economy Ryan W. Clarke, Gloria Rosetto, Taylor Uekert, Julia B. Curley, Hyunjin Moon, Brandon C. Knott, John E. McGeehan and Katrina M. Knauer
	Conductive MXene nanosheets infused in protein fiber hydrogels for bioprinting and thin film electrodes Mario Alfonso Arenas García, Slah Hidouri, Joshua M. Little, Daniel Modafferi, Xinxin Hao, Po-Yen Chen and Noémie-Manuelle Dorval Courchesne
	Engineering lignin-derivable diacrylate networks with tunable architecture and mechanics Yu-Tai Wong and LaShanda T. J. Korley

We hope you enjoy reading the full themed collection here.

Did you know?

At Materials Advances, our themed collections are built by collaboration between our Guest Editors and expert Associate Editors. Our Guest Editors guide the scope and curate the contributions in our collections but all submissions are handled through peer review by our team of resident Associate Editors. This means that as an author you receive a consistent experience, and as a reader you can trust the quality of the science being presented.

If you have an idea for a topical collection in your research field, we’d love to hear from you! Get in touch here.

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Congratulations to the poster prize winners at the 2025 Materials for Medical Devices workshop

06 Feb 2025

By Natalie Cotterell, Development Editor.

Journal of Materials Chemistry B and Materials Horizons were delighted to sponsor the poster prize awards at the 2025 Materials for Medical Devices workshop which took place at the University of Nottingham from 21-22 January 2025. Congratulations to our poster prize winners Antonis Stylianou and Qiran Du! Find out more about them below:

Antonis Stylianou, a PhD student at the University of Nottingham’s School of Pharmacy, is at the forefront of vaccine delivery innovation. Under the guidance of Dr. James E. Dixon, Dr. Maria Marlow, and Prof. Janet M. Daly, Antonis is developing mass-deployable, self-administered DNA vaccines using Microneedle Array Patches (MAPs).His research, supported by an EPSRC Industrial CASE studentship in collaboration with Nemaura Medical, aims to revolutionise global immunization strategies. The MAPs Antonis is developing consist of micro-projections under 1 mm in length, enabling painless self-administration of vaccines into the skin. This innovative approach has the potential to eliminate the need for cold-chain infrastructure and reduce dependence on healthcare professionals for vaccine administration. By addressing key challenges in MAP manufacturing and global vaccine accessibility, Antonis’s work represents a significant advancement in pandemic preparedness and vaccine technology. The impact of this research extends beyond technological innovation, with the potential to transform immunisation practices worldwide, particularly benefiting regions with limited healthcare infrastructure.

Antonis won a prize for his poster entitled, ‘Mass deployable self-administered DNA vaccines by Microneedle Arrays’

Qiran Du is currently a PhD student in Immunology since 2021 and a Research Associate at the University of Nottingham, UK. Qiran studied a BSc in Pharmacy at Ocean University of China from 2013-2017 before studying an MSc in Pharmaceuticals at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China from 2017 – 2020. Qiran is fascinated by materials and their ability to modulate immune responses and how material controlled applications can be used in areas of wound healing and tissue regeneration to improve lives.

Qiran won a prize for the poster entitled, ‘Elucidating the in vitro immune response to surgical meshes coated with immune-instructive polymer’

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Open call for papers – Materials developments in cancer therapeutics

30 Jan 2025

By Natalie Cotterell, Development Editor.

Open call for papers – Materials developments in cancer therapeutics

Submit your work to this Journal of Materials Chemistry B and Biomaterials Science themed collection

Journal of Materials Chemistry B and Biomaterials Science are pleased to welcome submissions to a themed collection on materials developments of cancer therapeutics to be promoted in Autumn 2025.

Submissions deadline 29 April 2025

Given the widespread occurrence of cancer across the world, many researchers are focusing attention on ways in which we can prevent, treat and control cancer. Developments in using more targeted approaches such as gene therapy and nanomedicines, as well as general approaches such as chemotherapy, photothermal therapy and immunotherapy are all being reported to improve therapeutic response to cancer and to cause minimal side effects to unaffected regions of the body. The use of materials in developing and improving treatments is integral and as such this collection aims to collate some of the latest research developments using materials in cancer therapeutics. The broad scope of this collection across Journal of Materials Chemistry B and Biomaterials Science hopes to capture a range of timely research from the fundamentals of materials chemistry to the applications of biomaterials in diagnosing, controlling and treating cancer.

