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Welcome to May’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.

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A comprehensive and critical review of the recent progress in electrocatalysts for the ethanol oxidation reaction
Lubna Yaqoob, Tayyaba Noor and Naseem Iqbal
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 16768-16804
DOI: 10.1039/D1RA01841H

Recent developments in natural mineral-based separators for lithium-ion batteries
Fangfang Liu and Xiuyun Chuan
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 16633-16644
DOI: 10.1039/D1RA02845F

Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), green alternatives to petroleum-based plastics: a review
Ahmed Z. Naser, I. Deiab and Basil M. Darras
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 17151-17196
DOI: 10.1039/D1RA02390J

Electrochemical sensing of blood proteins for mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) diagnostics and prognostics: towards a point-of-care application
Nadezda Pankratova, Milica Jović and Marc E. Pfeifer
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 17301-17319
DOI: 10.1039/D1RA00589H

Magnetically recoverable catalysts for the preparation of pyridine derivatives: an overview
Ghodsi Mohammadi Ziarani, Zohreh Kheilkordi, Fatemeh Mohajer, Alireza Badiei and Rafael Luque
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 17456-17477
DOI: 10.1039/D1RA02418C

Copper as an antimicrobial agent: recent advances
Intisar Salah, Ivan P. Parkin and Elaine Allan
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 18179-18186
DOI: 10.1039/D1RA02149D
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Welcome to April’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.

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White light employing luminescent engineered large (mega) Stokes shift molecules: a review
Nadia Nabihah Mohd Yusof Chan, Azila Idris, Zul Hazrin Zainal Abidin, Hairul Anuar Tajuddin and Zanariah Abdullah
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 13409-13445
DOI: 10.1039/D1RA00129A

Recent approaches in the organocatalytic synthesis of pyrroles
Biplob Borah, Kartikey Dhar Dwivedi and L. Raju Chowhan
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 13585-13601
DOI: 10.1039/D1RA01690C

Challenges and prospects about the graphene role in the design of photoelectrodes for sunlight-driven water splitting
Saulo A. Carminati, Ingrid Rodríguez-Gutiérrez, Andreia de Morais, Bruno L. da Silva, Mauricio A. Melo, Flavio L. Souza and Ana F. Nogueira
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 14374-14398
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA10176A

Environmental fate and impacts of microplastics in aquatic ecosystems: a review
Sen Du, Rongwen Zhu, Yujie Cai, Ning Xu, Pow-Seng Yap, Yunhai Zhang, Yide He and Yongjun Zhang
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 15762-15784
DOI: 10.1039/D1RA00880C

Natural products in Cyperus rotundus L. (Cyperaceae): an update of the chemistry and pharmacological activities
Smith B. Babiaka, Aurélien F. A. Moumbock, Stefan Günther and Fidele Ntie-Kang
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 15060-15077
DOI: 10.1039/D1RA00478F

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Welcome to March’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.

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A review of recent progress in polymeric electrospun nanofiber membranes in addressing safe water global issues
Subrahmanya T. M., Ahmad Bin Arshad, Po Ting Lin, Januar Widakdo, Makari H. K., Hannah Faye M. Austria, Chien-Chieh Hu, Juin-Yih Lai and Wei-Song Hung
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 9638-9663
DOI: 10.1039/D1RA00060H

Assembled small organic molecules for photodynamic therapy and photothermal therapy
Lixin Sun, Jian Wang, Baochan Yang, Xinxin Wang, Gengxiang Yang, Xiqian Wang, Yuying Jiang, Tianyu Wang and Jianzhuang Jiang
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 10061-10074
DOI: 10.1039/D1RA00579K

A state-of-the-art review on coir fiber-reinforced biocomposites
K. M. Faridul Hasan, Péter György Horváth, Miklós Bak and Tibor Alpár
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 10548-10571
DOI: 10.1039/D1RA00231G

Honey authenticity: analytical techniques, state of the art and challenges
Aristeidis S. Tsagkaris, Georgios A. Koulis, Georgios P. Danezis, Ioannis Martakos, Marilena Dasenaki, Constantinos A. Georgiou and Nikolaos S. Thomaidis
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 11273-11294
DOI: 10.1039/D1RA00069A

Yolk–shell nanostructures: synthesis, photocatalysis and interfacial charge dynamics
Yi-An Chen, Yu-Ting Wang, Hyun Sik Moon, Kijung Yong and Yung-Jung Hsu
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 12288-12305
DOI: 10.1039/D1RA00803J
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New year, new review collection! Every month we will 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.

