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Journal of Materials Chemistry B and Materials Advances welcome Professor Myung-Han Yoon to our Editorial Boards

01 Mar 2024

Journal of Materials Chemistry B and Materials Advances are delighted to welcome Professor Myung-Han Yoon from the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), South Korea, to our Editorial Boards as a new Associate Editor.

Professor Myung-Han Yoon

Myung-Han Yoon is a professor at the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), South Korea. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry (1999) and Master’s degree in Physical Chemistry (2001) at Seoul National University, South Korea. Then, he moved to the United States and received his PhD in Materials Chemistry at Northwestern University (2006). After finishing his postdoctoral research at the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Harvard University, he joined the School of Materials Science and Engineering, GIST, South Korea as an assistant professor (2010) and was promoted to associate professor (2015) and professor (2018). He received the Young Investigator Award from the American Chemical Society (2007), the Excellent Research Award from the Korean Polymer Society (2018), the Excellent Research Award from the Korean Chemical Society (2018), and the Excellent Research Award from the Minister of Science and ICT in South Korea (2019). His research interests include biomedical and bioelectronic interfaces based on organic mixed ionic-electronic conductors, hydrogel and metal oxide materials.

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Spotlight on a Materials Advances Highly Cited Review Article

21 Feb 2024

“Selenium nanoparticles: a review on synthesis and biomedical applications”

Materials Advances publishes review articles on topics across materials science, which are open access and free to read. To celebrate our excellent review articles, we asked the authors of some of our most well-received review articles to discuss their work in more detail.

In this post, we share insights from our interview with the authors of the recently published Materials Advances review “Selenium nanoparticles: a review on synthesis and biomedical applications“.

Insights from the authors of a highly cited Materials Advances review article

What aspect of your research are you most excited about at the moment?

“Elemental selenium (Se) has great importance in the fields of physics, chemistry, and biology. Se is an important element for human requirement. The United Kingdom group of vitamins and minerals recommended the daily intake of selenium by women and men should be 60 μg and 70 μg, respectively. A daily intake of more than 400 μg could be toxic which leads to a disorder known as selenosis. Selenium plays a key role as a biochemical component of glutathione peroxidase, an enzyme responsible for the protection of essential SH-groups and for the decomposition of peroxides, thereby acting as an antioxidant. In addition to immense role in biology, selenium based nanomaterials have attracted great attention of researchers and in fact metal selenides quantum dots are key component of modern day nanotechnology. Source of selenium often is a tricky component in such materials but bio-generated selenium may become a potential step in fine tuning and biocompatible quantum dots for a range on biomedical applications.

What do you find most challenging about your research?

Availability of greener selenium source for advancement of metal selenide quantum dots and their utility in the filed of biological sciences and biomedical industries as fluorescent tags, photonic materials. Such a collection for articles and review on single element chemistry such as the current one leads to much ease of operation for the researchers and the challenge associated can be managed and handled more effectively. In my research source of selenium is still a great challenge.

What does it mean to you to have a highly cited review article?

Getting recognition for our research and scientific contribution and that too from our peers from the Royal Society is much of moment of proud for us and is very gratifying feeling. It boost the confidence and makes us more responsible for conducting impactful research in our chosen field.

How do you feel about Materials Advances as a place to publish research on this topic?

When Royal Society floated this journal almost 3-4 years ago, we were sure that like any other RSC publication, this too will fetch global standard and we were proven right when its impact factor was disclosed last year and I am very proud to be associated with such new yet highly prestigious journal. Not many get the opportunity to be part of RSC publications. I am proud of my team to have agreed with me to choose materials advances for our publications. Ever since its inception, this journal has maintained high-quality research publications and has become first choice for material science.

What is one piece of career-related advice or wisdom that you would like to share with early career scientists?

