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PCCP themed issue: call for papers

Scanning tunneling microscopy: revealing new physical chemistry insight
Guest Editors: Professors Li-Jun Wan and Dong Wang (Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

PCCP is delighted to announce the high-profile themed issue on scanning tunneling microscopy. It is our pleasure to invite you to submit to this themed issue.

The themed issue will be published in PCCP in summer 2013 and will be promoted to the community throughout the year to maximise the visibility of the work published.

Deadline for Submissions: 22 February 2013

 It has been 30 years since the invention of Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy (STM); allowing scientist to directly image the nano-world at atomic resolution and fuelling the development of a large family of probe-based microscopy. More importantly, STM has opened new avenues to explore the fascinating properties associated with the nano-sized objects, and has stimulated the growth of nanoscience and nanotechnology. As a powerful surface characterization technique, STM is particularly important for surface and interface physical chemistry research.

 This themed issue will highlight the role of STM techniques at the interface of chemistry, physics, biology, and material sciences, focusing especially on surface physical chemistry. Topics covered by the issue include:

• Single molecular science by STM
• Supramolecular assembly on surfaces
• Experimental and theoretical description of surface science by STM
• Heterogenous catalysis mechanisms by STM
• Energy and electron transfer at surfaces and interfaces 

The deadline for submissions to the themed issue is 22 February 2013, although submissions before this date are of course welcomed. Please do let us know if you are able to accept this invitation by contacting the PCCP Editorial Office.

With our best wishes,

Li-Jun Wan and Dong Wang
Guest Editors 

Jane Hordern
Deputy Editor, PCCP

PCCP themed issue: Biophysical Studies on Protein Misfolding and Amyloid Diseases

Guest Editor: Ayyalusamy Ramamoorthy (University of Michigan, USA)

PCCP is delighted to announce the high-profile themed issue ‘Biophysical Studies on Protein Misfolding and Amyloid Diseases’. It is our pleasure to invite you to submit an original research article for this themed issue.

The themed issue will be published in PCCP in 2013. It will receive great exposure, and get significant promotion.

PCCP is a high-impact, community spanning, international journal publishing work of the highest quality in the broad fields of physical chemistry, chemical physics and biophysical chemistry.

Deadline for Submissions: 15th December 2012

Amyloid diseases include a number of untreatable and devastating diseases such as Alzheimer’s, type II diabetes, Huntington’s and Parkinson’s diseases. The underlying mechanisms of pathology in these diverse diseases are all linked by the accumulation of misfolded proteins. Therefore, a detailed understanding of the molecular and cellular mechanisms of protein misfolding might facilitate new therapeutic discoveries across a broad family of disorders. Towards this goal, the challenge is to bring together an interdisciplinary collection of biophysical investigations required to link molecular mechanisms with cellular pathways and potential drug development.

This PCCP themed issue will cover a variety of topics including:
• The latest structural and kinetic studies on amyloid proteins
• Biophysical techniques to characterize the structure and oligomerization of amyloid proteins
• Novel approaches to inhibit and characterize the amyloid aggregation
• Theoretical and molecular dynamic simulation studies providing insights into the misfolding pathways and structure of amyloid proteins.

Manuscripts can be submitted in any reasonable format using our online submissions service. Submissions should be high quality manuscripts and will be subject to rigorous peer review. Please indicate upon submission that your manuscript is intended for this themed issue.

The deadline for submissions to the themed issue is 15th December 2012, though submissions before this date are of course welcomed.

If you haven’t already, check out our web collection of articles on biophysics and biophysical chemistry in PCCP.

The field of ionic liquids has seen phenomenal growth in recent years, with the topic spanning a variety of disciplines across the chemical sciences. The recent themed issues from ChemComm, PCCP and CrystEngComm showcase some of the latest developments from a range of scientific subjects utilising the unique properties of ionic liquids.

Highlights from these themed issues include the articles below, which are free to download until the 24th August. You can also access the full themed issues by clicking on the buttons above.

Click here to access the full list of articles

PCCP is delighted to announce the online publication of Issue 30 which includes a themed collection on New Insights into Organic Chemistry from Forefront Physical Measurements, guest edited by Barry Carpenter, Cardiff University, UK.

The outside front cover features an article on the Direct measurement of Criegee intermediate (CH₂OO) reactions with acetone, acetaldehyde, and hexafluoroacetone by Craig A. Taatjes, Oliver Welz, Arkke J. Eskola, John D. Savee, David L. Osborn, Edmond P. F. Lee, John M. Dyke, Daniel W. K. Mok, Dudley E. Shallcross and Carl J. Percival.

This themed collection contains a broad range of articles including the highlighted Editorial and Perspective below:

New insights into organic chemistry from forefront physical measurements
Barry K. Carpenter
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2012, 14, 10376-10376
DOI: 10.1039/C2CP90109A

Ultrafast time resolved studies of the photochemistry of acyl and sulfonyl azides
Jacek Kubicki ,  Yunlong Zhang ,  Jiadan Xue ,  Hoi Ling Luk and Matthew Platz
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2012, 14, 10377-10390
DOI: 10.1039/C2CP40226B

Issue 30 also includes these additional high-profile Perspectives from PCCP’s broad scope:

• Rate constants and mechanisms of intrinsically disordered proteins binding to structured targets
  Huan-Xiang Zhou ,  Xiaodong Pang and Cai Lu
  Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2012, 14, 10466-10476
  DOI: 10.1039/C2CP41196B
• Sub-nm resolution depth profiling of the chemical state and magnetic structure of thin films by a depth-resolved X-ray absorption spectroscopy technique
  Kenta Amemiya
  Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2012, 14, 10477-10484
  DOI: 10.1039/C2CP41085K
• Adsorption of DNA onto gold nanoparticles and graphene oxide: surface science and applications
  Juewen Liu
  Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2012, 14, 10485-10496
  DOI: 10.1039/C2CP41186E
• Self-healing superhydrophobic materials
  Leonid Ionov and Alla Synytska
  Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2012, 14, 10497-10502
  DOI: 10.1039/C2CP41377A

Take a look at the issue today!

Ionic liquids are pretty self explanatory; they are ionic materials in a liquid state. In a ‘normal’ liquid, interactions are usually governed by Van de Waals or H-bonding forces. In ionic liquids it is ionic bonding interactions which dominate, meaning ionic liquids possess some interesting and unique properties.

The field of ionic liquids grew after Paul Walden’s observations of ethylammonium nitrate in 1914,¹ since then the study and use of ionic liquids has grown phenomenally, with applications in analytics, biology, electrochemistry, physical chemistry, engineering, solvents and catalysis.

The academic and industrial interest in ionic liquids has thrown up some remarkable discoveries, particularly in recent years, so to keep you up to date with latest break-through research in the field we have collected these high quality articles which are free to access!*

Click here for the full list of free articles