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

20 Jan 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

08 Jan 2020

By Annika Friberg.

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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Read our latest Editors’ Collection on Antimicrobial polymers by Associate Editor Roberto Rosal

06 Jan 2020

By Karina Webster, Editorial Assistant.

We are delighted to share with you our latest collection of recently published articles focusing on Antimicrobial polymers, handpicked by Associate Editor Roberto Rosal.

The collection features the most remarkable contributions on antimicrobial polymers published in the journal and aims to highlight recent work published on the design, characterization, and efficiency of antimicrobial polymers.

Antimicrobial polymers are materials aimed at inhibiting or killing different types of microorganisms. The importance of developing new antimicrobial substances and materials arises from the health problem posed by multidrug-resistant microbes. This set of articles describes some recent developments on the use of different types of antimicrobial polymers. They include antimicrobial nanomaterials, antimicrobial fibres and surfaces and drug-delivery systems with a focus on potentially pathogenic bacterial strains.

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:

Antibacterial effect of boron nitride flakes with controlled orientation in polymer composites
Santosh Pandit, Karolina Gaska, V. R. S. S. Mokkapati, Sven Forsberg, Magnus Svensson, Roland Kádár and Ivan Mijakovic
RSC Adv., 2019, 9, 33454-33459. DOI: 10.1039/C9RA06773F

Enhancement in sustained release of antimicrobial peptide and BMP-2 from degradable three dimensional-printed PLGA scaffold for bone regeneration
Lei Chen, Liping Shao, Fengping Wang, Yifan Huang and Fenghui Gao
RSC Adv., 2019, 9, 10494-10507. DOI: 10.1039/C8RA08788A

A functional chitosan-based hydrogel as a wound dressing and drug delivery system in the treatment of wound healing
He Liu, Chenyu Wang, Chen Li, Yanguo Qin, Zhonghan Wang, Fan Yang, Zuhao Li and Jincheng Wang
RSC Adv., 2018, 8, 7533-7549. DOI: 10.1039/C7RA13510F

Read the full collection

Meet the Editor

Associate Editor Roberto Rosal is a Professor in Chemical Engineering at the University of Alcalá and an associated researcher at the Advanced Study Institute of Madrid (IMDEA Agua). His research over the last few years has concentrated on topics relating to Environmental Chemistry and Materials Science. The main focuses are the fate toxicity and removal of aqueous (micro)pollutants from water and wastewater, including their mixtures and engineered nanomaterials, the generation and biological effects of incidental micro- and nanoplastics, and the production of nanostructured surfaces and their interaction with cells for environmental and biomedical applications.

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Introducing our new Associate Editors: Sonia de Pascual-Teresa & Ahjeong Son

03 Jan 2020

By Karina Webster, Editorial Assistant.

We are very pleased to introduce Dr Sonia de Pascual-Teresa & Professor Ahjeong Son. Sonia and Ahjeong join the RSC Advances team as associate editors this month, keep reading to find out more.

Sonia de Pascual-Teresa, RSC Advances Associate Editor

Sonia de Pascual-Teresa is a Scientist at the Institute of Food Science, Technology and Nutrition (ICTAN) belonging to the Spanish Research Council (CSIC). She has a BS in Pharmacy and a PhD in Food Science and Nutrition, both from the University of Salamanca. She has worked previously at the IFR in Norwich and the University of Reading. Her main interests are polyphenols, their bioavailability, metabolism and biological effects. She has experience in both, human trials and cellular models to study the bioavailability and biological activity of food bioactives. Polyphenols analysis and chemistry is in the basis of much of her work. In the last years she has focused on the study of the cardiovascular and neuroprotective effects of dietary polyphenols, including flavanols and anthocyanins. She has published more than 100 peer-reviewed journal papers and book chapters.

‘I am pleased with the opportunity to collaborate with RSC Advances in promoting the impactful, high-quality and open-access publications in the food research area.’

Ahjeong Son, RSC Advances Associate Editor

Ahjeong Son received her PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Delaware under the supervision of Professor Daniel Cha. She completed her NIH-funded postdoctoral stint in Professor Kate M. Scow’s lab at University of California at Davis. She began her independent career in 2008 with the Department of Civil Engineering at Auburn University, USA. She received the National Science Foundation CAREER Award in 2011. She is currently a full professor in the Department of Environmental Science and Engineering at Ewha Womans University, Korea. She is tenured at both Auburn University and Ewha Womans University.