Early career researchers should avoid being part of mad-race that publishes randomly without much clarity in their goals. They should identify research problems that will impact human race globally and try to come out of pathbreaking research results. They should not hesitate to establish early collaboration for multidisciplinary research as in today’s time applied research is much in demand and making great impact

Meet the authors

Dr Pawan Khanna received his PhD in Organometallic Chemistry of Se & Te from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay in 1989– 90. He went to Queens’ University of Belfast and University of Wales at Swansea (UK) for his postdoctoral research in the group of Prof. Christopher P Morley during 1989–92. Later, he joined C-MET, Pune. He was awarded the BOYSCAST fellowship of DST, Govt of India during 1998–99 to work on quantum dots driven by organometallic chemistry at University of St. Andrews, Scotland (UK) with Professor David J Cole-Hamilton. He joined Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, Pune, India (DIAT) in 2011 as its first Professor and is currently a HAG Professor and Head of the Dept. of Applied Chemistry. He has also served as dean of academic affairs at DIAT. His research interests include organometallic chemistry, materials chemistry, nano-chemistry of biological importance, quantum dots, nano-inks, nano-fluids and photo catalysis. He has published over 220 research papers. He has recently been named as the top 1% materials’ scientist in the world by a study conducted by Stanford University, USA. He has guided more than 70 masters, doctoral and post-doctoral researchers and completed 20 grant-in-aid research projects.

Neha Bisht obtained her BTech Degree in Chemical Engineering from BT Kumaon Institute of Technology (BTKIT), Dwarahat, Uttarakhand India in 2014. Continuing her studies, she received MTech Degree in Materials Science and Chemical Technology from the Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, Pune, India in the Department of Applied Chemistry in 2019, where she was a Gold medalist. During her study for her Master’s Degree, she received the All India Council Technical Education (AICTE) Fellowship through Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE). She worked as a Project Assistant under the guidance of Prof. P. K. Khanna at DIAT, Pune, India. She is a life member of the ‘‘Society for Materials and Chemistry (SMC)’’, BARC, Mumbai. She is a lifetime member of ‘‘DIAT Alumni Association’’. She is currently persuing her PhD in south Korea. Her research interests include nanomaterials, hybrid nanocomposites, thermoelectric materials, metal oxides, ternary metal chalcogenides and their energy applications.

Priyanka obtained her BSc degree from Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, in the year 2015. During the BSc, she received a ‘‘Promotion of Science and Education (POSE)’’ scholarship from Department of Science & Technology (DST), Govt. of Haryana, India. Continuing her studies, she received an MSc degree in Applied Chemistry from Malaviya National Institute of Advanced Technology, Jaipur, India, in 2017. She completed her PhD under the guidance of Prof. P. K. Khanna at Defence Institute of Advanced Technology, Pune, India in November 2023. She is a life member of ‘‘Society for Materials and Chemistry (SMC)’’, BARC, Mumbai. She has published over 12 research articles and has a patent to her credit. Her research interests include nanomaterials, quantum dots, materials chemistry and their energy applications

We congratulate the authors on their impactful work and wish them success in their future academic research!

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Spotlight on a Materials Advances Highly Cited Review Article

09 Feb 2024

“Fluorescent Schiff base sensors as a versatile tool for metal ion detection: strategies, mechanistic insights, and applications”

In this post, we share insights from our interview with the authors of the recently published Materials Advances review “Fluorescent Schiff base sensors as a versatile tool for metal ion detection: strategies, mechanistic insights, and applications”.

Insights from the authors of a highly cited Materials Advances review article

What aspect of your research are you most excited about at the moment?

“The exciting aspects of fluorescence Schiff base research lie in its potential applications, such as in sensing and imaging. Understanding how these compounds interact with different environments or molecules opens up opportunities for advancements in various fields, from medicine to materials science. Additionally, exploring novel synthesis methods and improving the efficiency of fluorescence can contribute to the development of innovative technologies.”

What do you find most challenging about your research?

“Fluorescence Schiff base research, while exciting, also presents certain challenges. Some common challenges include:
(i) Synthesis complexity
(ii) Interference from environmental factors such as pH, temperature, and the presence of other organic or inorganic species.
(iii) The real-world application of these techniques often involves complex sample matrices, like biological fluids or environmental samples, which introduces additional challenges.”

What does it mean to you to have a highly cited review article?

“Being acknowledged by colleagues in the same field for one’s work is a rewarding experience for a researcher”

How do you feel about Materials Advances as a place to publish research on this topic?

“Materials Advances has established itself as a prestigious journal within the Materials family. The platform it offers is a unique opportunity for researchers to present their latest discoveries in the field of materials science. With its consistently high-quality publications, this journal has evolved into a central hub for the advancement and dissemination of knowledge in materials science.”

What is one piece of career-related advice or wisdom that you would like to share with early career scientists?

