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Journal of Materials Chemistry 10th Anniversary Cover Showcase – October

This year, as you may know, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, B, and C are celebrating their 10th anniversary! To join in the celebrations, we’ve asked authors to find creative ways to add a ’10’ to the cover artwork and are excited to show you the results in our monthly cover showcase.

To join in the celebration, you can view the #JMCs10Years hashtag on Twitter and follow the posts for the year so far.

Here are this month’s covers:

 

Enhancing thermoelectric performance via relaxed spin polarization upon magnetic impurity doping

 

Urethane functions can reduce metal salts under hydrothermal conditions: synthesis of noble metal nanoparticles on flexible sponges applied in semi-automated organic reduction

Controlled synthesis of highly active bifunctional electrocatalysts for overall water splitting using coal-based activated carbons

 

Next-generation materials for RNA–lipid nanoparticles: lyophilization and targeted transfection

 

One-step antibacterial modification of polypropylene non-woven fabrics via oxidation using photo-activated chlorine dioxide radicals

Influence of Cu insertion on the thermoelectric properties of the quaternary cluster compounds Cu3M2Mo15Se19 (M = In, K) and Cu4In2Mo15Se19

Remarkable performance recovery in highly defective perovskite solar cells by photo-oxidation

 

The fluorination effect: the importance of backbone planarity in achieving high performance ambipolar field effect transistors

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Journal of Materials Chemistry 10th Anniversary Cover Showcase – September

This year, as you may know, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, B, and C are celebrating their 10th anniversary! To join in the celebrations, we’ve asked authors to find creative ways to add a ’10’ to the cover artwork and are excited to show you the results in our monthly cover showcase.

To join in the celebration, you can view the #JMCs10Years hashtag on Twitter and follow the posts for the year so far.

Here are this month’s covers:

 

Redox-active polynaphthalimides as versatile electrode materials for high-voltage, high-rate and long-cycle-life organic Li-ion batteries

 

Recent advances in natural small molecules as drug delivery systems

 

 

 

Optimizing the doping efficiency and thermoelectric properties of isoindigo-based conjugated polymers using side chain engineering

 

 

Exploiting heterocycle aromaticity to fabricate new hot exciton materials

 

 

 

Enhancing chemisorption efficiency and thin-film characteristics via a discrete feeding method in high-k dielectric atomic layer deposition for preventing interfacial layer formation

 

Multifunctional theranostic carbazole-based cyanine for real-time imaging of amyloid-β and therapeutic treatment of multiple pathologies in Alzheimer’s disease

 

 

Enhancement of electrical stability of metal oxide thin-film transistors against various stresses

 

 

 

Centripetal triazine chromophores: towards efficient two-photon absorbers and highly emissive polyimide films

 

 

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Journal of Materials Chemistry B and Materials Advances welcomes Dr. Håkan Engqvist to our Editorial Boards

Journal of Materials Chemistry B and Materials Advances are delighted to welcome Dr. Håkan Engqvist from Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University to the Editorial Boards as a new Associate Editor.

 

Dr. Håkan Engqvist is a professor of Applied Materials Science at Uppsala University, Sweden. He holds a Master’s degree in Material Physics and a PhD in Materials Science from Uppsala University. With eight years of industry experience in ceramic materials, specializing in tooling applications and bioceramics, Dr. Engqvist joined Uppsala University as a professor in 2009.

His research focuses on the synthesis, structure, and properties of biomaterials, particularly bioceramics used in hard tissue replacement and drug delivery. Dr. Engqvist also serves as the Director of the MedTech Science and Innovation Centre at Uppsala University, contributing to the advancement of medical technology and fostering innovation. His expertise combines an academic background with industry experience. The research work aim to the understanding and development of biomaterials for critical applications in healthcare.

 

‘I am eager to collaborate with RSC to continue develop the journals. I am especially excited about the international network, working with the professional staff and the other editorial board members and of course the opportunity to stay updated on the latest research in my field.’

