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Welcome to our new Associate Editor Veronica Augustyn
05 Aug 2021
Call for papers: Bioinspired surfaces engineering of biomaterials
26 Jul 2021
Journal of Materials Chemistry B is pleased to announce an upcoming themed issue on Bioinspired surfaces engineering of biomaterials, due for publication online in early 2022. The issue is being Guest Edited by Professor Jian Ji (Zhejiang University), Professor Kazuhiko Ishihara (The University of Tokyo), Professor Shaoyi Jiang (Cornell University), Professor M. Cristina L. Martins (Universidade do Porto) and Professor G. Julius Vancso (University of Twente).
Deadline for submission: 25th October 2021
If you would like to submit a Paper or Communication for this themed issue, you can contribute your article directly through the journal’s online submission service at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jmchemb. Please add a “note to the editor” in the submission form to indicate that your manuscript is a submission for this themed issue.
Submissions to the journal should contain chemistry in a materials context and should fit within the scope of Journal of Materials Chemistry B, materials with applications in biology and medicine. Please see the journal’s website for more information on the journal’s scope, standards, article types and author guidelines. Please be aware that that the Editorial Office will assess submissions for their suitability for the scope of the themed issue and only those within scope will be included in the collection.
Scope of the issue
Understanding the sophisticated functionalities offered by objects and processes found in nature will guide the design of materials with desirable properties to meet challenging applications. Zwitterionic and other materials, inspired by biological structures and functions at different levels (e.g. cell membrane, protein, tissues etc.) have shown great potential in diagnostic, drug delivery and tissue regeneration applications.
In this context, it is pertinent to compile this themed issue focused on recent rapid development in bioinspired biomaterials. This themed issue of Journal of Materials Chemistry B aims at covering the recent progress on zwitterionic materials specifically and other bioinspired biomaterials broadly, including properties, applications, and synthesis of bioinspired and zwitterionic materials related to biology and medicine, bioinspired surfaces/interfaces, fabrication and functionality of bioinspired nanoparticles, high-throughput methods and applications in nanomedicine, nanodiagnostics, medical devices, sensors, scaffolds for tissue regeneration etc.
Professor Jian Ji, Zhejiang University, Associate Editor, Journal of Materials Chemistry B
Professor Kazuhiko Ishihara, The University of Tokyo
Professor Shaoyi Jiang, Cornell University
Professor M. Cristina L. Martins, Universidade do Porto
Professor G. Julius Vancso, University of Twente
Introducing the new Materials Advances “Fluorescent and Luminescent Materials” article collection
29 Jun 2021
We are delighted to share with you a new collection of articles highlighting some of the most recent articles in Materials Advances on ‘Fluorescent and Luminescent Materials’. Containing both reviews and original research, the collection covers the synthesis and characterisation of these materials, along with exploring multiple applications including sensing, imaging and lighting.
See the collection and read the articles. Below is a snapshot of some of the articles included.
Review
Solid-state fluorescent carbon dots: quenching resistance strategies, high quantum efficiency control, multicolor tuning, and applications
Junli Wang, Yongzhen Yang and Xuguang Liu
Mater. Adv., 2020, 1, 3122-3142
DOI: 10.1039/D0MA00632G
Communication
L-Tyrosine derived fluorescent molecular probes as solvent mediated flip-flop halide (iodide/fluoride) sensors and reversible chromogenic pH indicators
Navnita Kumar and Sanjay K. Mandal
Mater. Adv., 2021, 2, 942-947
DOI: 10.1039/D0MA00589D
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Mn2+ activated Ca-α-SiAlON – broadband deep-red luminescence and sensitization by Eu2+, Yb2+ and Ce3+
Atul D. Sontakke, Arnoldus J. van Bunningen, Sadakazu Wakui and Andries Meijerink
Mater. Adv., 2021, 2, 2075-2084
DOI: 10.1039/D1MA00036E
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Materials Advances is an international, gold open access journal, publishing good quality research across the breadth of materials science.
Free to read, and free to publish in, the journal builds on and complements the materials research published in the Royal Society of Chemistry journal portfolio.
The Materials Advances “Popular Advances” article collection
02 Jun 2021
The Materials Advances “Popular Advances” article collection
The “Popular Advances” collection for Materials Advances recognizes the most well received papers published in the journal so far. New papers will be added monthly, so be sure to keep up to date with the collection.
