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RSC Advances is delighted to announce a new themed collection on 2D materials and their applications. This collection is Guest Edited by Associate Professor Andreas Rosenkranz, University of Chile, Associate Professor Massimiliano Papi, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Associate Professor Agnieszka Jastrzębska, Warsaw University of Technology, and Associate Professor Diana Berman, University of North Texas.

Scope

During the last decade, 2D materials have gained tremendous attention in the scientific community due to their structural and physiochemical properties, which make them applicable in various fields of fundamental and applied research. Inspired and boosted by the performance of graphene and its derivates as well as transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), with their most prominent members being MoS₂ and WS₂, significant progress has been made towards the development of new 2D nanomaterials.

In this regard, advanced synthesis routes, as well as an in-depth understanding of the structure-property-performance relationship, are currently being explored for silicenes, hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN), 2D black phosphorus, halide structures, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), covalent-organic frameworks (COFs), MXenes and MBenes. Their high surface-to-volume ratios coupled with controllable electrical and thermal conductivity, and excellent mechanical properties have made 2D nanomaterials particularly interesting for energy storage/harvesting and supercapacitors, (photo)-catalysis, water purification/desalination, wearable electronics, biomedicine, tribology, and much more.

This multidisciplinary themed collection provides the opportunity to share latest findings related to applied research involving 2D materials with the research community.

Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

• New synthesis approaches for 2D materials,
• Chemical functionalization of 2D materials,
• Fabrication of nanocomposites and their functionalization,
• Advanced, high-resolution materials characterization (chemical and structural),
• Unique physical and chemical properties of 2D materials,
• Experimental and computational studies related to the use of 2D materials in energy storage/harvesting, (photo)-catalysis, water purification/desalination, wearable electronics, tribology, among others,
• Biomedical applications of 2D materials such as drug delivery, gene therapy, regenerative medicine, oncology, and
• Innovative biosensors based on the 2D materials physical/chemical features.

We welcome your submission to the series.

Submission deadline: 31^st October 2023

How to submit

Both papers and review articles will be considered for this themed collection. All submissions will be subject to an initial assessment by Associate Editors and, if suitable for the journal, they will be subject to rigorous peer review to meet the usual high standards of RSC Advances.

We are proud to be an affordable gold open access journal. Submissions to RSC Advances will be published open access and the appropriate article processing charge (APC) will apply. RSC Advances’ article processing charge (APC) is among the lowest in chemistry and waivers are also available for authors who meet the eligibility criteria outlined here.

If you would like to submit to this themed collection the manuscript should be prepared according to our article guidelines and submitted via our online system any time before the submission deadline of 31 10 2023. During submission, authors will be asked if they are submitting for a themed collection and should include the name of the themed collection. If you would like to submit but require additional time to prepare your article, please do let us know by contacting the journal.

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RSC Advances is delighted to present this themed collection titled ‘Nanomaterials in drug delivery’. This collection explores the latest developments in the design, preparation, and application of nanomaterials for drug delivery, understanding bio-nano interactions and biosystem parameters, assessing the safety of nanomedicine, and the potential limitations of nanomedicine fabrication including technical and legal aspects.

This collection has been Guest Edited by Dr Irina N. Savina (University of Brighton) and Professor Hélder A. Santos (University of Helsinki & University of Groningen). They provide an overview of the collection in this accompanying Editorial.

A selection of articles have been highlighted below, and you can view the full collection here.

Exosome-based drug delivery systems and their therapeutic applications
Jaewook Lee, Ji-Heon Lee, Kushal Chakraborty, Joon Hwang and Yong-Kyu Lee
RSC Adv., 2022, 12, 18475-18492

Functional block copolymer micelles based on poly (jasmine lactone) for improving the loading efficiency of weakly basic drugs
Aliaa Ali, Rajendra Bhadane, Afshin Ansari Asl, Carl-Eric Wilén, Outi Salo-Ahen, Jessica M. Rosenholm and Kuldeep K. Bansal
RSC Adv., 2022, 12, 26763-26775

Facile production of quercetin nanoparticles using 3D printed centrifugal flow reactors
Davide De Grandi, Alireza Meghdadi, Gareth LuTheryn and Dario Carugo
RSC Adv., 2022, 12, 20696-20713

View the full collection here

We welcome you to contribute to this collection. Please contact the Editorial Office to highlight your interest in submitting to this collection.

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RSC Advances is delighted to announce a new themed collection titled ‘Nanoarchitectonics Advances: Bridge over Nanotechnology and Materials Science’. This collection is Guest Edited by Katsuhiko Ariga (National Institute for Materials Science & The University of Tokyo, Japan), Hiromitsu Maeda (Ritsumeikan University, Japan), Stéphane Baudron (Université de Strasbourg-CNRS, France), and Yulan Chen (Jilin University, China).