“I recommend that early career researchers pinpoint global challenges and research gaps, dedicating their utmost efforts to address them in a meaningful way. Engage in brainstorming sessions, analyzing the What, Why, and How aspects—understand the problem, its underlying reasons, and potential solutions. Persistently pursue your aspirations, surmounting obstacles and challenges, until you can reflect with pride on your journey.”

Meet the authors

Dr Manoj Kumar Goshisht is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Govt. College Tokapal, Bastar, Chhattisgarh, India. He obtained his Master’s Degree from Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar, Haryana, and PhD Degree from Dr B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar, Punjab, India. He has cleared the National Eligibility Test (CSIR-UGC NET) for Assistant Professor in the subject of Chemical Sciences. He is a winner of the Editors Pick Award of the “9th DST & ACS Workshop” held on 11th August 2021. His research interests include organic chemistry, materials chemistry, supramolecular chemistry, and nanomaterials. He has published various research papers in reputed international peer-reviewed journals of The American Chemical Society, The Royal Society of Chemistry, and Springer Nature. He also has a book in his account published by CRC Press (an imprint of the Taylor & Francis group).

Prof. Goutam Kumar Patra did his Ph.D. from Jadavpur University, under the supervision of Prof. Dipankar Datta at Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata. Then he joined Tel Aviv University, Israel, as a postdoctoral research fellow with Prof. Israel Goldberg (2000–2002). Subsequently he moved to Carnegie Mellon University, USA where he worked with Prof. Catalina Achim. Then he joined as Asst. Prof. in Vijoygarh Jyotish Ray College, Kolkata in December 2003. He visited Max Planck Institute of Bioinorganic Chemistry, Mülheim, Germany as a BOYSCAST fellow during 2006–07 and worked with the then Director, Prof. Karl Wieghardt. He is a Professor in Guru Ghasidas Central University, Bilaspur since 2012. His research interests include chemosensor, redox activity, azamacrocyclic chemistry, crystal engineering, porphyrin and supramolecular chemistry, peptide nucleic acids (PNAs) and free radical chemistry. So far, he has published more than hundred research papers in the journals of national and international repute.

Dr. Neetu Tripathi earned her Ph.D. from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India. She achieved first rank with a Gold medal in M.Sc. Chemistry (Instrumental Analysis) for her master’s degree. Currently, she serves as a Research Associate (RA) at DRDO, Defence Materials and Stores R&D Establishment. During her Ph.D., she received the prestigious INSPIRE fellowship from the Government of India. Dr. Tripathi has successfully cleared the National Eligibility Test (CSIR-UGC NET) for Assistant Professor and the Graduate Aptitude Test (GATE) in the subject of chemical sciences. Her research interests encompass organic chemistry, materials chemistry, supramolecular chemistry, and nanomaterials. She has contributed to various international peer-reviewed journals, including those by the Royal Society of Chemistry, Elsevier, and Springer. Additionally, Dr. Tripathi is an author of a book published by CRC Press, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group.

We congratulate the authors on their impactful work and wish them success in their future academic research!

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Journal of Materials Chemistry A welcomes Professor Sayan Bhattacharyya from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata, India to their Advisory Board

06 Feb 2024

Journal of Materials Chemistry A is delighted to welcome Professor Sayan Bhattacharyya from Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata, India to their Advisory Board.

Professor Sayan Bhattacharyya, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata, India

Professor Sayan Bhattacharyya is a Professor of Chemical Sciences at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata, India. He received his bachelor’s at Calcutta University, and his PhD degree at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, before he carried out his postdoctoral work in the US.

He joined the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata, India in April 2010, and has moved from Assistant Professor, to Professor of Chemical Sciences. His research focus is the design and synthesis of nanoscale functional materials, elucidation of their fundamental electronic, optical and other physical properties, and the development of processes that lead to specific alternative energy solutions.

Here is what he had to say about his appointment to Journal of Materials Chemistry A:

What does it mean to you to join the Advisory Board of Journal of Materials Chemistry A?

I am delighted to join the Advisory Board of Journal of Materials Chemistry A, which has set very high standards. Over the years, we have been publishing our research here, and reading high-quality articles by other research groups. The advisory board role will allow me to help the journal make decisions to promote seminal or outstanding scientific findings and influence future research.

What is the current biggest challenge you face in your field?

Mankind has to solve the burgeoning problem of climate change, not only in the reaction flask at the laboratory scale but implementing the proven concepts on a societal level for bridging the gap between academia and industry. A systematic approach should be in place to identify and promote the best solutions, published in journals, which are often overlooked.