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Browse a selection of our January reviews below:

Minerals in biology and medicine
Oliver W. L. Carter, Yingjian Xu and Peter J. Sadler
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 1939-1951
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA09992A

Organic dots (O-dots) for theranostic applications: preparation and surface engineering
Amin Shiralizadeh Dezfuli, Elmira Kohan, Sepand Tehrani Fateh, Neda Alimirzaei, Hamidreza Arzaghi and Michael R. Hamblin
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 2253-2291
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA08041A

Antibiofilm peptides: overcoming biofilm-related treatment failure
Melanie Dostert, Michael J. Trimble and Robert E. W. Hancock
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 2718-2728
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA09739J

A quantum chemical approach for the mechanisms of redox-active metalloenzymes
Per E. M. Siegbahn
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 3495-3508
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA10412D

Recent developments and perspectives in the copper-catalyzed multicomponent synthesis of heterocycles
Jaleel Fairoosa, Mohan Neetha and Gopinathan Anilkumar
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 3452-3469
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA10472H

Tin dioxide-based nanomaterials as anodes for lithium-ion batteries
Minkang Wang, Tianrui Chen, Tianhao Liao, Xinglong Zhang, Bin Zhu, Hui Tang and Changsong Dai
RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 1200-1221
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA10194J
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Every month we update our Recent Reviews collection. This rolling collection showcases all of the review articles published in RSC Advances in the last 6 months. Don’t forget to come back next month to check out our latest reviews.

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ACE2 as a potential therapeutic target for pandemic COVID-19
Bhaswati Chatterjee and Suman S. Thakur
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 39808-39813
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA08228G

Two-photon absorption and two-photon-induced isomerization of azobenzene compounds
Marta Dudek, Nina Tarnowicz-Staniak, Marco Deiana, Ziemowit Pokładek, Marek Samoć and Katarzyna Matczyszyn
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 40489-40507
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA07693G

Anisotropy-induced directional self-transportation of low surface tension liquids: a review
Mohammad Soltani and Kevin Golovin
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 40569-40581
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA08627D

The oxazolomycin family: a review of current knowledge
Patrik Oleksak, Jozef Gonda, Eugenie Nepovimova, Kamil Kuca and Kamil Musilek
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 40745-40794
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA08396H

Photodynamic diagnosis and photodynamic therapy of colorectal cancer in vitro and in vivo
Nokuphila Winifred Nompumelelo Simelane, Cherie Ann Kruger and Heidi Abrahamse
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 41560-41576
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA08617G

Progress in the synthesis of imide-based N-type polymer semiconductor materials
Mao Liao, Jieming Duan, Peng’ao Peng, Jingfeng Zhang and Ming Zhou
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 41764-41779
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA04972G

Non-ionic small amphiphile based nanostructures for biomedical applications
Badri Parshad, Suchita Prasad, Sumati Bhatia, Ayushi Mittal, Yuanwei Pan, Prashant Kumar Mishra, Sunil K. Sharma and Ljiljana Fruk
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 42098-42115
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA08092F

Two decades of recent advances of Ugi reactions: synthetic and pharmaceutical applications
Manar Ahmed Fouad, Hamida Abdel-Hamid and Mohammed Salah Ayoup
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 42644-42681
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA07501A

Greening the synthesis of peptide therapeutics: an industrial perspective
Vincent Martin, Peter H. G. Egelund, Henrik Johansson, Sebastian Thordal Le Quement, Felix Wojcik and Daniel Sejer Pedersen
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 42457-42492
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA07204D

ZnO nanostructured materials for emerging solar cell applications
Arie Wibowo, Maradhana Agung Marsudi, Muhamad Ikhlasul Amal, Muhammad Bagas Ananda, Ruth Stephanie, Husaini Ardy and Lina Jaya Diguna
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 42838-42859
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA07689A

Polyphenylsilsesquioxanes. New structures–new properties
Maxim N. Temnikov and Aziz M. Muzafarov
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 43129-43152
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA07854A

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Every month we update our Recent Reviews collection. This rolling collection showcases all of the review articles published in RSC Advances in the last 6 months. Don’t forget to come back next month to check out our latest reviews.