Scope

Expanding and going beyond the field of nanotechnology, a new concept of nanoarchitectonics has been proposed. Nanoarchitectonics aims to construct materials with precise structures that achieve high performance from nanoscale units such as atoms, molecules, and nanomaterials. Beyond the well-known strategies of self-assembly and related strategies, nanoarchitectonics aims to construct material structures containing more asymmetric and hierarchical motifs from multiple components. Nanoarchitectonics bridges the missing link between nanotechnology and materials science. The impact of nanoarchitectonics goes beyond fabricating such structures to developing nanostructured materials useful for sensing, catalysis, energy, environmental, and biomedical applications.

Such attempts have in fact been widely studied but should be reconstructed under the name of nanoarchitectonics as a link between nanotechnology and materials science. This special issue will encompass the development of various functions enabled by this bottom-up approach to structure development. Examples of possible targets include:

1) Supramolecular assemblies and self-assemblies

2) Coordination nanostructures such as MOFs

3) Hybrids, composites, and blends that exhibit nanostructures and functions

4) Various other functional materials that include nanostructures

5) Sensing, catalytic, energy, environmental, biomedical and other applications

This special issue should not only describe conventional approaches, but also how the research relates to nanoarchitectonics.

Please make sure that your submission provides an insight that advances the chemistry field or is of interest to the chemistry community.

How to submit

Both Papers and Review articles will be considered for this issue. All submissions will be subject to an initial assessment by Associate Editors and, if suitable for the journal, they will be subject to rigorous peer review to meet the usual high standards of RSC Advances.

Our APC is among the lowest in the industry and there are no submission charges. Discounts and waivers are offered to authors from developing countries.

If you would like to submit to this issue the manuscript should be prepared according to our article guidelines and submitted via our online system anytime before the submission deadline of 30 July 2023. During submission, authors will be asked if they are submitting for a themed collection and should include the name of the themed collection. If you would like to submit but require additional time to prepare your article, please do let us know by contacting the journal.

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RSC Advances is delighted to announce a new themed collection titled ‘Nano and microscale modifications of biomaterials’. This collection is Guest Edited by Professor Andrzej Zeliński (Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland) and Professor Beata Majkowska-Marzec (Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland).

Scope:

The rapid development of research in biomaterials in recent years can be noticed. On the other side, even obtaining a new or improved biomaterial, or a novel fabrication method, is a difficult task, and as a rule, such materials must be created and possess specific properties. The bulk properties determine some mechanical and some physical properties, but also an interface between a biomaterial and a human environment, bones, and tissue, decides on biocompatibility, adhesion between an implant and a tissue, surface hardness, and Young`s modulus, and most importantly, bioactivity and cytotoxicity. Therefore, the role of the surface is the most important among all considered features of the biomaterial.

This themed collection in RSC Advances aims to demonstrate the most recent advances in nano and micro-scale modifications of biomaterials. Such surface treatments can be performed by several techniques such as fine polishing, acidic and alkaline etching, anodic and micro-arc oxidation, and ion bombardment of the surface outer layer, and as numerous ceramic, polymer, metallic, and in particular composite coatings. Each of them can possess different microstructure, thickness, adhesion, wettability, corrosion behaviour, bioactivity, cytotoxicity, and antibacterial efficiency, depending on process parameters. It is already proven that the most important features are microstructure and topography, in nano and micro dimensions, and chemical and phase compositions of the surface layer and deposits. Therefore, research progress in this specific field can be highly diverse, as demonstrated by recent literature. In this special issue the emphasis is placed on the demonstration of links between nano and micro-scale surface modifications, and their effects on mechanical, chemical, physical, and biological properties.

How to submit:
Both Papers and Review articles will be considered for this issue. All submissions will be subject to an initial assessment by Associate Editors and, if suitable for the journal, they will be subject to rigorous peer review to meet the usual high standards of RSC Advances.

Our APC is among the lowest in the industry and there are no submission charges. Discounts and waivers are offered to authors from developing countries.

If you would like to submit to this issue the manuscript should be prepared according to our article guidelines and submitted via our online system anytime before the submission deadline of 15 June 2023. During submission, authors will be asked if they are submitting for a themed collection and should include the name of the themed collection. If you would like to submit but require additional time to prepare your article, please do let us know by contacting the journal.

Submit to RSC Advances today! Check out our author guidelines for information on our article types or find out more about the advantages of publishing in a Royal Society of Chemistry journal.

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