 

See Dr Håkan Engqvist’s replies to an interview he kindly did with us:

1. What attracted you to pursue a career in materials science and how did you get to where you are now?

My passion for science and engineering has been a driving force throughout my academic journey. When choosing my undergraduate education, I was greatly influenced by the presence of surrounding companies and the experiences of my friends who were studying engineering. As my career progressed, I made choices based on my genuine interest in the field and dedicated hard work.

 

2. Why did you choose to specialize in your specific research field?

My focus on biomaterials came after my PhD, I am very much interested in understanding and solving unmet needs.

 

3. What do you see as the biggest challenges facing researchers who work in your field?

I think that the fundamental understanding on how to control the interface between materials and living organisms is still just starting. Much more work is needed and big advancements will be made.

 

4. What excites you most about your area of research and what has been the most exciting moment of your career so far?

I am captivated by the interface between synthetic materials and living tissue. I have had a few exiting moments (for me), such as capturing high-resolution images of titanium and bone, the bonding of bone pieces, developing bioactive dental fillings, and successfully implanting a new cranioplasty implant.

 

5. Which of your Royal Society of Chemistry publications are you most proud of and why?

Yixiao Cai, Hu Li, Mikael Karlsson, Klaus Leifer, Håkan Engqvist, Wei Xia. , Biomineralization on Single Crystalline Rutile: The Modulated Growth of Hydroxyapatite by Fibronectin in a Simulated Body Fluid., RSC Advances, 6 (2016) 35507-35516.

A complicated project and it was really difficult to finalise. A lot of work behind that publication.

 

6. Why do you feel that researchers should choose to publish their work in JMCB or Materials Advances?

High quality journals, good reach and fast review process – this will lead to more views and citations of the publication.

 

Join us in welcoming Hakan to our Editorial Boards!

 

Submit your best work to Håkan Engqvist and our team of Associate Editors on Journal of Materials Chemistry B and Materials Advances now! Check out our author guidelines for information on our article types or find out more about the advantages of publishing in a Royal Society of Chemistry journal.

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Journal of Materials Chemistry 10th Anniversary Cover Showcase – August

This year, as you may know, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, B, and C are celebrating their 10th anniversary! To join in the celebrations, we’ve asked authors to find creative ways to add a ’10’ to the cover artwork and are excited to show you the results in our monthly cover showcase.

To join in the celebration, you can view the #JMCs10Years hashtag on Twitter and follow the posts for the year so far.

Here are this month’s covers:

 

Synthesis of ABCBA-type miktoarm H-shaped copolymers with poly(3-hexylthiophene) segments and their application to intrinsically stretchable photonic transistor memory

 

A high-performance “fueled” photodetector based on few-layered 2D ternary chalcogenide NiGa2S4

 

 

 

High photoactive black phase stability of CsPbI3 nanocrystals under damp-heat conditions of 85 °C and 85% relative humidity

 

 

Unveiling the role of water in enhancing the performance of zinc-ion batteries using dimethyl sulfoxide electrolyte and the manganese dioxide cathode

 

 

Black phosphorus thermosensitive hydrogels loaded with bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes synergistically promote bone tissue defect repair

 

Low-voltage organic single-crystal field-effect transistors and inverters enabled by a solution processable high-k dielectric

 

 

Pressure-induced structural phase transition, irreversible amorphization and upconversion luminescence enhancement in Ln3+-codoped LiYF4 and LiLuF4

 

Magnetically driven hierarchically ordered carbonyl iron@SiO2/Ni@Ag/silicone rubber composite film for enhanced electromagnetic interference shielding with ultralow reflection

 

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Congratulations to the poster prize winners at UK Colloids on 17-19 July 2023

Journal of Materials Chemistry B, alongside many other RSC journals, were delighted to sponsor a poster prize at UK Colloids 2023. UK Colloids 2023 is the fourth colloid science conference in this series. It continues to be jointly organised by the RSC’s Colloid and Interface Science Group and the SCI’s Colloid and Surface Science Group and will provide a perfect opportunity for UK and international researchers interested in colloid and interface science to meet, present and discuss issues related to current developments in this field.

