Looking back at 2020, we would like to share with you some of the great research that has been published in RSC Advances over the year. We are proud to present a selection of the most popular 2020 analytical chemistry papers, reviews and HOT articles published so far.
We hope you enjoy reading these articles and as always, all our articles are open access – free to read and accessible to everyone.
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Confirmatory non-invasive and non-destructive differentiation between hemp and cannabis using a hand-held Raman spectrometer
Lee Sanchez, Dmitry Kurouski et al. DOI: 10.1039/C9RA08225E
In the beginning of the year, the paper by Lee Sanchez an colleagues received a lot of attention in the media, including an article in Chemistry World: “Scientists in the US have found a new use for their handheld Raman spectrometer: it can determine whether a sample should legally be classified as cannabis. In the US, hemp can contain up to 0.3% tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) but above that concentration, it is considered cannabis. The device produces a chemical fingerprint that clearly indicates how much THC it contains.”
| 2020 HOT articles |
Over the year, our reviewers and Associate Editors have handpicked articles of particular interest and marked them as HOT. We are very pleased to highlight some outstanding 2020 analytical chemistry HOT articles:
New, inexpensive and simple 3D printable device for nephelometric and fluorimetric determination based on smartphone sensing
Ezequiel Vidal, Claudia E. Domini et al., DOI: 10.1039/D0RA02975K
The article by Ezequiel Vidal and colleagues ‘describes the creation and validation of a cheap 3D printed device that can be attached to a smartphone for making chemical determinations. This gadget represents an ideal solution for developing countries, remote places and on site determinations.’
Read the interview with Ezequiel about his article here.
More HOT articles
A phenol phosphorescent microsensor of mesoporous molecularly imprinted polymers
Xiaodong Lv and Peng Gao, DOI: 10.1039/D0RA02834G
Real-time and in situ observation of structural evolution of giant block copolymer thin film under solvent vapor annealing by atomic force microscopy
Kaori Takano, Tomohiro Hayashi et al., DOI: 10.1039/C9RA09043F
A gradient screening approach for retired lithium-ion batteries based on X-ray computed tomography images
Aihua Ran, Guodan Wei et al., DOI: 10.1039/D0RA03602A
Label-free single-molecule identification of telomere G-quadruplexes with a solid-state nanopore sensor
Sen Wang, Deqiang Wang et al., DOI: 10.1039/D0RA05083K
Gas phase methanol synthesis with Raman spectroscopy for gas composition monitoring
Pavel Maksimov, Jero Ahola et al., DOI: 10.1039/D0RA04455E
Read the full HOT article collection
| Most popular 2020 articles |
Reviews
Flexible potentiometric pH sensors for wearable systems
Libu Manjakkal, Saoirse Dervin and Ravinder Dahiya, DOI: 10.1039/D0RA00016G
Graphene quantum dot based materials for sensing, bio-imaging and energy storage applications: a review
Y. Ravi Kumar, S. K. Khadheer Pasha et al., DOI: 10.1039/D0RA03938A
Recent progress in chemosensors based on pyrazole derivatives
Alexis Tigreros and Jaime Portilla, DOI: 10.1039/D0RA02394A
Papers
Ecofriendly densitometric RP-HPTLC method for determination of rivaroxaban in nanoparticle formulations using green solvents
Prawez Alam, Faiyaz Shakeel et al., DOI: 10.1039/C9RA07825H
Coupling of digital image processing and three-way calibration to assist a paper-based sensor for determination of nitrite in food samples
Zohreh Almasvandi, Ali R. Jalalvand et al., DOI: 10.1039/C9RA10918H
Rapid, quantitative and ultra-sensitive detection of cancer biomarker by a SERRS-based lateral flow immunoassay using bovine serum albumin coated Au nanorods
Luchun Lu, Chongwen Wang et al., DOI: 10.1039/C9RA09471G
Room-temperature preparation of a chiral covalent organic framework for the selective adsorption of amino acid enantiomers
Fang Liu, Xiu-Ping Yan et al. DOI: 10.1039/D0RA02647F
A comparative study on the structural features of humic acids extracted from lignites using comprehensive spectral analyses
Yuanqin Zhang, Yi Su et al., DOI: 10.1039/D0RA03166F
Slowness curve surface acoustic wave transducers for optimized acoustic streaming
Richard O’Rorke, Ye Ai et al., DOI: 10.1039/C9RA10452F
Electrochemical detection of 2-nitrophenol using a heterostructure ZnO/RuO2 nanoparticle modified glassy carbon electrode
Md. Tamez Uddin, Md. Akhtarul Islam et al., DOI: 10.1039/C9RA08669B
Di-functional luminescent sensors based on Y3+ doped Eu3+ and Tb3+ coordination polymers: fast response and visible detection of Cr3+, Fe3+ ions in aqueous solutions and acetone
Hongyan Liu, Jun Han et al., DOI: 10.1039/D0RA06407F
Dual enzyme-like activity of iridium nanoparticles and their applications for the detection of glucose and glutathione
Qingqing Wang, Shaoqin Liu et al., DOI: 10.1039/D0RA05342B
Microscopic investigations on the healing and softening of damaged salt by uniaxial deformation from CT, SEM and NMR: effect of fluids (brine and oil)
Jie Chen, Deyi Jiang et al., DOI: 10.1039/C9RA05866D
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