What advances in your field are you most excited about?

I’m most excited about the immense potential of solar and thermal energy for solving the energy and environmental crisis. Secondly, advanced materials design is necessary for successfully replicating or mimicking the complexity and efficiency of natural processes. New inorganic / organic, and hybrid materials design is necessary with an understanding of their structural and electronic characteristics.

Why do you feel that researchers should choose to publish their work in Journal of Materials Chemistry A?

Journal of Materials Chemistry A provides an ideal interdisciplinary forum, with a broad range of topics, for publishing the path-breaking, most-read and most-cited research articles. It caters to quality science in the field of energy conversion and storage applications. The editorial board members are very active, and provide rigorous service through peer review to accelerate the dissemination of scientific findings.

Where do you see the materials chemistry field in the next 10 years?

I expect a comprehensive integration of materials chemistry into various domains of science and technology, demonstrating its interdisciplinary potential, and underscoring the interconnected nature of scientific advancements. Materials chemistry will play a central role in fields ranging from artificial intelligence and engineering to social sciences, reflecting its broad applications. The central role of materials chemistry can be envisioned through the collaborative efforts of researchers across different branches of science and technology, working towards the societal solutions to energy and environmental challenges.

Check out some of Professor Sayan Bhattacharyya’s recent publications in Royal Society of Chemistry journals:

M. Maji, N. Dihingia, S. Dutta, S. Parvin, S. K. Pati, S. Bhattacharyya, Charge Transfer Modulated Heterointerface for Hydrogen Production at All pH. J. Mater. Chem. A 2022, 10, 24927-24937.
R. Majee, Q. A. Islam, S. Mondal, S. Bhattacharyya, Electrochemically Reversible Lattice with Redox Active A-site of Double Perovskite Oxide Nanosheets to Reinforce Oxygen Electrocatalysis. Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 10180-10189.
S. Parvin, A. Kumar, A. Ghosh, S. Bhattacharyya, Earth-Abundant Bimetallic Catalyst Coated Metallic Nanowire Grown Electrode with Platinum-Like pH-Universal Hydrogen Evolution Activity at High Current Density. Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 3893-3902.
Q. A. Islam, R. Majee, S. Bhattacharyya, Bimetallic Nanoparticle Decorated Perovskite Oxide for State-of-the-art Trifunctional Electrocatalysis. J. Mater. Chem. A 2019, 7, 19453-19464.
A. Kumar, D. K. Chaudhary, S. Parvin, S. Bhattacharyya, High Performance Duckweed-derived Carbon Support to Anchor NiFe Electrocatalysts for Efficient Solar Energy Driven Water Splitting. J. Mater. Chem. A 2018, 6, 18948-18959.

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Open Call for Submissions: Molecular Photoswitches for Energy storage

26 Jan 2024

We are delighted to announce an Open Call for Submissions to a themed collection on Molecular Photoswitches for Energy storage to be published in Journal of Materials Chemistry A and Journal of Materials Chemistry C.

Guest Editors:

Prof. Rachel Evans (University of Cambridge)

Prof. Grace Han (Brandeis University)

Prof. Tao Li (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)

Prof. Dr. Hermann A. Wegner (Justus-Liebig Universität)

Scope:

The necessity to harvest and store energy is one of the greatest challenges of today. The sun represents in this respect the ultimate energy source on earth. The utilization of light as energy input is therefore highly desirable. Molecular photoswitches do exactly that, as they can be switched between two states. Such processes have great potential in energy storage. This special issue celebrates results in all areas covering molecular photoswitches in the broadest sense for energy storage:

Appropriate topics include, but are not limited to:

Design, synthesis and characterization of photoswitches
Application of photoswitches for energy storage, such as molecular solar thermal energy storage systems
Incorporation of photoswitches in devices for energy storage
Investigation of diverse triggering methods for energy release (e.g., (electro)catalysis)
Phase transitions and latent heat storage-release induced by the photoswitching processes
Theoretical screening of photoswitch candidates for improved energy storage

Deadline: 13 June 2024

Submissions to the journal should contain chemistry in the context of a material and should fit within the scope of Journal of Materials Chemistry C or Journal of Materials Chemistry A. Please see the journal’s page for more information on the journal’s scope, standards, article types and author guidelines.

