January 2020 HOT Articles

We have recently updated our HOT article collection to include all of the articles handpicked by our reviewers and handling editors as HOT. The collection showcases articles published in RSC Advances in the last 6 months, now including January 2020. We update the collection every month so remember to keep coming back!

We hope you enjoy reading these articles and congratulations to all the authors whose articles are featured. 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 our January selection below:

Evaluation of curcumin-mediated photodynamic therapy on the reverse of multidrug resistance in tumor cells
Ying Li, Pei Xiao, Zipeng Huang, Xinru Chen, Xia Yan, Junqiu Zhai and Yan Ma
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 298-306
DOI: 10.1039/C9RA09996D, Paper

Therapeutic potency of fermented field water-dropwort (Oenanthe javanica (Blume) DC.) in ethanol-induced liver injury
Dong Hun Lee, Jong Sung Lee, Il Ho Leeb and Jin Tae Hong
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 1544-1551
DOI: 10.1039/C9RA08976D, Paper

A polypropylene mesh coated with interpenetrating double network hydrogel for local drug delivery in temporary closure of open abdomen
Ze Li, Changliang Wu, Zhen Liu, Zhenlu Li, Xingang Peng, Jinjian Huang, Jianan Ren and Peige Wang
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 1331-1340
DOI: 10.1039/C9RA10455K, Paper

Sandwich-structured poly(vinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene) composite film containing a boron nitride nanosheet interlayer
Fujia Chen, Yujiu Zhou, Jimin Guo, Song Sun, Yuetao Zhao, Yajie Yang and Jianhua Xu
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 2295-2302
DOI: 10.1039/C9RA09780E, Paper

Synthesis and characterization of thermoresponsive ZIF-8@PNIPAm-co-MAA microgel composites with enhanced performance as an adsorption/release platform
Juan A. Allegretto, Juan M. Giussi, Sergio E. Moya, Omar Azzaroni and Matias Rafti
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 2453-2461
DOI: 10.1039/C9RA09729E, Paper

m-s-m cationic gemini and zwitterionic surfactants – a thermodynamic analysis of their mixed micelle formation
Aleisha McLachlan, Kulbir Singh, b Michael McAlduff, D. Gerrard Marangoni, Samantha Shortall and Shawn D. Wettig
RSC Adv., 2020, 10, 3221-3232
DOI: 10.1039/C9RA09432F, Paper
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IUPAC-MACRO2020, ICC Jeju, Korea 5 – 9 July

IUPAC-MACRO2020

We are delighted to be sponsoring the 48th World Polymer Congress IUPAC-MACRO 2020, at ICC Jeju in Korea on 5 – 6 July along with Polymer Chemistry.

The IUPAC-World Polymer Congress is the largest biennial international multi-symposium conference dedicated to all aspects of polymer science and engineering. Over the years, the MACRO conference has developed a strong reputation for bringing together cutting edge research from top international scientists in the field of polymer science.

The 48th World Polymer Congress will be hosted by the Polymer Society of Korea (PSK) to facilitate exchange and encourage cooperation in our common field. The PSK was founded in 1976 and consists of over 4,500 members from diverse polymer-related fields including polymer chemistry, physics, biology and engineering.

For IUPAC-MACRO2020, seven distinguished plenary speakers and more than 200 renowned speakers will be invited from all over the world including many active female scientists. We expect more than 500 contributed presentations across ten different areas in polymer science.

 

Early Bird Registration and Abstract Submissions are available now!

 

Important Dates
Online Abstract Submission Deadline: 31 March
Early Bird Registration Deadline: 10 May
Pre-Registration Deadline: 20 June

 

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Third International Conference on Material Science (ICMS2020), Tripura University, India 4 – 6 March

ICMS2020

 

RSC Advances is very pleased to be sponsoring the Best Young Scientist Award at the Third International Conference on Material Science (ICMS2020) this March at Tripura University in India. Royal Society of Chemistry journals Soft Matter, Polymer Chemistry and Biomaterials Science are also sponsoring this conference with poster presentation prizes.

This conference provides a forum for scientists, researchers and educators around the world to exchange state-of-the-art research and development as well as identify research needs and opportunities in all aspects of Material Science. The primary objectives of this conference are to provide scientists, engineers, graduate students and other professionals with a place to actively engage in research discussions, and professional development; and create opportunities for the next generation workforce to develop their professional skills.

You can find out more about the conference over on the website.

 

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Read our latest Editors’ Collection on Physical Chemistry of Colloids and Interfaces by Associate Editor Juan J. Giner-Casares

We are delighted to share with you our latest collection of recently published articles focusing on Physical Chemistry of Colloids and Interfaces, handpicked by Associate Editor Juan J. Giner-Casares.

The collection features exciting research with the core in physical chemistry of interfaces and illustrates a vibrant field that in itself produces stimulating research. The physical chemistry of colloids and interfaces is enjoying a fruitful interaction with a vast number of fields; joint ventures with the biomedical discipline constitute undoubtedly a prominent topic, in which chemical and biomedical researchers highly benefit from each other. There are also many other subjects that profit from interactions with physical chemistry.