The poster prizes were sponsored by Journal of Materials Chemistry B, Materials Horizons, Nanoscale Horizons, Nanoscale, Nanoscale Advances, Materials Advances, RSC Applied Interfaces, RSC Applied Polymers, Soft Matter, Chemical Science and RSC Books.

Check out the winners and the titles of their posters below:

Hayden Robertson, Uni of Newcastle (Australia), “Role of the solvent in specific ion effects: Polymer brushes in non-aqueous electrolytes“

E. Lin, Queen Mary University of London, “Active rechargeable selt-assembled microswimmers driven by surface phase transitions”

Casey A. Thomas, Uni of Melbourne, “Pre-flocculation for increase in novel emulsion binder agglomeration”

Gaurav Yadav, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, “Nanobubble generation by water electrolysis”

Svenja Schmidt, University of Nottingham, “Generation of O/W nanoparticles via spontaneous emulsification in microfluidics”

Haoyang Pan, University of Manchester, “Preparation of conductive polymer-based silver nanoparticle inks for inkjet printing”

Heba Elgamodi, University of Salford, “Anisotropic Shape Library of Functionalised Metal Nanoparticles as Next Generation Antimicrobial Toolkit Against Antimicrobial Resistance”

Jacob Rumney, University of Leeds, “Synthesis and Characterisation of Non-ionic Polyacrylamide Floculation Agents for Solid-Liquid Separation”

Jang Won Shon, Queen Mary University of London, “Phase transitions of fluorotelomer alcohols at the water/alkane interface studied via molecular dynamics simulation.”

Jonathan Faber, Monash University, “Beyond SLES: Advancing Surfactant Research for Sustainable Personal Care Solutions”

Edwin Johnson and Spyridon Varlas, University of Sheffield, “Adsorption of Aldehyde-Functional Diblock Copolymer Spheres onto Surface-Grafted Polymer Brushes via Dynamic Covalent Chemistry Enables Friction Modification”

Congratulations to all the winners!

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Congratulations to our Journal of Materials Chemistry C poster prize winner at the Autumn meeting of the Brazilian Physical Society meeting 2023

Journal of Materials Chemistry C was happy to sponsor a poster prize, alongside PCCP, at the 2023 Autumn Meeting of the Brazilian Physical Society (EOSBF-2023)

We would like to congratulate the winners:

From the left to the right side: KENNEDY BATISTA GONÇALVES (JMCC winner), RODRIGO CAPAZ (SBF President), BASSEM YOUSSEF MAKHOUL JUNIOR (PCCP winner)

 

The Journal of Materials Chemistry C winner:

Poster Title: Portable Light Scattering Spectrometer: validation and application for a Label free optical sensing platform

Name: KENNEDY BATISTA GONÇALVES

 

The PCCP winner:

Poster Title: Simulating kinetic roughening in non-equilibrium growing interfaces using machine learning

Name: BASSEM YOUSSEF MAKHOUL JUNIOR

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Congratulations to our Journal of Materials Chemistry A, B and C poster prize winners at the MEDPore 2023

The MEDPore 2023 was held in Crete, Greece from May 17 until May 19 2023. From their website: The conference aims to bring together scientists involved in porous materials research ranging from metal-organic frameworks, covalent organic frameworks and zeolites to porous chalcogenides, carbons, polymers and organic molecules.

It is an excellent opportunity for scientists from all careers stages to keep-up with cutting-edge research in the field of porous materials and their applications, present and discusses their recent results, while engage with the international community.

Journal of Materials Chemistry A, B and B were delighted to sponsor a poster prize alongside Chemical Science, and Dalton Transactions.

Congratulations to the winner:

 

Journal of Materials Chemistry A, B and C

Winner: Ceballos Manuel

Title of Paper: Synthesis of core-shell Au@Zr-MOF nanocomposites: effect of noparticle shape in heating and photoluminescent properties
Authors: M. Ceballos, B. Pelaz, P. del Pino

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Journal of Materials Chemistry 10th Anniversary Cover Showcase – July

This year, as you may know, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, B, and C are celebrating their 10th anniversary! To join in the celebrations, we’ve asked authors to find creative ways to add a ’10’ to the cover artwork and are excited to show you the results in our monthly cover showcase.

