Materials Chemistry Frontiers Blog

The latest MaterChemFront issue 4 is published online.

The front cover story, 4,5-Diaminophthalimides: highly efficient solid-state fluorophores and turn-on type fluorescent probes for hydrazine is contributed by Masaki Shimizu, Tomokazu Tamagawa and Kenta Nishimura. The inside cover features a story on Rational design and facile preparation of maleimide-based functional materials for imaging and optoelectronic applications by Ze Yang, Yun Guo, Shu-Lun Ai, Su-Xiao Wang, Jin-Zhi Zhang, Yue-Xing Zhang, Qi-Chao Zou and Hang-Xing Wang.

Following review type article is included in current issue:

Biodegradable metallic bone implants
Cijun Shuai, Sheng Li, Shuping Peng, Pei Feng, Yuxiao Lai and Chengde Gao
Mater. Chem. Front., 2019, 3, 544-562
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8QM00507A

We would like to highlight the Outstanding Reviewers for Materials Chemistry Frontiers in 2018, as selected by the editorial team, for their significant contribution to the journal. The reviewers have been chosen based on the number, timeliness and quality of the reports completed over the last 12 months.

We would like to say a big thank you to those individuals listed here as well as to all of the reviewers that have supported the journal. Each Outstanding Reviewer will receive a certificate to give recognition for their significant contribution.

Dr Fatima Bencheikh, Kyushu Daigaku, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5827-3579
Dr Wookjin Choi, Pohang University of Science and Technology, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4744-2319
Dr Peter Cragg, University of Brighton, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6134-2093
Dr Cyril Poriel, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6036-1778
Professor Anjun Qin, South China University of Technology, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7158-1808
Professor Xiangfeng Shao, Lanzhou University, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8710-4122
Dr Tie Wang, Institute of Chemistry, Chinease Acadamy of Sciences, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5965-6520
Dr Nailiang Yang, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5708-8379
Dr Mei Yang, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Dr Xinbo Zhang, Chang Chun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5806-159X

We would also like to thank the Materials Chemistry Frontiers board and the materials chemistry community for their continued support of the journal, as authors, reviewers and readers.

If you would like to become a reviewer for our journal, just email us (materchemfrontiersED@rsc.org) with details of your research interests and an up-to-date CV or résumé. You can find more details in our author and reviewer resource centre

The latest MaterChemFront issue 3 is published online.

The front cover story, High performance solution-processed organic yellow light-emitting devices and fluoride ion sensors based on a versatile phosphorescent Ir(III) complex is contributed by Xiaolong Yang, Zhao Feng, Jingshuang Dang, Yuanhui Sun, Guijiang Zhou and Wai-Yeung Wong. The inside cover features a story on β-Cyclodextrin based pH and thermo-responsive biopolymeric hydrogel as a dual drug carrier by Arpita Roy, Priti Prasanna Maity, Anirbandeep Bose, Santanu Dhara and Sagar Pal.

Following review type articles are included in current issue:

Self-assembled polymeric micelles as amphiphilic particulate emulsifiers for controllable Pickering emulsions
Feng Wang, Juntao Tang, Hui Liu, Guipeng Yu and Yingping Zou
Mater. Chem. Front.,  2019,3, 356-364
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8QM00270C

All-inorganic lead-free perovskites for optoelectronic applications
Xingtao Wang, Taiyang Zhang, Yongbing Lou and Yixin Zhao
Mater. Chem. Front., 2019,3, 365-375
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C8QM00317C