Her research focus includes the development of nanomaterials based biosensor technologies and systems to address environmental challenges.

Ahjeong looks forward to her role as an associate editor, saying “I am excited to join the editorial team of RSC Advances and hope to contribute to the journal from the environmental engineering perspective”.

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Introducing Stacey Wetmore & Tapas Maji: Our New Editorial Board Members

02 Jan 2020

By Karina Webster, Editorial Assistant.

We are delighted to welcome Professors Stacey Wetmore and Tapas Maji as our latest Editorial Board members!

Stacey Wetmore, RSC Advances Royal Society of Chemistry

Stacey D. Wetmore is Professor of Chemistry and Tier I Board of Governors Research Chair in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. She obtained a B.Sc. (Honours) in Chemistry and Mathematics from Mount Allison University (Sackville, Canada) in 1995, and her Ph.D. in Computational Chemistry from Dalhousie University (Halifax, Canada) under the supervision of Prof. Russell Boyd in 1999. After completing a postdoctoral fellowship with Prof. Leo Radom at the Australian National University (Canberra, 1999–2001), she launched an independent research program at Mount Allison in 2001 and was recruited to the University of Lethbridge in 2006 as a Tier II Canada Research Chair, which was renewed in 2012.

Her research program currently uses computer modeling to study the chemistry of nucleic acids, including the structure and properties of modified nucleic acids and the function of enzymes that process nucleic acids such as those involved in DNA damage, repair and replication pathways. She has a superb research track record as recognized by the award of the most prestigious Chemical Institute of Canada Fellowship, the highest accolade that can be bestowed on a member of the Chemical Institute of Canada.

Browse a selection of Stacey’s work:

Manipulation of a DNA aptamer–protein binding site through arylation of internal guanine residues
Abigail J. Van Riesen, Kaila L. Fadock, Prashant S. Deore, Ahmed Desoky, Richard A. Manderville, Shahin Sowlati-Hashjin and Stacey D. Wetmore
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2018, 16, 3831-3840
DOI: 10.1039/C8OB00704G, Paper

Structural and electronic properties of barbituric acid and melamine-containing ribonucleosides as plausible components of prebiotic RNA: implications for prebiotic self-assembly
Sarabjeet Kaur, Purshotam Sharma and Stacey D. Wetmore
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2017, 19, 30762-30771
DOI: 10.1039/C7CP06123D, Paper

How do hydrophobic nucleobases differ from natural DNA nucleobases? Comparison of structural features and duplex properties from QM calculations and MD simulations
Indu Negi, Preetleen Kathuria, Purshotam Sharma and Stacey D. Wetmore
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2017, 19, 16365-16374
DOI: 10.1039/C7CP02576A, Paper

Tapas Kumar Maji, RSC Advances Editorial Board Meeting

Tapas Kumar Maji obtained his PhD in 2002 from Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS) in Kolkata. After a postdoctoral stint at Kyoto University, Japan, he joined Jadavpur University and then moved to Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore in 2006. Currently, he is a professor in Chemistry and Physics of Materials Unit (CPMU) at JNCASR.

His current research interest focuses on the design and synthesis of bulk and nanoscale metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) and organic porous polymers (particularly conjugated microporous polymer) for energy storage, generation and conversion, carbon capture and sequestration. He uses these materials for storage and separation of small (C1-C3) hydrocarbons. He also works on different photo-physical aspects of MOFs and coordination polymer gels. Professor Maji has published over 200 peer reviewed publications (h-index of 51). He was elected as the Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences in 2018 and Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry in 2019.

Browse a selection of Tapas’ work:

Mechanochemical synthesis of a processable halide perovskite quantum dot–MOF composite by post-synthetic metalation
Sohini Bhattacharyya, Darsi Rambabu and Tapas Kumar Maji
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2019, 7, 21106-21111
DOI: 10.1039/C9TA05977F, Paper

Polar functional groups anchored to a 2D MOF template for the stabilization of Pd(0) nps for the catalytic C–C coupling reaction
Stephen Adie Adalikwu, Venkata Suresh Mothika, Arpan Hazra and Tapas Kumar Maji
Dalton Trans., 2019, 48, 7117-7121
DOI: 10.1039/C8DT04766A, Communication

MOF derived carbon based nanocomposite materials as efficient electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction and oxygen and hydrogen evolution reactions
Sohini Bhattacharyya, Chayanika Das and Tapas Kumar Maji
RSC Adv., 2018, 8, 26728-26754
DOI: 10.1039/C8RA05102J, Review Article

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Surfaces and interfaces – The year in review

20 Dec 2019

By Annika Friberg.