This collection is being guest edited by:

Prof. Jong Seung Kim (Korea University)

Prof. Tao Sun (Fudan University)

Prof. Qingbing Wang (Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine)

Prof. Jennifer Cha (University of Colorado, Boulder)

The collection will largely involve research related to the design, construction and application of engineered materials for cancer therapy. The collection will be structured around three main themes:

Research focusing on new materials and methods for materials design
Fundamental materials chemistry research
Innovative applications of materials

Topics include, but are not limited to;

Development of cancer drug delivery materials
New materials and applications in PDT/PTT/CDT
Targeted drug delivery (nanomedicine, gene therapy)
Photosensitizers
Fluorescence biosensors
Biomaterials in immunotherapy
Tumour models for developing new cancer therapies

Submissions to the journal should fit within the scope of Journal of Materials Chemistry B or Biomaterials Science – Please see the journals’ webpages for more information on the journals’ scopes, standards, article types and author guidelines. We encourage you to submit your work to the journal you feel is most appropriate.

For this collection, we strongly encourage full primary research in the way of Full Papers or Communications. If you are wanting to submit a review-type article, please check with the Editorial Office first for pre-approval and to avoid topic overlap.

When ready, please submit your article directly to the submissions platform for Journal of Materials Chemistry B or Biomaterials Science where our editors will assess your submission. Please add a note in the ‘Comments to the Editor’ and ‘Themed collections’ sections of the submission mentioning this is a manuscript for the themed collection on ‘Cancer therapeutics’ and that it is in response to the ‘Open Call’.

We look forward to receiving your submissions!

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International Women’s Day 2025: Feature your work in our materials and nanoscience collections

28 Jan 2025

By Natalie Cotterell, Development Editor.

Celebrating International Women’s Day 2025

Feature your work in our materials or nanoscience collections

Last year, we celebrated some of the amazing women in materials science and nanoscience with two collections highlighting recent work led by women around the world, published in our materials and nanoscience journal portfolios. These collections showcased the impact these leading individuals have on their fields. We were delighted to feature so much exciting research in the collections and look forward to celebrating again in 2025.

If you have published in any of the journals below in 2024 or so far in 2025, and either the first and/or corresponding author of the article is a woman, we would be pleased to feature your work in our 2025 collections!

Materials Horizons
Journal of Materials Chemistry A
Journal of Materials Chemistry B
Journal of Materials Chemistry C
Materials Advances
Nanoscale Horizons
Nanoscale
Nanoscale Advances

If you are interested, please email materials-rsc@rsc.org with the title of your article, DOI, journal in which your article is featured and a headshot photo of the eligible author by 17 February 2025. The collection will be promoted this International Women’s Day, 8 March 2024. At the Royal Society of Chemistry, we foster a culture of inclusion of women from all walks of life and look forward to continuing to celebrate all of the wonderful women in materials and nanoscience.

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Newly emerged organic optoelectronics: materials and devices

24 Jan 2025

By Rose Wedgbury Ph.D., Development Editor.

Open Call for Submissions

We are delighted to announce this open call for papers to contribute to a themed collection for Journal of Materials Chemistry C on Newly emerged organic optoelectronics: materials and devices, guest edited by Professors Hao-Li Zhang (Lanzhou University, China), Wei Ma (Xi’an Jiaotong University, China), Liqiang Li (Tianjin University, China), and Zitong Liu (Lanzhou University, China).

Organic optoelectronics is a fascinating and rapidly evolving field. Recently, there have been significant advancements in both materials and devices, which find application in lighting, displays, photovoltaics, thermoelectrics, neural network computing, bioelectronics, flexible and wearable electronics, among others. Some of the key developments include: organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), organic circularly polarized luminescence (OCPL), organic solar cells (OSCs), organic photodetectors (OPDs), organic field-effect transistors (OFETs), organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs), perovskite optoelectronics, etc. The field is interdisciplinary, involving chemistry, physics, and materials science, and continues to push the boundaries of what’s possible with organic optoelectronic devices. This special issue highlights the newly emerged organic materials, and related electronic devices.