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June highlights
May highlights
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Direct ink writing of energy materials
S. Tagliaferri, A. Panagiotopoulos and C. Mattevi Mater. Adv., 2021,2, 540-563 DOI: 10.1039/D0MA00753F |
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Distinct twist-bend nematic phase behaviors associated with the ester-linkage direction of thioether-linked liquid crystal dimers
Yuki Arakawa, Kenta Komatsu, Jun Feng, Chenhui Zhu and Hideto Tsuji Mater. Adv., 2021,2, 261-272 DOI: 10.1039/D0MA00746C |
April highlights
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Recent advances, design guidelines, and prospects of flexible organic/inorganic thermoelectric composites
Qinghui Jiang, Junyou Yang, Peter Hing and Haitao Ye Mater. Adv., 2020, 1, 1038-1054 DOI: 10.1039/D0MA00278J |
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The surface-enhanced resonance Raman scattering of dye molecules adsorbed on two-dimensional titanium carbide Ti3C2Tx (MXene) film
Satheeshkumar Elumalai, John R. Lombardi and Masahiro Yoshimura Mater. Adv., 2020, 1, 146-152 DOI: 10.1039/D0MA00091D |
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Tuning the porosity of biofabricated chitosan membranes in microfluidics with co-assembled nanoparticles as templates
Khanh L. Ly, Christopher B. Raub and Xiaolong Luo Mater. Adv., 2020, 1, 34-44 DOI: 10.1039/D0MA00073F |
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Remembering Susan Odom, Materials Advances Advisory Board Member
28 Apr 2021
Dr Susan Odom, member of the Materials Advances Advisory Board, has sadly passed away
It is with great sadness that we have learnt that Dr Susan Odom, University of Kentucky, has passed away suddenly at her home.
Susan Odom received her B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Kentucky in 2003, followed by her PhD from Georgia Tech in 2008, with a stint as a visiting graduate scholar at Oxford University. After a 3 year post-doctorate position at the University of Illinois, Susan joined the faculty at her alma mater, the University of Kentucky in 2011, later becoming an Assistant Professor in 2017. In 2018, Susan was part of the University of Kentucky faculty group teaching at Jilin University in China.
During her time as faculty at Kentucky, Susan won the “Teacher who made a difference” award in 2012, 2013, 2016 and 2017. More recently, last year, Susan was awarded the American Chemical Society Women in Chemistry Rising Star Award. She was also committed to mentoring and supporting women in STEM fields, co-founding a group to encourage girls to pursue their academic goals, and serving on the Kentucky ACE Women’s Network.
Susan’s research focused on the design, synthesis, and characterization of conjugated organic materials for applications that access multiple states of oxidation. She was particularly interested in structure/property relationships of redox-active molecules for energy storage applications, such as lithium-ion batteries and redox-flow batteries. Susan’s group was also making strides in the development of materials for the positive and negative sides of flow cell batteries.
Susan published over three dozen articles on her research, and held five awarded patents and 11 patent applications.
Dr Odom will be missed by the Journal of Materials Chemistry family and the global materials community, but in particular by her friends, colleagues and students at the University of Kentucky.
1 year of Materials Advances – the covers
12 Apr 2021
This month we are celebrating our fantastic first year of Materials Advances! We have seen 15 issues, containing over 400 high quality articles.
We have chosen some of our favourite covers from all the wonderful artwork that has featured on the journal so far. Thank you to all the authors who have provided these amazing artworks!
We invite you to join us on Twitter to vote for your favourite cover from the shortlisted covers below.
Join us on Twitter to vote for your favourite
Click on each of the images for a close-up look of each shortlisted cover.
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Cold atmospheric plasma cancer treatment, direct versus indirect approaches |
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Aspect ratio controlled synthesis of tellurium nanowires for photovoltaic applications |
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Plasmonic triangular nanoprism sensors |
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Trends in additively manufactured microfluidics, microreactors and catalytic materials |
Introducing the new Materials Advances “Perovskites” article collection
25 Mar 2021
We are delighted to share with you a new collection of articles highlighting some of the most recent articles in Materials Advances on ‘Perovskites’. With a wide range of applications, perovskites are any materials with a similar crystal structure to a perovskite mineral, which is usually lead or tin halide-based. Containing both reviews and original research, the collection includes work on synthesis, properties, structural considerations, and covers applications in solar cells, optics and lighting.