This call for papers is open for the following article types:

Communications
Full papers

If you would like to contribute to this themed collection, you can submit your article directly to the online submission system for Journal of Materials Chemistry C or Journal of Materials Chemistry A. Please mention that this submission is a contribution to the Molecular Photoswitches for Energy storage in the “Themed issues” section of the submission form and add a “Note to the Editor” that this is from the Open Call.

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Collection Celebrating the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: mRNA vaccines against COVID-19

17 Oct 2023

We are delighted to share a cross-journal themed collection on mRNA vaccines against COVID-19, celebrating the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman were jointly awarded a Nobel Prize “for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base modifications that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19.” Royal Society of Chemistry journals congratulate both Nobel Laureates.

Understanding mRNA’s interaction with the immune system had a crucial role in accelerating vaccine development during one of the most significant health crises in contemporary history. This collection highlights recent advancements in mRNA technologies for vaccine development, covering mRNA delivery strategies, biomaterials, nanoparticles, and click chemistry.

Read the collection here.

A selection of articles from the collection is included below. All articles are free to access until 17^th November. All Open Access journal articles are always free to access. We hope you will enjoy reading the articles in this themed collection. Please do share this collection with your colleagues and networks.

Reviews

A comprehensive overview of vaccines developed for pandemic viral pathogens over the past two decades including those in clinical trials for the current novel SARS-CoV-2

Kannan Damodharan, Gandarvakottai Senthilkumar Arumugam, Suresh Ganesan, Mukesh Doble and Sathiah Thennarasu

RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 20006-20035 DOI: 10.1039/D0RA09668G

Emerging mRNA technologies: delivery strategies and biomedical applications

Yufen Xiao, Zhongmin Tang, Xiangang Huang, Wei Chen, Jun Zhou, Haijun Liu, Chuang Liu, Na Kong and Wei Tao

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2022, 51, 3828-3845 DOI: 10.1039/D1CS00617G

Lipid-based colloidal nanoparticles for applications in targeted vaccine delivery

Muhammad Saad Khan, Sila Appak Baskoy, Celina Yang, Joohye Hong, Jayoung Chae, Heejin Ha, Sungjun Lee, Masayoshi Tanaka, Yonghyun Choi and Jonghoon Choi

Nanoscale Adv., 2023, 5, 1853-1869 DOI: 10.1039/D2NA00795A

Articles

A PEG-lipid-free COVID-19 mRNA vaccine triggers robust immune responses in mice

Min Li, Yixuan Huang, Jiacai Wu, Sanpeng Li, Miao Mei, Haixia Chen, Ning Wang, Weigang Wu, Boping Zhou, Xu Tan and Bin Li

Mater. Horiz., 2023, 10, 466-472 DOI: 10.1039/D2MH01260J

Towards mRNA with superior translational activity: synthesis and properties of ARCA tetraphosphates with single phosphorothioate modifications

Malwina Strenkowska, Joanna Kowalska, Maciej Lukaszewicz, Joanna Zuberek, Wei Su, Robert E. Rhoads, Edward Darzynkiewicz and Jacek Jemielity

New J. Chem., 2010, 34, 993-1007 DOI: 10.1039/B9NJ00644C

Development of a high-throughput platform for screening lipid nanoparticles for mRNA delivery

Lili Cui, Sara Pereira, Silvia Sonzini, Sally van Pelt, Steven M. Romanelli, Lihuan Liang, David Ulkoski, Venkata R. Krishnamurthy, Emily Brannigan, Christopher Brankin and Arpan S. Desai

Nanoscale, 2022, 14, 1480-1491 DOI: 10.1039/D1NR06858J

Enhanced immunogenicity induced by mRNA vaccines with various lipid nanoparticles as carriers for SARS-CoV-2 infection

Yanhao Zhang, Ji Wang, Hanlei Xing, Chao Liu, Wenhui Zha, Shuo Dong, Yuhao Jiang and Xinsong Li

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2023,11, 7454-7465 DOI: 10.1039/D3TB00303E

mRNA-carrying lipid nanoparticles that induce lysosomal rupture activate NLRP3 inflammasome and reduce mRNA transfection efficiency

James Forster III, Dipika Nandi and Ashish Kulkarni

Biomater. Sci., 2022, 10, 5566-5582 DOI: 10.1039/D2BM00883A

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Congratulations to our Poster Prize winner at Fall E-MRS 2023: Symposium C

13 Oct 2023

Journal of Materials Chemistry C, was pleased to sponsor a poster prize at the ‘Perovskites: from materials science to devices’ Symposium at Fall E-MRS 2023.

