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Welcome to October’s Review round up!

Every month we update our 2022 Reviews in RSC Advances collection to showcase all of the review articles published in RSC Advances in 2022. Don’t forget to come back next month to check out our latest reviews.

We hope you enjoy reading and as always, all of our articles are open access so you can easily share your favourites online and with your colleagues.

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Browse a selection of our October reviews below:

Recent development and challenges in fuel cells and water electrolyzer reactions: an overview
Rasu Ramachandran, Tse-Wei Chen, Pitchaimani Veerakumar, Ganesan Anushya, Shen-Ming Chen, Ramanjam Kannan, Vinitha Mariyappan, Selvam Chitra, Nagappan Ponmurugaraj and Muthusamy Boominathan
RSC Adv., 2022,12, 28227-28244

Microplastics in aquatic systems, a comprehensive review: origination, accumulation, impact, and removal technologies
Antonio Tursi, Mariafrancesca Baratta, Thomas Easton, Efthalia Chatzisymeon, Francesco Chidichimo, Michele De Biase and Giovanni De Filpo
RSC Adv., 2022,12, 28318-28340

1,4-Dihydropyridine: synthetic advances, medicinal and insecticidal properties
Parthiban A. and Parameshwar Makam
RSC Adv., 2022,12, 29253-29290

Nickel sulfide and phosphide electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction: challenges and future perspectives
Ali Shahroudi, Mahsa Esfandiari and Sajjad Habibzadeh
RSC Adv., 2022,12, 29440-29468

Electrochemical creatinine detection for advanced point-of-care sensing devices: a review
Carlos Luis Gonzalez-Gallardo, Noé Arjona, Lorena Álvarez-Contreras and Minerva Guerra-Balcázar
RSC Adv., 2022,12, 30785-30802

Antimicrobial potentials of natural products against multidrug resistance pathogens: a comprehensive review
Abeer H. Elmaidomy, Nourhan Hisham Shady, Khaled Mohamed Abdeljawad, Mohamed Badran Elzamkan, Hussein Hykel Helmy, Emad Ashour Tarshan, Abanoub Nabil Adly, Yasmin Hamdy Hussien, Nesma Gamal Sayed, Ahmed Zayed and Usama Ramadan Abdelmohsen
RSC Adv., 2022,12, 29078-29102

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Welcome to September’s review round up!

Every month we update our 2021 Reviews in RSC Advances collection to showcase all of the review articles published in RSC Advances in 2021. Don’t forget to come back next month to check out our latest reviews.

We hope you enjoy reading and as always, all of our articles are open access so you can easily share your favourites online and with your colleagues.

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Browse a selection of our September reviews below:

A review on convenient synthesis of substituted coumarins using reuseable solid acid catalysts
Susheel Gulati, Rajvir Singh and Suman Sangwan
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 29130-29155
DOI: 10.1039/D1RA04887B

Metal–organic framework based electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries: a review
Rimsha Mehek, Naseem Iqbal, Tayyaba Noor, M. Zain Bin Amjad, Ghulam Ali, K. Vignarooban and M. Abdullah Khan
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 29247-29266
DOI: 10.1039/D1RA05073G

Layered double hydroxide-based nanocomposite scaffolds in tissue engineering applications
Burcin Izbudak, Berivan Cecen, Ingrid Anaya, Amir K. Miri, Ayca Bal-Ozturk and Erdal Karaoz
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 30237-30252
DOI: 10.1039/D1RA03978D

The intrinsic piezoelectric properties of materials – a review with a focus on biological materials
Ratanak Lay, Gerrit Sjoerd Deijs and Jenny Malmström
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 30657-30673
DOI: 10.1039/D1RA03557F

Cyclodextrins: promising scaffolds for MRI contrast agents
Berthe Sandra Sembo-Backonly, François Estour and Géraldine Gouhier
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 29762-29785
DOI: 10.1039/D1RA04084G

On the diatomite-based nanostructure-preserving material synthesis for energy applications
Patrick Aggrey, Martinson Nartey, Yuliya Kan, Julijana Cvjetinovic, Anthony Andrews, Alexey I. Salimon, Kalin I. Dragnevski and Alexander M. Korsunsky
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 31884-31922
DOI: 10.1039/D1RA05810J

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Welcome to August’s review round up!

Every month we update our 2021 Reviews in RSC Advances collection to showcase all of the review articles published in RSC Advances in 2021. Don’t forget to come back next month to check out our latest reviews.

We hope you enjoy reading and as always, all of our articles are open access so you can easily share your favourites online and with your colleagues.