Looking back at 2019, we would like to highlight 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 2019 articles published on surfaces and interfaces so far.

We hope you enjoy reading these articles – free to read and accessible to everyone.

Happy New Year from the RSC Advances team!

Philic–phobic chemical dynamics of a 1^st tier dendrimer dispersed o/w nanoemulsion
Naveen Kumari, Man Singh, Hari Om and K. M. Sachin
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 12507-12519. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra00728h

Hydrogen evolution reaction activity related to the facet-dependent electrocatalytic performance of NiCoP from first principles
Jie Mou, Yuyue Gao, Jingbo Wang, Jianyi Ma and Haisheng Ren
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 11755-11761. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra01560d

Light induced reversible structuring of photosensitive polymer films
Joachim Jelken and Svetlana Santer
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 20295-20305. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra02571e

Light-driven locomotion of a centimeter-sized object at the air–water interface: effect of fluid resistance
Hisato Kawashima, Akihisa Shioi, Richard J. Archer, Stephen J. Ebbens, Yoshinobu Nakamura and Syuji Fujii
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 8333-8339. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra01417a

Adsorption and anticorrosive behavior of aromatic epoxy monomers on carbon steel corrosion in acidic solution: computational studies and sustained experimental studies
Omar Dagdag, Zaki Safi, Hamid Erramli, Omar Cherkaoui, Nuha Wazzan, Lei Guo, Chandrabhan Verma, E. E. Ebenso and Ahmed El Harfi
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 14782-14796. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra01672d

Study of the reaction of ninhydrin with tyrosine in gemini micellar media
Dileep Kumar and Malik Abdul Rub
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 22129-22136. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra03557e

Insight into the DNA adsorption on nitrogen-doped positive carbon dots
Fenglan Li, Qianqian Cai, Xiaoli Hao, Chengfei Zhao, Zhengjun Huang, Yanjie Zheng, Xinhua Lin and Shaohuang Weng
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 12462-12469. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra00881k

The influence of gradient and porous configurations on the microwave absorbing performance of multilayered graphene/thermoplastic polyurethane composite foams
Chaozhi Wang, Jiang Li and Shaoyun Guo
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 21859-21872. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra04735b

The electronic properties and band-gap discontinuities at the cubic boron nitride/diamond hetero-interface
Dehe Zhao, Wei Gao, Yujing Li, Yuyuan Zhang and Hong Yin
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 8435-8443. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra00784a

Acridine-based thiosemicarbazones as novel inhibitors of mild steel corrosion in 1 M HCl: synthesis, electrochemical, DFT and Monte Carlo simulation studies
Ekemini D. Akpan, Ibanga O. Isaac, Lukman O. Olasunkanmi, Eno E. Ebenso and El-Sayed M. Sherif
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 29590-29599. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra04778f

Super-robust superamphiphobic surface with anti-icing property
Huanhuan Wang, Haitao Lu and Xia Zhang
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 27702-27709. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra04997e

Bifunctional coatings: coupling an organic adhesion promoter with an anticorrosion inorganic layer
Aurélien Doublet, Marianne Kjellberg, Bruno Jousselme, Mathieu Pinault, Guy Deniau, Renaud Cornut and Gaëlle Charrier
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 24043-24049. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra03657a

Surface modification of an aramid fiber via grafting epichlorohydrin assisted by supercritical CO₂
Xiaoma Ding, Haijuan Kong, Mengmeng Qiao, Luwei Zhang and Muhuo Yu
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 31062-31069. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra05395f

Magnetic properties of on-surface synthesized single-ion molecular magnets
Katharina Diller, Aparajita Singha, Marina Pivetta, Christian Wäckerlin, Raphael Hellwig, Alberto Verdini, Albano Cossaro, Luca Floreano, Emilio Vélez-Fort, Jan Dreiser, Stefano Rusponi and Harald Brune
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 34421-34429. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra06803a

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Hydrogels – The year in review

20 Dec 2019

By Annika Friberg.