Please consider contributing to this open call for papers for our upcoming themed collection on Newly emerged organic optoelectronics: materials and devices to be published in Journal of Materials Chemistry C.

Submissions to the journal should contain chemistry in a materials context and should fit within the scope of Journal of Materials Chemistry C. Please see the journal’s website for more information on the journal’s scope, standards, article types and author guidelines.

This call for papers is open for the following article types:

Communications
Full papers

Open for Submissions until 11 May 2025

How to submit

If you would like to contribute to this themed collection, you can submit your article directly to the online submission service for Journal of Materials Chemistry C. Please mention that this submission is a contribution to the Newly emerged organic optoelectronics: materials and devices collection in the “Themed issues” section of the submission form and add a “Note to the Editor” that this is from the Open Call. The Editorial Office reserves the right to check suitability of submissions in relation to the scope of both the journal and the collection, and inclusion of accepted articles in the final themed issue is not guaranteed.

Please also note that all submissions will be subject to initial assessment and rigorous peer review to meet the usual high standards of Journal of Materials Chemistry C.

Guest Editors

Prof. Hao-Li Zhang received his B.Sc and Ph.D from Lanzhou University. He then worked in the University of Leeds and Oxford University as postdoc. In 2004, he was appointed as a full professor by the State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry (SKLAOC) of Lanzhou University. Prof. Hao-Li Zhang’ research interests mainly include: organic functional materials for optoelectronic applications, ultrafast spectroscopy and nanoscale device. He has published more than 300 research papers on peer reviewed journals, with citation more than 15000. His academic reorganizations includes “Asian Raising Stars”, “National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars”, Fellow of Chinese Chemical Society (FCCS) and Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC). He is currently an associate editor of J. Mater. Chem. C and Mater. Adv., and an editorial board member of Chem. Soc. Rev..

Prof. Wei Ma obtained his Ph.D. in chemical physics from the University of Pierre Marie Curie (Paris 6, France) in 2010 before moving to the Ecole Normale Superieure (Paris), France (2010-1011) and North Carolina State University (NCSU) as Postdoc Fellow. He joined the School of Materials Science Engineering at Xi’an Jiaotong University in 2014 as a professor. His research interests range from new design principles of organic optoelectronic devices, microstructure morphology characterization and control in organic semiconductors, and novel organic semiconductors with improved performance. Prof. Ma has published more than 400 research papers and reviews, including in Nat. Energy, Nat. Electron., Joule, Adv. Mater., Nat. Commun., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. and other well-known journals in materials and chemistry. All papers have cited more than 38,000 times, enabling a high H factor of 92. Prof. Ma has been selected as a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher (2018-2024). He is a leader of Science and Technology Innovation Team in Shaanxi Province and his research results have won the first prize Natural Science in Shaanxi Province. For details, please see the homepage website: https://gr.xjtu.edu.cn/en/web/msewma/home.

Prof. Liqiang Li, winner of National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, Vice Dean of School of Science and Institute of Molecular Aggregation Science, Tianjin University. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Nankai University in 2002 and 2005, and his doctorate degree from the Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2008. In the same year, he joined the Institute of Physics, University of Munster, Germany as a postdoctoral researcher. In 2014, he joined Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Sciences as a researcher. In 2019, he was transferred to Tianjin University. He has been engaged in organic field-effect transistor materials and devices, focusing on the stability of organic semiconductors, controlled doping and charge transport mechanisms. He published more than 90 articles on Nat. Mater. Adv., Mater. Sci. Adv., Nat. Commun., J. Am. Chem. Soc., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., etc.

Prof. Zitong Liu received his B.Sc from Jilin University, and Ph.D from Institute of Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICCAS). In 2020, he was appointed as a full professor by the State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry (SKLAOC) of Lanzhou University. Prof. Zitong Liu’ research interests mainly include the design and synthesis of conjugated materials and their use in organic electronics. He has published more than 150 research papers on peer reviewed journals.