See the collection and read the articles. Below is a snapshot of some of the articles included.
Review
Polymorphism in metal halide perovskites
Aida Alaei, Abigail Circelli, Yihang Yuan, Yi Yang and Stephanie S. Lee
Mater. Adv., 2021, 2, 47-63
DOI: 10.1039/D0MA00643B
Communication
Novel scalable aerosol-assisted CVD route for perovskite solar cells
R. Ratnasingham, L. Mohan, M. Daboczi, T. Degousée, R. Binions, O. Fenwick, J.-S. Kim, M. A. McLachlan and J. Briscoe
Mater. Adv., 2021, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0MA00906G
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A reversible and fast-responsive humidity sensor based on a lead-free Cs2TeCl6 double perovskite
Chaojie Pi, Xue Yu, Weiqing Chen, Liuli Yang, Chao Wang, Zhichao Liu, Yiya Wang, Jianbei Qiu, Bitao Liu and Xuhui Xu
Mater. Adv., 2021, 2, 1043-1049
DOI: 10.1039/D0MA00835D
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Materials Advances is an international, gold open access journal, publishing good quality research across the breadth of materials science.
Free to read, and free to publish in, the journal builds on and complements the materials research published in the Royal Society of Chemistry journal portfolio.
Introducing the new Materials Advances “Welcome to the community” article collection
15 Feb 2021
This month we are celebrating authors who chose Materials Advances as the destination for their research in 2020. The “Welcome to the community” collection highlights authors who published with the RSC for the first time, and joined the Materials Advances community. We look forward to seeing the new research these authors will publish with the RSC in the months and years to come.
See the collection and read the articles here. Below is a snapshot of some of the articles included.
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Papers
Oxidative ionothermal synthesis for micro and macro Zn-based materials
Francisco Malaret, Jason Hallett and Kyra Sedransk Campbell
Mater. Adv., 2020, 1, 3597-3604
DOI: 10.1039/D0MA00660B
Origin of resistive-switching behaviors of chemical solution deposition-derived BiFeO3 thin-film memristors
Feng Yang, Fen Liu, Fengqi Ji, Yanling Lin and Minghua Tang
Mater. Adv., 2020, 1, 2117-2123
DOI: 10.1039/D0MA00488J
Tailoring the ORR selectivity for H2O2 electrogeneration by modification of Printex L6 carbon with 1,4-naphthoquinone: a theoretical, experimental and environmental application study
Matheus S. Kronka, Fernando L. Silva, Alysson S. Martins, Michell O. Almeida, Káthia M. Honório and Marcos R. V. Lanza
Mater. Adv., 2020, 1, 2117-2123
DOI: 10.1039/D0MA00290A
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Editor’s Choice Collection: Organic Photovoltaics
26 Jan 2021
We are delighted to announce a new Journal of Materials Chemistry C and Materials Advances Editor’s Choice Collection on Organic Photovoltaics.
Associate Editors for Journal of Materials Chemistry C and Materials Advances, Renaud Demadrille (Interdisciplinary Research Institute of Grenoble, France) and Yana Vaynzof (Technical University of Dresden, Germany), have selected a few outstanding recent manuscripts on organic photovoltaics for this Editor’s Choice Collection. In order to highlight developments in organic photovoltaics, this online collection includes recent manuscripts from Journal of Materials Chemistry C and Materials Advances on the topic.
All articles in the collection are free to access until 19th February. You can read the full collection online.
Editor’s Choice Collection: Machine Learning for Materials Innovation
15 Jan 2021
We are delighted to announce a new Journal of Materials Chemistry A and Materials Advances Editor’s Choice Collection on Machine Learning for Materials Innovation.
Associate Editor for Journal of Materials Chemistry A and Materials Advances, Zhen Zhou (Nankai University, China), has selected a few outstanding recent manuscripts on Machine Learning for Materials for this Editor’s Choice collection. In order to highlight developments in Machine Learning for Materials, this online collection includes recent manuscripts from Journal of Materials Chemistry A and Materials Advances on the topic.
All articles in the collection are free to access until 12th February 2021. You can read the full collection online.