We hope you enjoy reading these articles – free to read and accessible to everyone.

Happy New Year from the RSC Advances team!

Gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA)-based biomaterials for bone regeneration
Zhenqiang Dong, Qijuan Yuan, Keqing Huang, Wanli Xu, Guiting Liu and Zhipeng Gu
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 17737-17744. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra02695a
Review

A facile preparation method for new two-component supramolecular hydrogels and their performances in adsorption, catalysis, and stimuli-response
Junlin Zhu, Ran Wang, Rui Geng, Xuan Zhang, Fan Wang, Tifeng Jiao, Jingyue Yang, Zhenhua Bai and Qiuming Peng
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 22551-22558. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra03827b

Development and application of novel bio-magnetic membrane capsules for the removal of the cationic dye malachite green in wastewater treatment
Imran Ali, Changsheng Peng, Iffat Naz, Dichu Lin, Devendra P. Saroj and Mohsin Ali
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 3625-3646. DOI: 10.1039/c8ra09275c

Strategy to construct polyzwitterionic hydrogel coating with antifouling, drag-reducing and weak swelling performance
Jiajia Shen, Miao Du, Ziliang Wu, Yihu Song and Qiang Zheng
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 2081-2091. DOI: 10.1039/c8ra09358j

Non-thermal plasma assisted surface nano-textured carboxymethyl guar gum/chitosan hydrogels for biomedical applications
Ganeswar Dalei, Subhraseema Das and Smruti Prava Das
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 1705-1716. DOI: 10.1039/c8ra09161g

Thermal- and salt-activated shape memory hydrogels based on a gelatin/polyacrylamide double network
Fang Chen, Kaixiang Yang, Dinglei Zhao and Haiyang Yang
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 18619-18626. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra02842k

Poly(ethylene glycol) brush-b-poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone)-based double hydrophilic block copolymer particles crosslinked via crystalline α-cyclodextrin domains
Noah Al Nakeeb, Zdravko Kochovski, Tingting Li, Youjia Zhang, Yan Lu and Bernhard V. K. J. Schmidt
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 4993-5001. DOI: 10.1039/c8ra10672j

Stretchable self-healing hydrogels capable of heavy metal ion scavenging
Dandan Song, Beibei Kang, Zengdian Zhao and Shasha Song
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 19039-19047. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra03443a

Preparation of a poly(acrylic acid) based hydrogel with fast adsorption rate and high adsorption capacity for the removal of cationic dyes
Zhenyu Yuan, Jie Wang, Yiming Wang, Qian Liu, Yujie Zhong, Yu Wang, Li Li, Stephen F. Lincoln and Xuhong Guo
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 21075-21085. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra03077h

Thermosensitive double network of zwitterionic polymers for controlled mechanical strength of hydrogels
Wei-Hsin Hsu, Yu-Chih Kao, Shun-Hao Chuang, Jun-Sheng Wang, Juin-Yih Lai and Hsieh-Chih Tsai
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 24241-24247. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra03834e

Self-healing zwitterionic sulfobetaine nanocomposite hydrogels with good mechanical properties
Yinlei Lin, Zheng Zeng, Yuhao Li, Sheng Sun, Xiaoting Liu, Deliu He and Guangji Li
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 31806-31811. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra06728k

Direct 3D printing of a graphene oxide hydrogel for fabrication of a high areal specific capacitance microsupercapacitor
Xiawei Yun, Bingchuan Lu, Zhiyuan Xiong, Bo Jia, Bo Tang, Henan Mao, Ting Zhang and Xiaogong Wang
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 29384-29395. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra04882k

Hybrid cellulose nanocrystal/alginate/gelatin scaffold with improved mechanical properties and guided wound healing
Yue Shan, Chaoyue Li, Yongzhi Wu, Qiwen Li and Jinfeng Liao
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 22966-22979. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra04026a

3D printable SiO₂ nanoparticle ink for patient specific bone regeneration
Uday Kiran Roopavath, Raghav Soni, Urbashi Mahanta, Atul Suresh Deshpande and Subha Narayan Rath
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 23832-23842. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra03641e

Gallic acid-functionalized graphene hydrogel as adsorbent for removal of chromium (III) and organic dye pollutants from tannery wastewater
Gongyan Liu, Ruiquan Yu, Tianxiang Lan, Zheng Liu, Peng Zhang and Ruifeng Liang
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 27060-27068. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra05664e

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Solar cells – The year in review

20 Dec 2019

By Annika Friberg.