As the world’s largest gold open access chemistry journal, all publications in RSC Advances are free to access. We hope you enjoy reading these articles.

We invite you to submit your research to this collection and give your work the global visibility it deserves.

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Featured articles:

Subtle chemical modification for enrichment of Fmoc-amino acid at a phospholipid interface
Pablo G. Argudo, Rafael Contreras-Montoya, Luis Álvarez de Cienfuegos, María T. Martín-Romero, Luis Camacho and Juan J. Giner-Casares
RSC Adv., 2019, 9, 37188-37194. DOI: 10.1039/C9RA03896E

Gold nanoparticle coatings as efficient adenovirus carriers to non-infectable stem cells
Yulan Hernandez, Rebeca González-Pastor, Carolina Belmar-Lopez, Gracia Mendoza, Jesus M. de la Fuente and Pilar Martin-Duque
RSC Adv., 2019, 9, 1327-1334. DOI: 10.1039/C8RA09088B

Incorporation of potassium halides in the mechanosynthesis of inorganic perovskites: feasibility and limitations of ion-replacement and trap passivation
Yousra El Ajjouri, Vladimir S. Chirvony, Michele Sessolo, Francisco Palazon and Henk J. Bolink
RSC Adv., 2018, 8, 41548-41551. DOI: 10.1039/C8RA08823C

Read the full collection

Meet the Editor

Associate Editor Juan J. Giner-Casares obtained his PhD in Physical Chemistry at the University of Córdoba, Spain. He worked as a postdoc in the Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces in Potsdam, Germany, with Prof. Dr. H. Möhwald and Prof. Dr. G. Brezesinski, and then moved to the CIC biomaGUNE (Donostia/San Sebastián, Spain) with Prof. Dr. Luis Liz-Marzán. He is now back at the University of Córdoba enjoying a tenure track position (Ramón y Cajal).

“While finding the roots of my research in the Langmuir technique and fluid interfaces, I always look out for working in exotic and insightful self-assembling and biorelated nanosystems.”

 

 

 

 

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Amine Biocatalysis 4.0, 17-19 February, Stuttgart, Germany

RSC Advances is pleased to be sponsoring the Amine Biocatalysis 4.0 conference this February in Stuttgart, Germany along with Catalysis Science & Technology and Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry.

Amine Biocatalysis 4.0This conference will provide the opportunity for established and emerging researchers from academia and industry around the world to come together and share their research on biocatalytic amine synthesis. It will showcase recent advances in biocatalysis research, covering various cutting edge topics in the field, from the identification and engineering of amine forming enzymes and their application to the development of new enzymatic cascades.

The conference programme consists of invited lectures from both academia and industry researchers and will include oral presentations (selected based on submitted abstracts) and posters.

 

You can find more information, including the speaker line up, over on the website

 

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ICS2020, 12 – 17 July, Shanghai, China

ICS2020

 

We are delighted to be sponsoring XXX International Carbohydrate Symposium (ICS2020), 12 – 17 July in Shanghai, China.

The ICS2020 will provide a global forum for researchers engaging in all aspects of carbohydrates. As well as classical topics on carbohydrate chemistry, chemical glycobiology, and glycobiology, current developments of carbohydrates and glycotechnologies in the fields of diagnosis and therapy of diseases, nutrients and cosmetics, agriculture and biofuels, and materials will also be highlighted.

 

Important Dates

Abstract submission deadline – 30th April

Early Bird registration – 30th April

Standard registration deadline – 1st July

 

 

You can find out more on the website

 

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CCMR 2020, 8 – 12 June, Songdo Convensia, Incheon/Seoul, South Korea

CCMR

 

We are very pleased to sponsor the Collaborative Conference on Materials Research (CCMR) 2020, 8 – 12 June at Songdo Convensia in Incheon/Seoul, South Korea.

This collaborative conference series enables technological developments in various fields of materials science and furthers the goal of unifying materials research in engineering, physics, biology, materials science, as well as in chemistry and neuroscience.

The CCMR 2020 is the tenth conference in this series and offers materials researchers the opportunity to discuss and exchange information and network with scientists from various other fields for potential interdisciplinary collaborations.

Registration and Abstract Submission is open now!

Important Dates

Abstract submission deadline – 9th February

Regular registration deadline – 28th February

Scientific Image Competition Awards application deadline – 15th April

Late registration deadline – 15th April

Scientific programme announced – May

Find out more over on the website

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Spring SciX 2020, 2 – 9 April, University of Liverpool, UK

 

RSC Advances is very pleased to be sponsoring Spring SciX 2020, 6 – 9 April at the University of Liverpool.

Spring SciX is a UK-based meeting of the successful SciX series, highlighting progress on emergent research topics related to analytical chemistry, including molecular spectroscopy, Raman Spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, infrared (IR) spectroscopy, surface plasmon resonance (SPR), process analytical chemistry, fluorescence, bioanalytical and biomedical, and analytical sciences. In addition, it aims to provide Early Career Researchers an opportunity to share their work and present their vision for the future of the field.  Join leaders in the analytical sciences as they present progress on emergent topics, meet with exhibitors, and network over the four days.