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Browse a selection of our October reviews below:

G-Protein coupled receptors: structure and function in drug discovery
Chiemela S. Odoemelam, Benita Percival, Helen Wallis, Ming-Wei Chang, Zeeshan Ahmad, Dawn Scholey, Emily Burton, Ian H. Williams, Caroline Lynn Kamerlin and Philippe B. Wilson
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 36337-36348
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA08003A

Recent advances in additive manufacturing of engineering thermoplastics: challenges and opportunities
Maisyn Picard, Amar K. Mohanty and Manjusri Misra
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 36058-36089
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA04857G

Integrating DNA damage response and autophagy signalling axis in ultraviolet-B induced skin photo-damage: a positive association in protecting cells against genotoxic stress
Sheikh Ahmad Umar and Sheikh Abdullah Tasduq
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 36317-36336
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA05819J

Anisotropic quasi-one-dimensional layered transition-metal trichalcogenides: synthesis, properties and applications
Abhinandan Patra and Chandra Sekhar Rout
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 36413-36438
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA07160A

Multicomponent crystals of anti-tuberculosis drugs: a mini-review
Eustina Batisai
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 37134-37141
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA06478E

Homogeneous and heterogeneous molecular catalysts for electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide
Maryam Abdinejad, M. Nur Hossain and Heinz-Bernhard Kraatz
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 38013-38023
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA07973A

Nitroacetonitrile as a versatile precursor in energetic materials synthesis
Shannon E. Creegan and Davin G. Piercey
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 39478-39484
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA07579E

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Every month we update our Recent Reviews collection. This rolling collection showcases all of the review articles published in RSC Advances in the last 6 months. Don’t forget to come back next month to check out our latest reviews.

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Browse a selection of our September reviews below:

Regio- and stereoselective intermolecular carbolithiation reactions
G. Marsico, P. Scafato, S. Belviso and S. Superchi
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 32581-32601
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA06101H

One-pot construction of carbohydrate scaffolds mediated by metal catalysts
Mana Mohan Mukherjee, Sajal Kumar Maity and Rina Ghosh
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 32450-32475
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA05355D

Recent progress to construct calixarene-based polymers using covalent bonds: synthesis and applications
Reza Zadmard, Fahimeh Hokmabadi, Mohammad Reza Jalali and Ali Akbarzadeh
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 32690-32722
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA05707J

Recent progress in porphyrin- and phthalocyanine-containing perovskite solar cells
Yutaka Matsuo, Keisuke Ogumi, Il Jeon, Huan Wang and Takafumi Nakagawa
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 32678-32689
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA03234D

Furo[3,2-c]coumarins carrying carbon substituents at C-2 and/or C-3. Isolation, biological activity, synthesis and reaction mechanisms
Iván Cortés, L. Javier Cala, Andrea B. J. Bracca and Teodoro S. Kaufman
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 33344-33377
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA06930B

Graphitic carbon nitride nanotubes: a new material for emerging applications
Oleksandr Stroyuk, Oleksandra Raievska and Dietrich R. T. Zahn
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 34059-34087
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA05580H

In vivo and in vitro studies of antisense oligonucleotides – a review
Anna Kilanowska and Sylwia Studzińska
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 34501-34516
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA04978F

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Browse a selection of our August reviews below:

Heteroatom-doped graphene as sensing materials: a mini review
Sandeep Kaushal, Manpreet Kaur, Navdeep Kaur, Vanita Kumari and Prit Pal Singh
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 28608-28629
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA04432F, Review