We hope you enjoy reading these articles – free to read and accessible to everyone.

Happy New Year from the RSC Advances team!

Graphene/Si Schottky solar cells: a review of recent advances and prospects
Xinyi Kong, Linrui Zhang, Beiyun Liu, Hongli Gao, Yongzhe Zhang, Hui Yan and Xuemei Song
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 863-877. DOI: 10.1039/c8ra08035f
Review

A methodological review on material growth and synthesis of solar-driven water splitting photoelectrochemical cells
Kwangwook Park, Yeong Jae Kim, Taeho Yoon, Selvaraj David and Young Min Song
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 30112-30124. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra05341g
Review

Designing indacenodithiophene based non-fullerene acceptors with a donor–acceptor combined bridge for organic solar cells
Muhammad Ans, Khurshid Ayub, Ijaz Ahmad Bhatti and Javed Iqbal
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 3605-3617. DOI: 10.1039/c8ra09292c

Enhanced performance of PTB7-Th:PCBM based active layers in ternary organic solar cells
Govinda Lakhotiya, Namdeo Belsare, Sudhir Arbuj, Bharat Kale and Abhimanyu Rana
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 7457-7463. DOI: 10.1039/c8ra08919a

The phase diagram of a mixed halide (Br, I) hybrid perovskite obtained by synchrotron X-ray diffraction
Frederike Lehmann, Alexandra Franz, Daniel M. Többens, Sergej Levcenco, Thomas Unold, Andreas Taubert and Susan Schorr
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 11151-11159. DOI: 10.1039/c8ra09398a

Designing triazatruxene-based donor materials with promising photovoltaic parameters for organic solar cells
Muhammad Usman Khan, Javed Iqbal, Muhammad Khalid, Riaz Hussain, Ataualpa Albert Carmo Braga, Munawar Hussain and Shabbir Muhammad
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 26402-26418. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra03856f

Role of polysilicon in poly-Si/SiOx passivating contacts for high-efficiency silicon solar cells
HyunJung Park, Soohyun Bae, Se Jin Park, Ji Yeon Hyun, Chang Hyun Lee, Dongjin Choi, Dongkyun Kang, Hyebin Han, Yoonmook Kang, Hae-Seok Lee and Donghwan Kim
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 23261-23266. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra03560e

High-performance and stable CsPbBr₃ light-emitting diodes based on polymer additive treatment
Wanqing Cai, Ziming Chen, Dongcheng Chen, Shijian Su, Qinghua Xu, Hin-Lap Yip and Yong Cao
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 27684-27691. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra05270d

Supramolecular self-assembly and physical-gel formation in disc-like liquid crystals: a scalable predictive model for gelation and an application in photovoltaics
Sehrish Iqbal and Ammar A. Khan
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 6335-6345. DOI: 10.1039/c8ra09278h

Enhanced photocatalytic water splitting of a SILAR deposited α-Fe₂O₃ film on TiO₂ nanoparticles
Zahra-Sadat Pourbakhsh, Kyana Mohammadi, Ahmad Moshaii, Maryam Azimzadehirani and Amir Hosseinmardi
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 31860-31866. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra05155d

Highly crystalline CsPbI₂Br films for efficient perovskite solar cells via compositional engineering
Fang He, Wenzhan Xu, Meng Zhang, Xuan Zhang, Baofu Ding, Guodan Wei and Feiyu Kang
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 30534-30540. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra06363c

Alternative electrodes for HTMs and noble-metal-free perovskite solar cells: 2D MXenes electrodes
Junmei Cao, Fanning Meng, Liguo Gao, Shuzhang Yang, Yeling Yan, Ning Wang, Anmin Liu, Yanqiang Li and Tingli Ma
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 34152-34157. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra06091j

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Batteries – The year in review

20 Dec 2019

By Annika Friberg.

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Happy New Year from the RSC Advances team!