Congratulations to Sandeep Kumar Gundam!

For the poster titled: Spectrally stable pure blue-emitting perovskite nanocrystal thin films for light-emitting diodes

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Insights from the authors of a highly cited Materials Advances article

26 Sep 2023

Nanomaterials: a review of synthesis methods, properties, recent progress, and challenges has been one of the most highly cited articles published in Materials Advances so far. The authors have recently answered our questions, and in this blog, we are sharing the insights from our interview with them. We congratulate the authors on their impactful work and wish them success in their future academic research.

What aspect of your work are you most excited about at the moment?

Access to clean water is a growing global issue. A recent report by UNESCO reveals that 2 billion individuals do not have access to safe drinking water. Furthermore, the region where we reside (Saudi Arabia) has already declared a water-stress region. We are designing advanced membranes for desalination and water reuse, which may contribute to meeting global and regional demand in the future. Our research group is developing next-generation membranes using 2D materials. The 2D materials we use can be divided into two classes specifically for membrane applications. The first class has ordered pores, such as COFs and 2D MOFs, whereas the other type is intrinsically non-porous, such as graphene, MXenes, and TMDs. Our research group is working on tuning the interlayer distance of the non-porous 2D sheets to control the permeability and selectivity of these membranes according to the desired applications. We believe that the tunability of the 2D membranes makes them unique compared to the state-of-the-art commercialized polymeric membranes.

What do you find most challenging about your research?

Fouling remains a significant challenge in the implementation of membrane-based technology. Therefore, most of the industries still have not adopted membrane-based technology. 2D materials-based membranes look promising at the lab scale to develop antifouling membranes, but their processability and scalability would be challenging. Our research group is currently working on a lab scale at IRC-Membranes Water Security, KFUPM, but we are planning and working to bring them from the lab scale to the market.

What does it mean to you to have a highly cited article?

It is a gratifying experience for a researcher to receive recognition for his work from their peers in the same field.

How do you feel about Materials Advances as a place to publish research on this topic?

Materials Advances has emerged as a prestigious journal of the Materials family. Material Advances platform provides a distinctive opportunity for researchers to publish their latest findings in materials science. Due to its high-quality publications, this journal has become a hub of material science progress and knowledge.

Can you share one piece of career-related advice or wisdom with other early career scientists?

I advise early career researchers to identify global problems and research gaps and put their best efforts into solving them to become impactful. Do the brainstorming by What, why, and how. What is the problem, why is it, and how can it be solved? Keep pushing towards your goals and dreams, overcoming obstacles and challenges, until you can look back proudly on your journey.

Meet the authors

Dr Nadeem Baig is a Research Scientist III (Assistant Professor) at IRC-Membrane and Water Security, KFUPM. He obtained his BS (Hons.) from the University of the Punjab in 2008 and his MPhil from the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore in 2012. He obtained his Ph.D. from KFUPM, Saudi Arabia, in 2017. Dr Baig joined the Center of Research Excellence in Desalination & Water Treatment at KFUPM in 2020 after working as a two-year postdoctoral researcher. His research is focused on developing next-generation membranes utilizing 2D materials, including graphene, MXene, TMDs, 2D MOFs, and COFs for oil/water separation, desalination, water reuse, and recovering precious metals. His interests also include developing nanostructured materials and super-selective surfaces for energy and environmental applications. He has received several distinguished awards. So far, Dr Baig has obtained 10 US patents. Dr Baig received the prestigious Early Career Research Award at KFUPM in 2022. His name was also included among the top 2% of scientists worldwide in the discipline of Chemistry.

Dr Irshad Kammakakam is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan. Dr Kammakakam received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Incheon National University, South Korea. His research focused on developing advanced organic porous materials and functional polymeric membranes for energy-saving separation technology and environmental green energy applications. Before joining Nazarbayev University, Dr Kammakakam was a Research Scientist at the Advanced Materials Chemistry Center, Khalifa University, UAE. He also worked as a Visiting Scientist at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (South Korea). He completed multiple Postdocs at the European Institute of Membranes (France), the University of Alabama (USA), and the KAUST (Saudi Arabia). Dr Kammakakam broadly works to design and synthesize ionic polymers for molecular separation membranes and energy storage applications. Dr Kammakakam has bagged many awards and achievements, including the recipient of the 2020 Future Faculty Mentoring Program sponsored by the EdDiv of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.