Recent advancements in g-C₃N₄-based photocatalysts for photocatalytic CO₂ reduction: a mini review
Runlu Liu, Zhixin Chen, Yao Yao, Yao Li, Waqas A. Cheema, Dawei Wang and Shenmin Zhu
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 29408-29418
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA05779G, Review

Rational design of yolk–shell nanostructures for drug delivery
Ghodsi Mohammadi Ziarani, Parisa Mofatehnia, Fatemeh Mohajer and Alireza Badiei
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 30094-30109
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA03611K, Review

Recent developments in electrochemical sensors for detecting hydrazine with different modified electrodes
Somayeh Tajik, Hadi Beitollahi, Sayed Zia Mohammadi, Mostafa Azimzadeh, Kaiqiang Zhang, Quyet Van Le, Yusuke Yamauchi, Ho Won Jang and Mohammadreza Shokouhimehr
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 30481-30498
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA03288C, Review

A review of molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) based photodetectors: from ultra-broadband, self-powered to flexible devices
Hari Singh Nalwa
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 30529-30602
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA03183F, Review

Challenges and opportunities of hydrothermal carbonisation in the UK; case study in Chirnside
Eloise Bevan, Jile Fu and Ying Zheng
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 31586-31610
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA04607H, Review

Spinel ferrite (AFe₂O₄)-based heterostructured designs for lithium-ion battery, environmental monitoring, and biomedical applications
Tuyet Nhung Pham, Tran Quang Huy and Anh-Tuan Le
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 31622-31661
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA05133K, Review
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Every month we update our Recent Reviews collection. This rolling collection showcases all of the review articles published in RSC Advances in the last 6 months. Don’t forget to come back next month to check out our latest reviews.

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Browse a selection of our July reviews below:

Applications of Cu(0) encapsulated nanocatalysts as superior catalytic systems in Cu-catalyzed organic transformations
Majid M. Heravi, Bahareh Heidari, Vahideh Zadsirjan and Leila Mohammadi
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 24893-24940
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA02341H, Review

Two decades of the synthesis of mono- and bis-aminomercapto[1,2,4]triazoles
Sayed M. Riyadh and Sobhi M. Gomha
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 24994-25012
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA04208K, Review

Prospects of kefiran as a food-derived biopolymer for agri-food and biomedical applications
Kei-Xian Tan, Vidya N. Chamundeswari and Say Chye Joachim Loo
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 25339-25351
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA02810J, Review

Simultaneous wastewater treatment and energy harvesting in microbial fuel cells: an update on the biocatalysts
Yajing Guo, Jiao Wang, Shrameeta Shinde, Xin Wang, Yang Li, Yexin Dai, Jun Ren, Pingping Zhang and Xianhua Liu
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 25874-25887
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA05234E, Review

Phosphonopeptides containing free phosphonic groups: recent advances
Paweł Kafarski
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 25898-25910
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA04655H, Review

A brief review on solid lipid nanoparticles: part and parcel of contemporary drug delivery systems
Yongtao Duan, Abhishek Dhar, Chetan Patel, Mehul Khimani, Swarnali Neogi, Prolay Sharma, Nadavala Siva Kumar and Rohit L. Vekariya
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 26777-26791
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA03491F, Review

Understanding the relevance of protein corona in nanoparticle-based therapeutics and diagnostics
Debolina Chakraborty, K. R. Ethiraj and Amitava Mukherjee
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 27161-27172
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA05241H, Review

Systematic overview of soft materials as a novel frontier for MRI contrast agents
Enrico Gallo, Elisabetta Rosa, Carlo Diaferia, Filomena Rossi, Diego Tesauro and Antonella Accardo
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 27064-27080
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA03194A, Review

Targeting severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus (SARS-CoV-1) with structurally diverse inhibitors: a comprehensive review
Maryam S. Hosseini-Zare, Ramasamy Thilagavathi and Chelliah Selvam
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 28287-28299
DOI: 10.1039/D0RA04395H, Review

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