High and intermediate temperature sodium–sulfur batteries for energy storage: development, challenges and perspectives
Georgios Nikiforidis, M. C. M. van de Sanden and Michail N. Tsampas
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 5649-5673. DOI: 10.1039/c8ra08658c
Review

Layered metal–organic framework based on tetracyanonickelate as a cathode material for in situ Li-ion storage
Kaiqiang Zhang, Tae Hyung Lee, Bailey Bubach, Mehdi Ostadhassan, Ho Won Jang, Ji-Won Choi and Mohammadreza Shokouhimehr
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 21363-21370. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra03975a

Ti₂PTe₂ monolayer: a promising two-dimensional anode material for sodium-ion batteries
Jie Liu, Man Qiao, Xiaorong Zhu, Yu Jing and Yafei Li
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 15536-15541. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra01686d

One-step sulfuration synthesis of hierarchical NiCo₂S₄@NiCo₂S₄ nanotube/nanosheet arrays on carbon cloth as advanced electrodes for high-performance flexible solid-state hybrid supercapacitors
Jinlei Xie, Yefeng Yang, Geng Li, Hanchun Xia, Peijia Wang, Peiheng Sun, Xiaolong Li, Haoran Cai and Jie Xiong
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 3041-3049. DOI: 10.1039/c8ra10435b

Dynamic impact response of lithium-ion batteries, constitutive properties and failure model
Golriz Kermani and Elham Sahraei
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 2464-2473. DOI: 10.1039/c8ra08898e

Electrochemical impacts of sheet-like hafnium phosphide and hafnium disulfide catalysts bonded with reduced graphene oxide sheets for bifunctional oxygen reactions in alkaline electrolytes
Mayilvel Dinesh Meganathan, Taizhong Huang, Hengyi Fang, Jianfeng Mao and Guoxin Sun
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 2599-2607. DOI: 10.1039/c8ra09598a

Ionic association analysis of LiTDI, LiFSI and LiPF₆ in EC/DMC for better Li-ion battery performances
Christopher L. Berhaut, Daniel Lemordant, Patrice Porion, Laure Timperman, Grégory Schmidt and Mériem Anouti
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 4599-4608. DOI: 10.1039/c8ra08430k

Facile synthesis of Camellia oleifera shell-derived hard carbon as an anode material for lithium-ion batteries
Beibei Ma, Yewei Huang, Zhenzhen Nie, Xiaobin Qiu, Dawei Su, Guoxiu Wang, Jianmin Yuan, Xiuqiang Xie and Zhenjun Wu
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 20424-20431. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra03345a

Natural stibnite ore (Sb₂S₃) embedded in sulfur-doped carbon sheets: enhanced electrochemical properties as anode for sodium ions storage
Mingxiang Deng, Sijie Li, Wanwan Hong, Yunling Jiang, Wei Xu, Honglei Shuai, Hui Li, Wenlei Wang, Hongshuai Hou and Xiaobo Ji
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 15210-15216. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra02301a

Reduced graphene oxide/CoS₂ porous nanoparticle hybrid electrode material for supercapacitor application
Lemu Girma Beka, Xin Li, Xiaoli Wang, Chuanyu Han and Weihua Liu
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 26637-26645. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra05434k

Asymmetric faradaic assembly of Bi₂O₃ and MnO₂ for a high-performance hybrid electrochemical energy storage device
Saurabh Singh, Rakesh K. Sahoo, Nanasaheb M. Shinde, Je Moon Yun, Rajaram S. Mane, Wonsub Chung and Kwang Ho Kim
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 32154-32164. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra06331e

A graphite-modified natural stibnite mineral as a high-performance anode material for sodium-ion storage
Hongliang Li, Mingxiang Deng, Hongshuai Hou and Xiaobo Ji
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 28953-28960. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra02663k

Two-phase interface hydrothermal synthesis of binder-free SnS₂/graphene flexible paper electrodes for high-performance Li-ion batteries
Hao Wen, Wenbin Kang, Xingang Liu, Wenjuan Li, Liping Zhang and Chuhong Zhang
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 23607-23613. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra03397a

Impurity removal with highly selective and efficient methods and the recycling of transition metals from spent lithium-ion batteries
Fangwei Peng, Deying Mu, Ruhong Li, Yuanlong Liu, Yuanpeng Ji, Changsong Dai and Fei Ding
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 21922-21930. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra02331c

Synthesis and electrochemical performance of NaV₃O₈ nanobelts for Li/Na-ion batteries and aqueous zinc-ion batteries
Fang Hu, Di Xie, Fuhan Cui, Dongxu Zhang and Guihong Song
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 20549-20556. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra04339j

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Drug delivery – The year in review

19 Dec 2019

By Annika Friberg.