Dr Wail Sulaiman Falath is the Dean of the College of General Studies and an Assistant Professor at the Materials Science and Engineering Department of King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals. Dr Falath has a Ph.D. degree in Polymers, Textiles, and Fibers Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, USA. His Ph.D. was related to fabricating polymeric mixed matrix membranes for Reverse Osmosis water desalination. Dr Falath’s research is focused on the environment, synthesis of membranes for water desalination, and surface modifications and characterization of several materials.

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Celebrating materials science in Germany

18 Sep 2023

New region spotlight in Materials Advances

Over the years, Materials Advances has published quality research across the breadth of materials science and our German authors and readers remain a core part of the journal community.

To showcase some of the great research being carried out in the country we have selected some of the most popular articles from authors across Germany. A small selection are highlighted in this blog post, but click the button below to read the full collection. All articles are gold open access so they are free to read.

Redox-active, porous pyrene tetraone dendritic polymers as cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries
Lucas Ueberricke, Felix Mildner, Yuquan Wu, Elisa Thauer, Tom Wickenhäuser, Wen-Shan Zhang, Yana Vaynzof, Sven M. Elbert, Rasmus R. Schröder, Rüdiger Klingeler and Michael Mastalerz
Mater. Adv., 2023, 4, 1604-1611

Research output software for energetic materials based on observational modelling 2.1 (RoseBoom2.1 (c))
Sabrina Wahler and Thomas M. Klapötke
Mater. Adv., 2022, 3, 7976-7986

Stimuli-responsive one-dimensional photonic crystals: design, fabrication and sensing
Marie Däntl, Alberto Jiménez-Solano and Bettina V. Lotsch
Mater. Adv., 2022, 3, 7406-7424

Materials Advances is pleased to have some prominent members of the materials science community acting as Associate Editors and as Advisory Board Members:

Miriam Unterlass (University of Konstanz)
Yana Vaynzof (Technical University of Dresden)
Helmut Cölfen (University of Konstanz)
Xinliang Feng (Technical University of Dresden)
Anna Köhler (University of Bayreuth)
Ulrike Kramm (TU Darmstadt)
Bettina Lotsch (Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart)
Patrick Théato (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)

The Royal Society of Chemistry has arranged Read and Publish agreements with many German institutes. As part of these agreements you may be entitled to publish your research gold open access at no cost. Get in touch to find out more and find out if your institute is covered here.

Thank you again to all for your support and looking forward to the exciting milestones ahead for Materials Advances!

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Themed Collection in Materials Advances: Advanced functional materials and manufacturing processes

13 Sep 2023

Advanced functional materials and manufacturing processes

Guest edited by Jessica O. Winter, Jawwad A. Darr and John Wang

Materials Advances is delighted to introduce our latest themed collection on the latest developments in advanced inorganic functional materials (synthesis, modelling and simulation), novel manufacturing processes including scale up approaches, and property evaluation and optimization.

You can explore the collection and read the introductory editorial from our guest editors below. Articles in the collection are published in Materials Advances so they are all open access and freely available.

Read the collection

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Synthesis, structure and electrochemical properties of a new cation ordered layered Li–Ni–Mg–Mo oxide
Bo Dong, Javier Castells-Gil, Pengcheng Zhu, Laura L. Driscoll, Emma Kendrick, Phoebe K. Allan and Peter R. Slater
Mater. Adv., 2023, 4, 1021-1029 DOI: 10.1039/d2ma00981a

Recent advancement in nanomaterial-encapsulated drug delivery vehicles for combating cancer, COVID-19, and HIV-like chronic diseases
Suparna Paul, Subhajit Mukherjee and Priyabrata Banerjee
Mater. Adv., 2023, 4, 2042-2061 DOI: 10.1039/d2ma01075e

Additively manufactured thermosetting elastomer composites: small changes in resin formulation lead to large changes in mechanical and viscoelastic properties
Ye Wang, Ian M. McAninch, Antoine P. Delarue, Christopher J. Hansen, E. Jason Robinette and Amy M. Peterson
Mater. Adv., 2023, 4, 607-615 DOI: 10.1039/d2ma00892k

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