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Top Ten most-read Journal of Materials Chemistry articles in March

Read the most-read Journal of Materials Chemistry articles of March 2011, listed below:

Kian Ping Loh, Qiaoliang Bao, Priscilla Kailian Ang and Jiaxiang Yang, J. Mater. Chem., 2010, 20, 2277-2289
DOI: 10.1039/B920539J
 
Jwo-Huei Jou, Wei-Ben Wang, Sun-Zen Chen, Jing-Jong Shyue, Mao-Feng Hsu, Cheng-Wei Lin, Shih-Ming Shen, Chun-Jan Wang, Chi-Ping Liu, Chin-Ti Chen, Min-Fei Wu and Shun-Wei Liu, J. Mater. Chem., 2010, 20, 8411-8416
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM01163K 
 
Mukesh Agrawal, Smrati Gupta and Manfred Stamm, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 615-627
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM02631J
 
Hongtao Liu, Yunqi Liu and Daoben Zhu, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 3335-3345
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM02922J
 
M. Inagaki, Y. A. Kim and M. Endo, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM02991B
 
Rotem Marom, S. Francis Amalraj, Nicole Leifer, David Jacob and Doron Aurbach, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM04225K
 
Jun Song Chen, Hao Liu, Shi Zhang Qiao and Xiong Wen (David) Lou, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 5687-5692
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM04412A
 
Yuxi Xu and Gaoquan Shi, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 3311-3323
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM02319A
   
Xufeng Zhou, Feng Wang, Yimei Zhu and Zhaoping Liu, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 3353-3358
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM03287E
 
Henry D. Tran, Julio M. D’Arcy, Yue Wang, Peter J. Beltramo, Veronica A. Strong and Richard B. Kaner, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 3534-3550
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM02699A
   
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A single scale tells more than a whole wing

Scientists in China have made zinc oxide replicas of single scales from butterfly wings to understand and exploit their optical properties for sensor and solar cell applications. 

The Morpho menelaus butterfly with a magnified image of a wing scale (left) and zinc oxide scale replicas with a magnified image (right)

Butterfly wings are made up of chitin scales and their iridescent blue and green colours are generated by light and air travelling through the chitin. The way the scales are arranged dictates which colour is seen. Studying the wings’ properties to replicate the process could lead to the design of new photonic crystal structures for optical devices. 

Until now, researchers have focused on making devices based on whole butterfly wings, but Jiajun Gu and Di Zhang from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and their team, believe that this misses important mechanisms and phenomena. This is because whole wings are covered by redundant parts, such as wing membranes, which could alter the optical properties of the wings’ scales. 

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ZnO single butterfly wing scales: synthesis and spatial optical anisotropy
Yu Chen, Xining Zang, Jiajun Gu, Shenmin Zhu, Huilan Su, Di Zhang, Xiaobin Hu, Qinglei Liu, Wang Zhang and Dingxin Liu, J. Mater. Chem., 2011
DOI:
10.1039/c1jm10678c

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Top Ten most-read Journal of Materials Chemistry articles in February

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Matthieu Manceau, Eva Bundgaard, Jon E. Carlé, Ole Hagemann, Martin Helgesen, Roar Søndergaard, Mikkel Jørgensen and Frederik C. Krebs, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 4132-4141
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM03105D
 
Jun Song Chen, Lynden A. Archer and Xiong Wen (David) Lou, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM04163G
 
Sasha Stankovich, Richard D. Piner, Xinqi Chen, Nianqiang Wu, SonBinh T. Nguyen and Rodney S. Ruoff, J. Mater. Chem., 2006, 16, 155-158
DOI: 10.1039/B512799H
 
Rotem Marom, S. Francis Amalraj, Nicole Leifer, David Jacob and Doron Aurbach, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM04225K
  
Xufeng Zhou, Feng Wang, Yimei Zhu and Zhaoping Liu, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 3353-3358
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM03287E
 