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Carbon quantum dots and their biomedical and therapeutic applications: a review
Mohammad Jafar Molaei
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 6460-6481. DOI: 10.1039/c8ra08088g
Review

Microfluidic assisted synthesis of PLGA drug delivery systems
Sima Rezvantalab and Mostafa Keshavarz Moraveji
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 2055-2072. DOI: 10.1039/c8ra08972h
Review

Growing prospects of DNA nanomaterials in novel biomedical applications
Zhiguang Suo, Jingqi Chen, Xialing Hou, Ziheng Hu, Feifei Xing and Lingyan Feng
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 16479-16491. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra01261c
Review

Preparation and applications of peptide-based injectable hydrogels
Chang Liu, Qingguo Zhang, Song Zhu, Hong Liu and Jie Chen
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 28299-28311. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra05934b
Review

Cholesterol-coated gold nanorods as an efficient nano-carrier for chemotherapeutic delivery and potential treatment of breast cancer: in vitro studies using the MCF-7 cell line
Nouf N. Mahmoud, Dima A. Sabbah, Rana Abu-Dahab, Duaa Abuarqoub, Maha Abdallah, Ameerah (Hasan Ibrahim) and Enam A. Khalil
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 12718-12731. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra01041f

A chemotherapeutic approach targeting the acidic tumor microenvironment: combination of a proton pump inhibitor and paclitaxel for statistically optimized nanotherapeutics
Saswati Bhattacharya, Jasmina Khanam, Pradipta Sarkar and Tapan Kumar Pal
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 240-254. DOI: 10.1039/c8ra08924h

Enzymatic synthesis of selenium-containing amphiphilic aliphatic polycarbonate as an oxidation-responsive drug delivery vehicle
Xian-Ling Yang, Xiu Xing, Jun Li, Yan-Hong Liu, Na Wang and Xiao-Qi Yu
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 6003-6010. DOI: 10.1039/c8ra10282a

Thermoresponsive 2-hydroxy-3-isopropoxypropyl hydroxyethyl cellulose with tunable LCST for drug delivery
Ye Tian, Ying Liu, Benzhi Ju, Xiaozhong Ren and Mingyun Dai
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 2268-2276. DOI: 10.1039/c8ra09075k

A green approach to obtain stable and hydrophilic cellulose-based electrospun nanofibrous substrates for sustained release of therapeutic molecules
Manja Kurečič, Tamilselvan Mohan, Natalija Virant, Uroš Maver, Janja Stergar, Lidija Gradišnik, Karin Stana Kleinschek and Silvo Hribernik
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 21288-21301. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra03399h

Tetracycline hydrochloride loaded citric acid functionalized chitosan hydrogel for wound healing
Hao Chen, Biyun Li, Bei Feng, Hao Wang, Huihua Yuan and Zhiwei Xu
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 19523-19530. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra02628b

Peptide-functionalized NaGdF₄ nanoparticles for tumor-targeted magnetic resonance imaging and effective therapy
Yixin Chen, Yu Fu, Xiaodong Li, Hongda Chen, Zhenxin Wang and Huimao Zhang
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 17093-17100. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra02135c

Converse transitions between the micelles and the vesicles of pyrrolidone-based AIE amphiphilic copolymers in polar and apolar solvents
Xiaolong He, Beibei Wang, Xuefeng Li and Jinfeng Dong
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 28102-28111. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra05997k

An erythrocyte membrane coated mimetic nano-platform for chemo-phototherapy and multimodal imaging
Feng Xiao, Jialong Fan, Chunyi Tong, Chang Xiao, Zhou Wang, Bin Liu, Muhammad Daniyal and Wei Wang
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 27911-27926. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra05867b

MMP-responsive in situ forming hydrogel loaded with doxorubicin-encapsulated biodegradable micelles for local chemotherapy of oral squamous cell carcinoma
Wei Li, Cheng Tao, Jiexin Wang, Yuan Le and Jianjun Zhang
RSC Adv., 2019,9, 31264-31273. DOI: 10.1039/c9ra04343h

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