To join in the celebration, you can view the #JMCs10Years hashtag on Twitter and follow the posts for the year so far.

Here are this month’s covers:

 

Integrated high-sulfur-loading polysulfide/carbon cathode in lean-electrolyte cell toward high-energy-density lithium–sulfur cells with stable cyclability

Boosting the photocatalytic CO2 conversion efficiency of MOFs using a solid electron conveyor

 

Fluoroalkyl phosphonic acid radical scavengers for proton exchange membrane fuel cells

 

 

Visible label-free detection of bacterial DNA using flocculation of sterically stabilised cationic latexes

 

Design of an ultra-broadband terahertz absorber based on a patterned graphene metasurface with machine learning

 

Periodic mesoporous organosilica based sensor for broad range mercury detection by simultaneous downshifting/upconversion luminescence

A binaphthalimide motif as a chiral scaffold for thermally activated delayed fluorescence with circularly polarized luminescence activity

Achieving ultralong directional liquid transportation spontaneously with a high velocity

 

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Journal of Materials Chemistry 10th Anniversary Cover Showcase – June

This year, as you may know, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, B, and C are celebrating their 10th anniversary! To join in the celebrations, we’ve asked authors to find creative ways to add a ’10’ to the cover artwork and are excited to show you the results in our monthly cover showcase.

To join in the celebration, you can view the #JMCs10Years hashtag on Twitter and follow the posts for the year so far.

Here are this month’s covers:

 

Light-induced bi-directional switching of thermal conductivity in azobenzene-doped liquid crystal mesophases

 

Designed a hollow Ni2P/TiO2 S-scheme heterojunction for remarkably enhanced photoelectric effect for solar energy harvesting and conversion

Plasmonic random lasing and amplified spontaneous emission from donor–acceptor–donor dyes covered biocompatible silk fibroin film

 

MXene-decorated flexible Al2O3/TiO2 nanofibrous mats with self-adaptive stress dispersion towards multifunctional desalination

 

Membrane-disruptive homo-polymethacrylate with both hydrophobicity and pH-sensitive protonation for selective cancer therapy

 

Recent advances in catalyst design and activity enhancement induced by a magnetic field for electrocatalysis

 

Preparation of functionalized diene-elastomers upon top-down pyrolysis of their vulcanizates via dynamic covalent polymerization

 

A micro/nano-multiscale hierarchical structure strategy to fabricate highly conducting films for electromagnetic interference shielding and energy storage

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Journal of Materials Chemistry 10th Anniversary Cover Showcase – April

This year, as you may know, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, B, and C are celebrating their 10th anniversary! To join in the celebrations, we’ve asked authors to find creative ways to add a ’10’ to the cover artwork and are excited to show you the results in our monthly cover showcase.

To join in the celebration, you can view the #JMCs10Years hashtag on Twitter and follow the posts for the year so far.

Here are this month’s covers:

 

Citrated cellulose nanocrystals from post-consumer cotton textiles

 

 

A highly permeable porous organic cage composite membrane for gas separation

 

 

High-throughput transient photoluminescence spectrometer for deep learning of thermally activated delayed fluorescence materials

 

Photo-response modulation of organic transistors for multi-level light sensing using active layer microstructure control

 

Recent advances in interfacial solar vapor generation: clean water production and beyond

 

 

 

 

Ultrathin electrochemical layer tailoring of lithiophilic materials with 3D hierarchical configuration for lithium metal batteries: Sn/Cu6Sn5@Cu2+1O nanowires on Cu foam

 

 

Improved alkaline water electrolysis system for green energy: sulfonamide antibiotic-assisted anodic oxidation integrated with hydrogen generation

 

 

Brain-like optoelectronic artificial synapses with ultralow energy consumption based on MXene floating-gates for emotion recognition

 

 

 

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