S. Fabiano, Z. Chen, S. Vahedi, A. Facchetti, B. Pignataro and M. A. Loi, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM03405C
     
Baojun Li, Huaqiang Cao, Jin Shao, Meizhen Qu and Jamie H. Warner, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 5069-5075
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM03717F
 
Harald Hoppe and Niyazi Serdar Sariciftci, J. Mater. Chem., 2006, 16, 45-61
DOI: 10.1039/B510618B
 
M. Inagaki, Y. A. Kim and M. Endo, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM02991B
 
Yuxi Xu and Gaoquan Shi, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 3311-3323
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM02319A
 
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Top Ten most-read Journal of Materials Chemistry articles in January

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Liping Huang, Bin Wu, Gui Yu and Yunqi Liu, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 919-929
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM02225J
 
Michael Bendikov, Nazario Martin, Dmitrii F. Perepichka and Maurizio Prato, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 1292-1294
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM90123G
 
Jianfeng Shen, Bo Yan, Min Shi, Hongwei Ma, Na Li and Mingxin Ye, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 3415-3421
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM03542D
 
Xin Yan and Liang-shi Li, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 3295-3300
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM02827D
 
Prativa Pandey, Omar K. Farha, Alexander M. Spokoyny, Chad A. Mirkin, Mercouri G. Kanatzidis, Joseph T. Hupp and SonBinh T. Nguyen, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 1700-1703
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM03483E
 
Hao Liu, Guoxiu Wang, Jian Liu, Shizhang Qiao and Hyojun Ahn, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 3046-3052
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM03132A
 
Yang Tian, Binbin Yu, Xia Li and Kai Li, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 2476-2481
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM02913K
 
Kai Zhang, Bao Ting Ang, Li Li Zhang, Xiu Song Zhao and Jishan Wu, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 2663-2670
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM02850A
 
Mashkoor Ahmad and Jing Zhu, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 599-614
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM01645D
 
Joe Briscoe, Diego E. Gallardo, Sabina Hatch, Vladimir Lesnyak, Nikolai Gaponik and Steve Dunn, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 2517-2523
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM02279A
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Small and sensitive nanoparticles

A new highly sensitive nanoparticle contrast agent for imaging in the body stays in the bloodstream longer and is better at targeting tumours than other nanoparticle contrast agents, say Chinese scientists.

The smaller nanoparticles stay in the bloodstream longer because they don’t accumulate in the liver as quickly as larger nanoparticles

Xintao Shuai from Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou,and colleagues encapsulated individual – or nonclustered – superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles inside micelles composed of folate and a polymer.

The team injected the nanoparticles into the veins of mice tails and followed their progress with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). They found that the micelles increased the nanoparticles’ ability to show the bright and dark contrast between healthy and diseased tissue. The nanoparticles stayed in the bloodstream longer than larger nanoparticles because it took longer for them to accumulate in the liver. By introducing folate, the nanoparticles’ ability to target tumour cells was also increased.

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Nonclustered magnetite nanoparticle encapsulated biodegradable polymeric micelles with enhanced properties for in vivo tumor imaging
Du Cheng, Guobin Hong, Weiwei Wang, Renxu Yuan, Hua Ai, Jun Shen, Biling Liang, Jinming Gao and Xintao Shuai, J. Mater. Chem., 2011
DOI: 10.1039/c0jm03783d

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Top Ten most-read Journal of Materials Chemistry articles in December

Read the most-read Journal of Materials Chemistry articles of December 2010, listed below: 
 
Michael Sommer, Sven Huettner and Mukundan Thelakkat, J. Mater. Chem., 2010, 20, 10788-10797
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM00665C

Ming Zhang, Danni Lei, Zhifeng Du, Xiaoming Yin, Libao Chen, Qiuhong Li, Yangguo Wang and Taihong Wang, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM03410J
 