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Congratulations to the poster prize winners at SNAIA CRISTMAS 2024

23 Dec 2024

By Paul Scott, Assistant Editor.

Materials Advances was delighted to sponsor poster prizes at the recent SNAIA CRISTMAS 2024 conference which was held in Paris, France on 10-13 December 2024.

Congratulations to all of our winners!

	Natalia Fijoł (Nobula 3D, Sweden): “Advanced Glass Fabrication and 3D Printing Using CO2-Laser”
	Nilesh Gajanan Bajad (Indian Institute of Technology, India): “Development of Donor-Acceptor Architecture Type Benzothiazole-Based Theranostic”
	Sara Stolfi (Università di Pavia, Italy): “Mechanism of CO Oxidation on High Entropy Spinels”

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Explore our Journal of Materials Chemistry B 2024 themed collections

19 Dec 2024

By Natalie Cotterell, Development Editor.

Explore our Journal of Materials Chemistry B 2024 themed collections

Journal of Materials Chemistry B is pleased to publish and showcase impactful work in our themed collections, making the latest research in a topic area visible and accessible to the community. In 2024, we were pleased to publish and promote a number of topic-based themed collections from different aspects of materials chemistry for applications in biology and medicine. Discover the latest work in our published and ongoing themed collections below:

Functional Framework Materials for Biomedical Applications

Guest edited by Prof. Ross Forgan (University of Glasgow, UK), Dr Ruxandra Gref (Université Paris Saclay, France) and Prof. Jianqiang Liu (Guangdong Medical University, China)

This collection covers all aspects of MOF and COF chemistry related to biological applications. It provides a platform to highlight state-of-the-art developments in a rapidly moving field, including but not limited to, drug delivery (from small molecules through peptides and oligonucleotides to large proteins), all aspects of imaging, theranostics, biological sensing, biocompatibility in vitro and in vivo, hybridisation with other nanomaterials, encapsulation of biological entities (from enzymes to viruses and cells), and other emerging technologies.

Injectable Hydrogels

Guest Edited by Dr Khoon Lim (University of Sydney, Australia) and Dr Julieta Paez (University of Twente, The Netherlands)

This collection, joint with Biomaterials Science, aims to provide a platform for recent developments in the rapidly evolving field of injectable hydrogels and aims to inspire future research in this area.

Stimuli responsive materials for biomedical applications

Graphical abstract: Introduction to stimuli responsive materials for biomedical applications

Guest Edited by Prof. N. D. Pradeep Singh (Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India), Dr. Mary Beth Browning Monroe (Syracuse University, United States) and Prof. Yanli Zhao (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore).

This themed collection of Journal of Materials Chemistry B is focused on recent developments on stimuli-responsive materials for biomedical applications, including their design, synthesis, characterization, and applications related to biology and medicine.

Biomedical Polymer Materials

Graphical abstract: Introduction to “Biomedical Polymer Materials”

Guest Edited by Professors Huayu Tian and Xuesi Chen, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

This collection, joint with Biomaterials Science, features some of the recent articles surrounding the topic of biomedical polymer materials. We hope that this collection will give readers an overview of some of the most recent work concerning the materials chemistry and applications of novel biomedical polymer materials and will help to further exciting research in the field.

Micro- and Nano- Motors

Graphical abstract: Introduction to micro- and nano-motors

Guest Edited by Professor Martin Pumera (University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Czech Republic), Professor Xing Ma (Harbin Institute of Technology, China), Professor Samuel Sánchez Ordóñez (Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia, Spain) and Professor Li Zhang (Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong).

This cross-journal collection in Nanoscale and Journal of Materials Chemistry B focuses on the use of micro- and nanorobots for a variety of applications. It is dedicated to the state of the art of micro- and nanomachines, with emphasis on the design and fabrication, propulsion mechanism, imaging, safety, and application of micro- and nano-motors in a variety of fields. This special collection aims to encourage research collaboration across fields to address critical challenges and promote the development of advanced MNMs towards practical and even clinical scenarios.