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Browse a selection of our August reviews below:

Recent progress of effect of crystal structure on luminescence properties of Ce³⁺–Eu²⁺ Co-doped phosphors
Mingjie Zheng, Zhijun Wang, Xuejiao Wang, Jia Cui, Yao Yao, Mengya Zhang, Zhibin Yang, Lingwei Cao and Panlai Li
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 26354-26367
DOI: 10.1039/D1RA04700K

Nanomaterial-based drug delivery systems as promising carriers for patients with COVID-19
M. Abd Elkodous, S. O. Olojede, Mahmoud Morsi and Gharieb S. El-Sayyad
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 26463-26480
DOI: 10.1039/D1RA04835J

A review on the use of DFT for the prediction of the properties of nanomaterials
Priyanka Makkar and Narendra Nath Ghosh
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 27897-27924
DOI: 10.1039/D1RA04876G

Advances in biopolymeric active films incorporated with emulsified lipophilic compounds: a review
Ilyes Dammak, Carla Giovana Luciano, Luis Jaime Pérez-Córdoba, Maria Lúcia Monteiro, Carlos Adam Conte-Junior and Paulo José do Amaral Sobral
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 28148-28168
DOI: 10.1039/D1RA04888K

DNA interfaces with dimensional materials for biomedical applications
Narges Asefifeyzabadi, Prabhangshu Kumer Das, Avokerie Hillary Onorimuo, Grace Durocher and Mohtashim Hassan Shamsi
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 28332-28341
DOI: 10.1039/D1RA04917H

A review of shape memory polymers based on the intrinsic structures of their responsive switches
Lide Yang, Jiankun Lou, Jianmin Yuan and Jianru Deng
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 28838-28850
DOI: 10.1039/D1RA04434F

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Welcome to July’s review round up!

Every month we update our 2021 Reviews in RSC Advances collection to showcase all of the review articles published in RSC Advances in 2021. Don’t forget to come back next month to check out our latest reviews.

We hope you enjoy reading and as always, all of our articles are open access so you can easily share your favourites online and with your colleagues.

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Browse a selection of our July reviews below:

Lignin biopolymer: the material of choice for advanced lithium-based batteries
Marya Baloch and Jalel Labidi
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 23644-23653
DOI: 10.1039/D1RA02611A

History, versatility and future prospects of oscillatory carbonylation reactions of alkynes
Katarina Novakovic, Lev Bruk and Oleg Temkin
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 24336-24344
DOI: 10.1039/D1RA03810A

Potentialities of bioinspired metal and metal oxide nanoparticles in biomedical sciences
Kshitij RB Singh, Vanya Nayak, Jay Singh, Ajaya Kumar Singh and Ravindra Pratap Singh
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 24722-24746
DOI: 10.1039/D1RA04273D

A review on non-edible oil as a potential feedstock for biodiesel: physicochemical properties and production technologies
Marwan Abdul Hakim Shaah, Md. Sohrab Hossain, Faisal Aboelksim Salem Allafi, Alyaa Alsaedi, Norli Ismail, Mohd Omar Ab Kadir and Mardiana Idayu Ahmad
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 25018-25037
DOI: 10.1039/D1RA04311K

Chemistry of trisindolines: natural occurrence, synthesis and bioactivity
First Ambar Wati, Mardi Santoso, Ziad Moussa, Sri Fatmawati, Arif Fadlan and Zaher M. A. Judeh
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 25381-25421
DOI: 10.1039/D1RA03091D

Preparation and application of layered double hydroxide nanosheets
Yaping Zhang, Huifang Xu and Song Lu
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 24254-24281
DOI: 10.1039/D1RA03289E

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Welcome to June’s review round up!

Every month we update our 2021 Reviews in RSC Advances collection to showcase all of the review articles published in RSC Advances in 2021. Don’t forget to come back next month to check out our latest reviews.

We hope you enjoy reading and as always, all of our articles are open access so you can easily share your favourites online and with your colleagues.

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Browse a selection of our June reviews below:

Clinically oriented Alzheimer’s biosensors: expanding the horizons towards point-of-care diagnostics and beyond
Bayu Tri Murti, Athika Darumas Putri, Yi-June Huang, Shih-Min Wei, Chih-Wei Peng and Po-Kang Yang
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 20403-20422
DOI: 10.1039/D1RA01553B

Applications of aryl-sulfinamides in the synthesis of N-heterocycles
Rose Mary Philip, G. S. Susan Treesa, Salim Saranya and Gopinathan Anilkumar
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 20591-20600
DOI: 10.1039/D1RA04099E

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

Electroactive macromolecular motors as model materials of ectotherm muscles
Toribio Fernández Otero
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 21489-21506
DOI: 10.1039/D1RA02573B

Ocean plastics: environmental implications and potential routes for mitigation – a perspective
Ethan Watt, Maisyn Picard, Benjamin Maldonado, Mohamed A. Abdelwahab, Deborah F. Mielewski, Lawrence T. Drzal, Manjusri Misra and Amar K. Mohanty
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 21447-21462
DOI: 10.1039/D1RA00353D

Metal phthalocyanines: thin-film formation, microstructure, and physical properties
Rosemary R. Cranston and Benoît H. Lessard
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 21716-21737
DOI: 10.1039/D1RA03853B

Recent advances in the metal–organic framework-based electrocatalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction in water splitting: a review
Neelam Zaman, Tayyaba Noor and Naseem Iqbal
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 21904-21925
DOI: 10.1039/D1RA02240G

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