 

Registration and Abstract Submission is now open!

 

Important Dates

Early Bird registration deadline – 1st February

Final registration deadline – 22nd March

Abstract submission deadline – 29th February

 

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Chemistry Conference for Young Scientists (ChemCYS), Belgium, February 2020

ChemCYS 2020

 

RSC Advances is very pleased to be sponsoring the Chemistry Conference for Young Scientists (ChemCYS) in Blankenberge, Belgium, 19 – 21 February 2020.

ChemCYS is organised by the Royal Flemish Chemical Society (KVCV) and endorsed by the European Chemical Society (EuChemS) and the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). It gives young attendees the opportunity to present early results of their research from a variety of subjects, including analytical chemistry, biochemistry and biotechnology, environmental chemistry, food chemistry, macromolecular chemistry, medicinal chemistry and many more!

The plenary speakers at this year’s event are:

  • Professor Dr Sarah E. O’Connor, The University of East Anglia, UK; Planck Institute of Chemical Ecology, Germany
  • Professor Dr Javier García Martínez, Director of the Molecular Nanotechnology Lab at the University of Alicante, Spain; Founder and Chief Scientist of Rive Technology Inc, Boston MA, USA
  • Professor Dr Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, J. C. Warner University Professor of Natural Sciences and Director of the Center for Macromolecular Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

ChemCYS also features KaféCV, an entrance level networking event where participants get to know various companies and their recruitment policies. KaféCV focusses on career development rather than existing vacancies.

You can find out more over on their website

 

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RSC Advances HOT articles – a feature interview with Shanshan Li

Meet the Author
We are very pleased to introduce Shanshan Li, co-author of the paper ‘Characterization of co-metabolic biodegradation of methyl tert-butyl ether by a Acinetobacter sp. strain‘ with Dan Wang, Dan Du, Keke Qian and Wei Yan. Her article has been very well received and handpicked by our reviewers and handling editors as one of our HOT articles. Shanshan was kind enough to tell us more about the work that went into this article and what he hopes to achieve in the future. You can find out more about Shanshan and her article below and find more HOT articles in our online collection.

Shanshan Li works at the Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University.

 

 

 

Could you briefly explain the focus of your article to the non-specialist (in one or two sentences only) and why it is of current interest?
The article focused on characterization the co-metabolic of MTBE by a single strain Acinetobacter sp. SL3, which possesses the ability to degrade MTBE when grown on n-alkane (C5-C8) substrates.

With the widespread use of MTBE, its contamination has aroused great public concern, so the development of effective technology to eliminate MTBE contamination is necessary. A newly isolated Acinetobacter sp. SL3, possesses the ability to continuous degrade MTBE co-metabolically, and it is significant to investigate the useful properties of the strain for the bioremediation.

How big an impact could your results potentially have?
The results of this paper revealed the useful properties of Acinetobacter sp. SL3 for the bioremediation of MTBE via co-metabolism and provided a basis for the further development of new MTBE elimination technologies.

Could you explain the motivation behind this study?
We found that the single strain Acinetobacter sp. SL3. can degrade MTBE via co-metabolism efficiently, and the research may be applied to new MTBE elimination technologies.

In your opinion, what are the key design considerations for your study?
The key design consideration is the kinetic characteristic of MTBE co-metabolism associated with the potential pathway for the co-metabolism of MTBE by Acinetobacter sp. SL3 on n-octane.

In your article you mention that the findings can be used for the development of new MTBE elimination technologies. Please could you expand on this?
MTBE is used as an effective gasoline oxygenate because of its favorable properties. It is likely that MTBE contamination occur along with gasoline. The results of this article revealed that the higher MTBE degradation rate is observed with longer n-alkanes by Acinetobacter sp. SL3. The research may contribute to new ideas about eliminating MTBE polluted water or soil that are adjacent to gas stations.

Which part of the work towards this paper proved to be most challenging?
The most challenging section of this paper is to propose the potential pathway for the co-metabolism of MTBE by n-octane-grown cells of Acinetobacter sp. SL3.

What aspect of your work are you most excited about at the moment?
I am most excited about this aspect of this work is propose the potential MTBE degradation pathway by Acinetobacter sp. SL3 grown on n-octane based on a series of experimental proofs.

What is the next step? What work is planned?
On the basis of summing up, our next work is able to concentrate on the elimination of TBA to increase MTBE degradation rate in a fixed system with time, and further verify the proposed pathway for the co-metabolism of MTBE by n-octane-grown cells of Acinetobacter sp. SL3.

 

Characterization of co-metabolic biodegradation of methyl tert-butyl ether by a Acinetobacter sp. strain
Shanshan Li, Dan Wang, Dan Du, Keke Qian and Wei Yan
RSC Adv., 2019, 9, 38962-38972
DOI: 10.1039/C9RA09507A, Paper

 

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