Bioinspired Functional Supramolecular Systems

This themed collection in Journal of Materials Chemistry B, Guest Edited by Dr. João Borges (University of Aveiro, Portugal), Prof. Patricia Y. W. Dankers (Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands), Prof. João F. Mano (University of Aveiro, Portugal) and Prof. Sébastien Lecommandoux (University of Bordeaux, France).

This collection aims to provide an up-to-date platform for sharing latest developments in the field of bioinspired functional supramolecular systems. This collection also aims to encourage more interdisciplinary research and collaborative efforts at the intersection of supramolecular chemistry, (bio)materials science, and biology to inspire breakthrough research in the fascinating field of bioinspired supramolecular systems aimed at more closely emulating the complexity and dynamics of natural biological systems and creating life-like material systems.

Bioelectronics

Guest Edited by Dr Eleonora Macchia (University of Bari, Italy), Professor Hong Liu (Southeast University, China), Professor George Malliaras (University of Cambridge, UK) and Professor Anna Maria Pappa (Khalifa University of Science and Technology, UAE)

The themed collection on bioelectronics across Journal of Materials Chemistry B and Journal of Materials Chemistry C is devoted to the cutting-edge research with a focus on bioelectronic materials.

Targeted biomedical applications of nanomaterials

Graphical abstract: Introduction to targeted biomedical applications of nanomaterials

Guest edited by Professor Dhiraj Bhatia (IIT Gandhinagar, India), Professor Mukesh Dhanka (IIT Gandhinagar, India), Dr Anjali Awasthi (University of Rajasthan, India), Professor Kamlendra Awasthi (Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, India) and Professor Kaushik Chatterjee (IISc Bangalore, India).

This new collection in Nanoscale, Journal of Materials Chemistry B, Nanoscale Advances and Materials Advances will focus on the design of multifunctional hybrid nanomaterials for different applications and on interfacing nanomaterials with biological systems for translational studies. The scope of this collection loosely aligns with the 2023 International Conference on Nanomaterials in Biology (ICNB 2023), held at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar along with Soft Materials Research Society, from 19–22 November 2023.

Materials Chemistry of Fluorescence Bioimaging

Guest edited by Dr Sijie Chen (The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Karolinska Institutet), Prof. Tony D. James (University of Bath), Dr Apurba L. Koner (IISER Bhopal) and Prof. Ben Zhong Tang (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen)

This collection aims to provide a platform for recent developments in this rapidly evolving field of fluorescence bioimaging with topics including, but not limited to, fluorescence bioimaging with novel probes, design or synthetic strategies of fluorescent probes, theoretical understanding of fluorescent probe properties and working mechanisms, and new insights into the materials chemistry of fluorescence bioimaging.

2024 Journal of Materials Chemistry B Emerging Investigators

Journal of Materials Chemistry B is pleased to present this themed collection highlighting the rising stars of materials chemistry research in 2024. This special collection showcases the very best work from materials chemists in the early stages of their independent career.

Celebrating 10 years of Emerging Investigators in Journal of Materials Chemistry B

This special collection marks 10 years of our Emerging Investigators, an annual collection launched in 2014 showcasing high quality research being carried out by international researchers in the early stages of their independent careers. In celebration of the 10th anniversary of this initiative, the collection features new exciting work from contributors to the early Emerging Investigator collections.

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Congratulations to the poster prize winners at ACCS15

16 Dec 2024

By Natalie Cotterell, Development Editor.

Journal of Materials Chemistry A, B and C, Materials Horizons, Materials Advances and Nanoscale Advances were delighted to sponsor poster prizes at the recent 15th Asian Conference on Chemical Sensors (ACCS15) which was held in Kitakyushu-city, Japan from November 17 – 20. We would like to congratulate the winners and you can find out more about them below:

Kimiharu Oba received his B.S. degree in engineering from Tohoku University in 2023. He is currently a master’s student at Tohoku University under supervision of Profs. Shiku and Ino. He is developing a new imaging system based on working on electrochemiluminescence for the visualization of cellular function. Currently, He is visualizing the permeability of vascular endothelial and intestinal epithelial cells, comparing it with electrical resistance values, and investigating cellular drug responses.