Xingdong Wang and Rachel A. Caruso, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 20-28
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM02620D
 
M. Inagaki, Y. A. Kim and M. Endo, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM02991B
 
J. I. Paredes, S. Villar-Rodil, M. J. Fernández-Merino, L. Guardia, A. Martínez-Alonso and J. M. D. Tascón, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 298-306
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM01717E
 
Mashkoor Ahmad and Jing Zhu, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 599-614
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM01645D
 
Shujiang Ding, Jun Song Chen, Zhiyu Wang, Yan Ling Cheah, Srinvivasan Madhavi, Xiao Hu and Xiong Wen Lou, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM03650A
 
Hongtao Liu, Yunqi Liu and Daoben Zhu, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM02922J
 
Liang Li, Tianyou Zhai, Haibo Zeng, Xiaosheng Fang, Yoshio Bando and Dmitri Golberg, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 40-56
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM02230F
 
Yan Qiao and Chang Ming Li, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM02871A
 
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Top Ten most-read Journal of Materials Chemistry articles in November

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Lilin Zhou, Jinying Yuan and Yen Wei, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM02172E
 
Ravi Kumar Cheedarala, Gi-Hwan Kim, Shinuk Cho, Junghoon Lee, Jonggi Kim, Hyun-Kon Song, Jin Young Kim and Changduk Yang, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 843-850
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM01897J
 
Raquel Verdejo, M. Mar Bernal, Laura J. Romasanta and Miguel A. Lopez-Manchado, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM02708A
 
Xiulei Ji and Linda F. Nazar, J. Mater. Chem., 2010, 20, 9821-9826
DOI: 10.1039/B925751A
 
Baojun Li and Huaqiang Cao, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM03253K
 
Cecilia Mattevi, Hokwon Kim and Manish Chhowalla, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM02126A
 
Xiaoying Yang, Yinsong Wang, Xin Huang, Yanfeng Ma, Yi Huang, Rongcun Yang, Hongquan Duan and Yongsheng Chen, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM02494E
 
Sonny Bingham and Walid A. Daoud, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM02271C
 
Martin Helgesen, Roar Søndergaard and Frederik C. Krebs, J. Mater. Chem., 2010, 20, 36-60
DOI: 10.1039/B913168J
 
Zesheng An, Junsheng Yu, Benoit Domercq, Simon C. Jones, Stephen Barlow, Bernard Kippelen and Seth R. Marder, J. Mater. Chem., 2009, 19, 6688-6698
DOI: 10.1039/B910898J
 
 
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Top Ten most-read Journal of Materials Chemistry articles in October

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Sudipta Dutta and Swapan K. Pati, J. Mater. Chem., 2010, 20, 8207-8223
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM00261E
 
Liping Huang, Bin Wu, Gui Yu and Yunqi Liu, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM02225J
 
Hyung-Jun Koo, Suk Tai Chang, Joseph M. Slocik, Rajesh R. Naik and Orlin D. Velev, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM01820A
 
Nhiem Tran and Thomas J. Webster, J. Mater. Chem., 2010, 20, 8760-8767
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM00994F
 
Bao Wang, Xing-Long Wu, Chun-Ying Shu, Yu-Guo Guo and Chun-Ru Wang, J. Mater. Chem., 2010, 20, 10661-10664
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM01941K
 
Dongyu Cai and Mo Song, J. Mater. Chem., 2010, 20, 7906-7915
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM00530D
Liang Li, Tianyou Zhai, Haibo Zeng, Xiaosheng Fang, Yoshio Bando and Dmitri Golberg, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM02230F
 
Li Li Zhang, Rui Zhou and X. S. Zhao, J. Mater. Chem., 2010, 20, 5983-5992
DOI: 10.1039/C000417K 
 
Martin Helgesen, Roar Søndergaard and Frederik C. Krebs, J. Mater. Chem., 2010, 20, 36-60
DOI: 10.1039/B913168J
 
