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JMC A article promotes ‘green fuels’

24 Feb 2016

An online global news service, EurekAlert! has highlighted research from chemists at the University of Texas at Arlington that promotes ‘green fuel’ by using more efficient materials for solar fuel cells.

The findings have been compiled in a mini-review published in ChemElectroChem Europe along with a companion article titled: ‘Decoration of ultra long carbon nanotubes with Cu₂O nanocrystals: a hybrid platform for photoelectrochemical CO₂ reduction‘ which has been published in Journal of Materials Chemistry A.

The full article can be read here.

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JMC A paper highlighted in scientific web hub!

09 Feb 2016

A paper which was originally published in Journal of Materials Chemistry A has been explored in further detail on a scientific web hub. Ales Styskalik one of the co authors of a paper titled: Control of micro/mesoporosity in non-hydrolytic hybrid silicophosphate xerogels has written an article which features an accompanying video to further explain his work. The original article can be read below:

Control of micro/mesoporosity in non-hydrolytic hybrid silicophosphate xerogels
Ales Styskalik, David Skoda, Zdenek Moravec, Michal Babiak, Craig E. Barnes and Jiri Pinkas*
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2015, 3, 7477-7487
DOI: 10.1039/C4TA06823H

Details of the article on the website External Diffusion can be found here along with the video.

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World Biomaterials Congress 2016 conference

04 Feb 2016

Journal of Materials Chemistry B is proud to announce itself as a supporting partner of the 10^thWorld Biomaterials Congress which will take place in Montréal, Canada from the 17^th– 22^ndMay 2016. The conference will be attended by the Journal of Materials Chemistry A, B & C Managing Editor, Ruth Norris and JMC B Deputy Editor-in-Chief Christine Schmidt.

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The conference is the largest gathering of Biomaterial Researchers and has had over 3500 abstracts submitted already. It is on track to be the largest scientific gathering of biomaterials scientists ever, and the largest World Biomaterials Congress to-date.

International plenary speakers will be David Mooney (Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, USA), Fiona Watt (King’s College, London) and JMC B Associate Editor Jiang Chang (Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, China).

Further information about the conference including a last minute call for ‘late breaker’ abstract submissions can be found here.

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Steam powers artificial muscle

04 Feb 2016

Scientists in China have flexed their muscles with a new steam-driven actuator made from a carbon nanotube and silicone rubber composite. Potential applications of this design include artificial hearts, sensors and soft robots.

Actuators convert energy in various forms directly to mechanical energy, in this case behaving like muscles in response to a stimulus. The biomedical community anticipates using actuators to replace damaged muscles. However, actuators’ complexity and poor durability have hindered their foray into the clinical world.

Interested? The full story can be read in Chemistry World.

The actuator's silicone membrane expands to six times its original size

The original article can be read below:

A large-deformation phase transition electrothermal actuator based on carbon nanotube–elastomer composites
Zhiwei Zhou, Qingwei Li, Luzhuo Chen, Changhong Liu and Shoushan Fan
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2016, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C5TB02715B

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Re-seeding hairlines with stem cells

05 Jan 2016

Scientists in China and Canada have developed a way to treat hair loss using stem cells. The cells are enclosed within a cytokine-containing layer that circumvents the difficulties in regenerating new hair follicles on bald skin.

Hu's and Xing's teams coated the stem cells with serval polymer layers to both protect them and provide them with hair-inductive properties

Hair loss, or alopecia, is a common problem caused by aging, diseases and medicines. Although not life-threatening, the emotional effects of hair loss can be damaging. Currently, treatments include drugs and hair transplants, however these are expensive and regenerating new hair follicles after treatment remains challenging. Dermal papilla cells, a type of mesenchymal stem cell located in hair follicles, are responsible for hair-follicle morphogenesis and hair cycling. Although potentially useful for treating alopecia, they suffer from loss of function in vitro.

Interested? The full article can be read in Chemistry World.

The original article can be read below and is free to access until 2^ndFebruary 2016.:

Cytokine loaded layer-by-layer ultrathin matrices to deliver single dermal papilla cells for spot-by-spot hair follicle regeneration
Zhi-qi Hu and Malcolm Xing et al.
J. Mater. Chem. B, 2016, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C5TB02265G

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UK-Korea Symposium on Lithium and Sodium Batteries

02 Dec 2015

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We are excited to announce the upcoming UK-Korea Symposium on Lithium and Sodium Batteries which will take place in London from the 18^th – 19^thJanuary 2016.

The symposium will be a joint meeting organised by the Royal Society of Chemistry and Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) and will be focussed upon covering all aspects of lithium-ion, sodium-ion and metal-air batteries (for e.g. Li, Na and Zn).

There will be talks showcasing some of the best research from Korea and the UK with opportunities to highlight recent developments and identify emerging and future areas of growth. There will also be a poster session with prizes and certificates awarded for the best poster presentations.

Further details about the symposium can be found here along with information on registration and abstract submission.

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JMC A in the news!

02 Dec 2015

Journal of Materials Chemistry A has been mentioned on The AsianAge website in an article titled: Now, water can turn into fuel.

The article states that ‘new research has found that some metal-organic frameworks, which combine metal atoms and organic molecules, exhibit the ideal electronic structure required to catalyse these reactions’.

The full article can be read here.

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Poster prize winners at KAUST Solar Future 2015 Symposium

27 Nov 2015

Journal of Materials Chemistry A and Materials Horizons are proud to have sponsored the KAUST Solar Future 2015 Symposium which took place from the 7^th– 11^thNovember 2015 at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia.

Many congratulations to the poster prize winners!

The symposium is an event in which international experts from the academic and industrial communities gather to share their vision and results in the field of solar energy. The symposium runs for three-and-a-half days with keynote presentations and many networking opportunities for scientists.

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Poster prize winner at the 37th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Biomaterials

26 Nov 2015

Many congratulations to Kihara Shinsuke Kihara (Kobe University), who was awarded a Journal of Materials Chemistry B best poster prize at the 37^thAnnual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Biomaterials which took place from the 9^th– 10^thNovember 2015 in Kyoto, Japan.

Professor Yasuhiko Tabata of Kyoto University and the Japanese Society for Biomaterials Committee Chair was on hand to present the award to Kihara.

(left) Kihara Shinsuke Kihara and Professor Yasuhiko Tabata

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POLYMAT SPOTLIGHT 2016

25 Nov 2015

Journal of Materials Chemistry A will be sponsoring the upcoming POLYMAT SPOTLIGHT 2016 conference taking place in San Sebastian, Spain from the 21^st– 24^thJune 2016. The conference will be a series of workshops in cohesion with POLYMAT and the University of the Basque Country with an objective of increasing the visibility of emerging and technologically relevant macromolecular materials. The workshop will be chaired by Aurelio Mateo-Alonso (University of the Basque Country, Spain).

Speakers will include Journal of Materials Chemistry A, B & C Editor-in-Chief Nazario Martin (Complutense University of Madrid, Spain) and Materials Horizons Editorial Board member, Markus Antonietti (Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Germany) amongst others.

The deadline for abstract submission is 15^thJanuary 2016 with authors being notified about presentation type by the 15^thFebruary 2016.

Further information about the conference including a full list of speakers and keynotes lectures can be found by clicking on the logo below.

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