Chemical Society Reviews Blog

This month sees the following articles in ChemSocRev that are in the top ten most accessed:-

Biomedical applications of dendrimers: a tutorial 
Meredith A. Mintzer and Mark W. Grinstaff 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, 40, 173-190, DOI: 10.1039/B901839P, Tutorial Review 

Graphene-based nanomaterials and their electrochemistry 
Martin Pumera 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 4146-4157, DOI: 10.1039/C002690P, Tutorial Review 

Microfluidic lab-on-a-chip platforms: requirements, characteristics and applications 
Daniel Mark, Stefan Haeberle, Günter Roth, Felix von Stetten and Roland Zengerle 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 1153-1182, DOI: 10.1039/B820557B, Critical Review 

Graphene-based materials in electrochemistry 
Da Chen, Longhua Tang and Jinghong Li 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 3157-3180, DOI: 10.1039/B923596E, Critical Review 

Supramolecular amphiphiles 
Xi Zhang and Chao Wang 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, 40, 94-101, DOI: 10.1039/B919678C, Tutorial Review 

Osmium-free direct syn-dihydroxylation of alkenes 
Carole J. R. Bataille and Timothy J. Donohoe 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, 40, 114-128, DOI: 10.1039/B923880H, Tutorial Review 

Biodistribution and toxicity of engineered gold nanoparticles: a review of in vitro and in vivo studies 
Nikolai Khlebtsov and Lev Dykman 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C0CS00018C, Critical Review 

Nanoscale metal-organic materials 
Arnau Carné, Carlos Carbonell, Inhar Imaz and Daniel Maspoch 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, 40, 291-305, DOI: 10.1039/C0CS00042F, Tutorial Review 

Molecular clips and tweezers hosting neutral guests 
Marie Hardouin–Lerouge, Piétrick Hudhomme and Marc Sallé 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, 40, 30-43, DOI: 10.1039/B915145C, Tutorial Review 

Gold-mediated C-H bond functionalisation 
Tanya C. Boorman and Igor Larrosa 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C0CS00098A, Tutorial Review 

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This month sees the following articles in ChemSocRev that are in the top ten most accessed:-

Thin films of metal-organic frameworks 
Denise Zacher, Osama Shekhah, Christof Wöll and Roland A. Fischer 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2009, 38, 1418-1429, DOI: 10.1039/B805038B, Critical Review  

Supramolecular amphiphiles 
Xi Zhang and Chao Wang 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/B919678C, Tutorial Review  

Activity-based probes: discovering new biology and new drug targets 
William P. Heal, T. H. Tam Dang and Edward W. Tate 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C0CS00004C, Tutorial Review  

Microfluidic lab-on-a-chip platforms: requirements, characteristics and applications 
Daniel Mark, Stefan Haeberle, Günter Roth, Felix von Stetten and Roland Zengerle 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 1153-1182, DOI: 10.1039/B820557B, Critical Review  

Graphene-based materials in electrochemistry 
Da Chen, Longhua Tang and Jinghong Li 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 3157-3180, DOI: 10.1039/B923596E, Critical Review  

Strategies for the intracellular delivery of nanoparticles 
Leo Y. T. Chou, Kevin Ming and Warren C. W. Chan 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C0CS00003E, Tutorial Review  

Direct amination of aryl halides with ammonia 
Yoann Aubin, Cédric Fischmeister, Christophe M. Thomas and Jean-Luc Renaud 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 4130-4145, DOI: 10.1039/C003692G, Tutorial Review  

The chemistry of graphene oxide 
Daniel R. Dreyer, Sungjin Park, Christopher W. Bielawski and Rodney S. Ruoff 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 228-240, DOI: 10.1039/B917103G, Critical Review  

Recent progress in morphology control of supramolecular fullerene assemblies and its applications 
Sukumaran Santhosh Babu, Helmuth Möhwald and Takashi Nakanishi 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 4021-4035, DOI: 10.1039/C000680G, Tutorial Review  

Graphene-based nanomaterials and their electrochemistry Graphene-based nanomaterials and their electrochemistry 
Martin Pumera
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 4146-4157, DOI: 10.1039/C002690P, Tutorial Review 

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This month sees the following articles in ChemSocRev that are in the top ten most accessed:-

Microfluidic lab-on-a-chip platforms: requirements, characteristics and applications  
Daniel Mark, Stefan Haeberle, Günter Roth, Felix von Stetten and Roland Zengerle 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 1153-1182, DOI: 10.1039/B820557B , Critical Review 

Heterogeneous photocatalyst materials for water splitting  
Akihiko Kudo and Yugo Miseki 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2009, 38, 253-278, DOI: 10.1039/B800489G , Critical Review 

Anion receptor chemistry: highlights from 2008 and 2009  
Philip A. Gale 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 3746-3771, DOI: 10.1039/C001871F , Critical Review 

Gold nanostructures: a class of multifunctional materials for biomedical applications 
Claire M. Cobley, Jingyi Chen, Eun Chul Cho, Lihong V. Wang and Younan Xia 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2011, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/B821763G , Tutorial Review 

Anion recognition by hydrogen bonding: urea-based receptors  
Valeria Amendola, Luigi Fabbrizzi and Lorenzo Mosca 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 3889-3915, DOI: 10.1039/B822552B , Critical Review 