Kimiharu Oba received a poster prize for his poster entitled ‘Electrochemiluminescence imaging of cell adhesion in gut-on-a-chip’

Kwangmin Shim received his B.S. degree from Hongik University in 2014 and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. under the supervision of Professor Jung Hwan Seo at the same institution. His research focuses on the development of micro gas chromatography systems for real-time, on-site analysis of hazardous substances. Currently, he is working on designing an advanced micro gas chromatography system specifically targeting ultra-light hazardous substances.

Kwangmin Shim received a poster prize for his poster entitled ‘A micro GC sensor system for detecting environmental gas mixtures’

Chia-Ling, Chiang completed her bachelor’s degree in Department of Biomedical Engineering at Chung Yuan Christian University in 2021. She then earned her master’s degree in Department of Biomedical Engineering at National Taiwan University in 2023, joining Dr. Chii-Wann, Lin research team. During her master’s studies, under the co-supervision of Dr. Nan-Fu, Chiu from the Institute and Undergraduate Program of Electro-Optical Engineering at National Taiwan Normal University, she focused on the feasibility study of surface plasmon resonance-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, successfully applying it to detect the heparin-platelet factor 4 protein complex. Currently, she is pursuing a PhD. in the Graduate Institute of Biomedical Electronics and Bioinformatics at National Taiwan University, with research focusing on optical detection techniques for cells and tissues, as well as the design and application development of microfluidic chips.

Chia-Ling Chiang received a poster prize for her poster entitled ‘Challenges in Surface Plasmon Resonance Detection Limits: Precision Measurements Based on Fluid Control and Light Wavelength Stability’

Hikaru Tago received his master’s degree in 2024 and is advancing his research in the Ph.D. course of the Bio-Applications and Systems Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan.

His research focuses on developing a pathogen detection system by integrating image analysis with deep learning. He has already published a paper on this topic as the first author in an international academic journal.

Hikaru Tago received a poster prize for his poster entitled ‘High-throughput microbial species identification by image sensor-based colony fingerprinting system’

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Congratulations to Oliver Hagger, poster prize winner at the Materials Chemistry Poster Symposium

16 Dec 2024

By Rose Wedgbury Ph.D., Development Editor.

Journal of Materials Chemistry A, B and C were delighted to sponsor a poster prize at the Materials Chemistry Poster Symposium on the 29th November. Oliver Hagger from University College London won the prize for his poster titled: Rapid single step multi-metal plasma deposition and regeneration of SERS active substrates.

Oliver Hagger is a PhD researcher in the Department of Chemistry at University College London (UCL) in collaboration with the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl). He completed his MChem at the University of Southampton in 2020, which included a secondment at Brown University. His research focuses on utilising atmospheric pressure plasma jets (APPJs) to selectively deposit zero-valent metals on a variety of solid substrates. He has demonstrated the ability to use these metal deposits to analyse atmospheric and liquid-borne analytes through surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). Notably, he has shown how plasma can be employed to selectively ‘clean’ SERS substrates to restore baseline, enabling their reusability and potential for continuous monitoring applications. This innovative work is highlighted in a recent publication in the RSC journal Materials Advances.

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Functional gel materials – open call for submissions

Submit your work before 21 May 2025

How to submit

High-Performance Materials from Nature’s Building Blocks

Read the new collection in Materials Advances

A note from the Guest Editors:

Did you know?

Congratulations to the poster prize winners at the 2025 Materials for Medical Devices workshop

Open call for papers – Materials developments in cancer therapeutics

International Women’s Day 2025: Feature your work in our materials and nanoscience collections

Newly emerged organic optoelectronics: materials and devices

Open Call for Submissions

How to submit

Guest Editors

Congratulations to the poster prize winners at SNAIA CRISTMAS 2024

Explore our Journal of Materials Chemistry B 2024 themed collections

Congratulations to the poster prize winners at ACCS15

Congratulations to Oliver Hagger, poster prize winner at the Materials Chemistry Poster Symposium

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