Yuxi Xu and Gaoquan Shi, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM02319A
 
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Top Ten most-read Journal of Materials Chemistry articles in September

Read the most-read Journal of Materials Chemistry articles of September 2010, listed below:

Harald Hoppe and Niyazi Serdar Sariciftci, J. Mater. Chem., 2006, 16, 45-61
DOI: 10.1039/B510618B
 
Clément Sanchez, Beatriz Julián, Philippe Belleville and Michael Popall, J. Mater. Chem., 2005, 15, 3559-3592
DOI: 10.1039/B509097K
 
Stéphane Mornet, Sébastien Vasseur, Fabien Grasset and Etienne Duguet, J. Mater. Chem., 2004, 14, 2161-2175
DOI: 10.1039/B402025A
 
Ivan P. Parkin and Robert G. Palgrave, J. Mater. Chem., 2005, 15, 1689-1695
DOI: 10.1039/B412803F
 
Sasha Stankovich, Richard D. Piner, Xinqi Chen, Nianqiang Wu, SonBinh T. Nguyen and Rodney S. Ruoff, J. Mater. Chem., 2006, 16, 155-158
DOI: 10.1039/B512799H
 
Igor I. Slowing, Juan L. Vivero-Escoto, Brian G. Trewyn and Victor S.-Y. Lin, J. Mater. Chem., 2010, 20, 7924-7937
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM00554A
 
U. Mueller, M. Schubert, F. Teich, H. Puetter, K. Schierle-Arndt and J. Pastré, J. Mater. Chem., 2006, 16, 626-636
DOI: 10.1039/B511962F
 
Sarah J. Toal and William C. Trogler, J. Mater. Chem., 2006, 16, 2871-2883
DOI: 10.1039/B517953J
 
Dongyu Cai and Mo Song, J. Mater. Chem., 2010, 20, 7906-7915
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM00530D
 
Jung Tae Park, Dong Kyu Roh, Rajkumar Patel, Eunhye Kim, Du Yeol Ryu and Jong Hak Kim, J. Mater. Chem., 2010, 20, 8521-8530
DOI: 10.1039/C0JM01471K
 
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Enzymes – a new ingredient for marine paint?

Cross-linked enzyme aggregates have great potential in marine antifouling paints claim Danish scientists.

Paints with antifouling activity are used in the marine industry to prevent undesirable accumulation of microorganisms, plants and animals on ship surfaces below the waterline. Previously tributyltin self-polishing copolymer (TBT-SPC) paints have been used however they were banned in January 2008 due to environmental regulations.

The main alternatives are copper-based paints but these also cause concern for the environment. Consequently it non-toxic alternatives are desirable which is where enzymes can have a niche explains Stepan Shipovskov at Aarhus University, Denmark.

Environmentally friendly paints for boats use enzymes instead of metals

Environmentally friendly paints for boats use enzymes instead of metals

Enzymes can interact directly with microorganisms on the ships surface but organic solvents, such as xylene, are the main base of paints and can inactivate the enzymes. Shipovskov and co-workers tested cross-linked enzyme aggregates (CLEAs) of proteases in artificial sea water and found that they are tolerant to xylene and have great stability in dried paint. Shipovskov explains that ‘a stabilisation effect occurs due to the covalent linking between enzyme molecules which prevents enzyme inactivation in organic solvents’.

To view the full Highlights in Chemical Science article, please click here: Enzymes – a new ingredient for marine paint?

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Implementation of cross-linked enzyme aggregates of proteases for marine paint applications
Jonas Skovgaard, Charlotte A. Bak, Torben Snabe, Duncan S. Sutherland, Brian S. Laursen, Karsten M. Kragh, Flemming Besenbacher, Charlotte H. Poulsen and Stepan Shipovskov, J. Mater. Chem., 2010, 20, 7626
DOI:
10.1039/c0jm01249a

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