Colorimetric and fluorescent anion sensors: an overview of recent developments in the use of 1,8-naphthalimide-based chemosensors 
Rebecca M. Duke, Emma B. Veale, Frederick M. Pfeffer, Paul E. Kruger and Thorfinnur Gunnlaugsson 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 3936-3953, DOI: 10.1039/B910560N , Critical Review 

Graphene-based materials in electrochemistry 
Da Chen, Longhua Tang and Jinghong Li 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 3157-3180, DOI: 10.1039/B923596E , Critical Review 

The chemistry of graphene oxide  
Daniel R. Dreyer, Sungjin Park, Christopher W. Bielawski and Rodney S. Ruoff 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 228-240, DOI: 10.1039/B917103G , Critical Review 

Multifunctional nanostructured materials for multimodal imaging, and simultaneous imaging and therapy 
Jaeyun Kim, Yuanzhe Piao and Taeghwan Hyeon 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2009, 38, 372-390, DOI: 10.1039/B709883A , Tutorial Review 

Single nanowire photovoltaics  
Bozhi Tian, Thomas J. Kempa and Charles M. Lieber 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2009, 38, 16-24, DOI: 10.1039/B718703N , Tutorial Review 

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This month sees the following articles in ChemSocRev that are in the top ten most accessed:-

Graphene-based materials in electrochemistry 
Da Chen, Longhua Tang and Jinghong Li 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 3157 – 3180, DOI: 10.1039/b923596e, Critical Review 

Designing multifunctional quantum dots for bioimaging, detection, and drug delivery 
Pavel Zrazhevskiy, Mark Sena and Xiaohu Gao 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, DOI: 10.1039/b915139g, Critical Review 

The uses of supramolecular chemistry in synthetic methodology development: examples of anion and neutral molecular recognition 
Leo A. Joyce, Shagufta H. Shabbir and Eric V. Anslyn 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 3621 – 3632, DOI: 10.1039/b926224p, Tutorial Review 

Microfluidic lab-on-a-chip platforms: requirements, characteristics and applications 
Daniel Mark, Stefan Haeberle, Günter Roth, Felix von Stetten and Roland Zengerle 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 1153 – 1182, DOI: 10.1039/b820557b, Critical Review 

Next-generation peptide nanomaterials: molecular networks, interfaces and supramolecular functionality 
Mischa Zelzer and Rein V. Ulijn 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 3351 – 3357, DOI: 10.1039/c0cs00035c, Highlight 

Semiconducting polymers: the Third Generation 
Alan J. Heeger 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 2354 – 2371, DOI: 10.1039/b914956m, Tutorial Review 

Probing peptide-nanomaterial interactions 
Joseph M. Slocik and Rajesh R. Naik 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 3454 – 3463, DOI: 10.1039/b918035b, Tutorial Review 

More than just bare scaffolds: towards multi-component and decorated fibrous biomaterials 
Derek N. Woolfson and Zahra N. Mahmoud 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 3464 – 3479, DOI: 10.1039/c0cs00032a, Critical Review 

Aromaticity and photophysical properties of various topology-controlled expanded porphyrins 
Jae-Yoon Shin, Kil Suk Kim, Min-Chul Yoon, Jong Min Lim, Zin Seok Yoon, Atsuhiro Osuka and Dongho Kim 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 2751 – 2767, DOI: 10.1039/b925417j, Tutorial Review 

Power struggles in peptide-amphiphile nanostructures 
Frank Versluis, Hana Robson Marsden and Alexander Kros 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 3434 – 3444, DOI: 10.1039/b919446k, Tutorial Review 

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This month sees the following articles in ChemSocRev that are in the top ten most accessed:-

Tutorial Reviews

Semiconducting polymers: the Third Generation 
Alan J. Heeger 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 2354-2371, DOI: 10.1039/B914956M

Carbazole-based polymers for organic photovoltaic devices 
Jiaoli Li and Andrew C. Grimsdale 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 2399-2410, DOI: 10.1039/B915995A

Water-soluble fluorescent conjugated polymers and their interactions with biomacromolecules for sensitive biosensors 
Xuli Feng, Libing Liu, Shu Wang and Daoben Zhu 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 2411-2419, DOI: 10.1039/B909065G

Conducting supramolecular nanofibers and nanorods 
Masashi Hasegawa and Masahiko Iyoda 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 2420-2427, DOI: 10.1039/B909347H

Critical Reviews

Electroactive materials for organic electronics: preparation strategies, structural aspects and characterization techniques 
Adam Pron, Pawel Gawrys, Malgorzata Zagorska, David Djurado and Renaud Demadrille 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 2577-2632, DOI: 10.1039/B907999H

Graphene-based materials in electrochemistry 
Da Chen, Longhua Tang and Jinghong Li 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 3157-3180, DOI: 10.1039/B923596E

Organic thin-film transistors 
Hagen Klauk 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 2643-2666, DOI: 10.1039/B909902F

Applications and trends in electrochemiluminescence 
Lianzhe Hu and Guobao Xu 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 3275-3304, DOI: 10.1039/B923679C

Click polymerization 
Anjun Qin, Jacky W. Y. Lam and Ben Zhong Tang 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 2522-2544, DOI: 10.1039/B909064A

Star-shaped p-conjugated oligomers and their applications in organic electronics and photonics 
Alexander L. Kanibolotsky, Igor F. Perepichka and Peter J. Skabara 
Chem. Soc. Rev., 2010, 39, 2695-2728, DOI: 10.1039/B918154G

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