Themed collection 2017 and 2018 RSC Advances Reviews from Around the World

Menaquinone is essential in electron transport and ATP generation in all Gram-positive, and anaerobically respiring Gram-negative bacteria. Inhibition of menaquinone production at different steps of the biosynthesis pathway has shown promising novel antibacterial action.

This paper presents an overview of alternative uses for products of sugar beet processing, especially sucrose, as chemical raw materials for the production of biodegradable polymers.

As a result of extensive research efforts by several research groups, magnetite-based materials have gained enormous attention in diverse fields.

Single and multiple post-polymerization modifications of poly(glycidyl methacrylate) scaffold through the nucleophilic ring-opening reactions of the pendent epoxide groups are described.

Various approaches have been investigated to functionalize CNT for achieving a high dispersion of CNT as well as high compatibility between CNT and polymer matrix which lead to improvement of membrane properties and performances.

Attempts to generate plasma in liquids have been successful and various devices have been proposed.

This mini-review paper is a comprehensive outline of nanopore technology applications in the detection and study of various cancer causal factors.

Nanomaterial integration into tissue culture for prospective uninterrupted progressive plant tissue culture.

To overcome the increasing demand of energy worldwide and global warming due to CO₂ emissions from the use of traditional fuel sources, renewable and clean energy sources are in high demand.

Graphical representation regarding sources, extraction techniques and nutraceutical perspectives of eugenol.

Encapsulation of bioactive materials and drugs using the emulsion electrospinning method.

Dye-sensitized solar cell using counter electrode based on transition metal dichalcogenides.

This review introduces and discusses synthetic approaches, magnetic and optical properties of iron oxide–gold core–shell nanoparticles in different shapes.

Methyl ammonium lead halide-based hybrid perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have been intensively studied in recent years because of their high efficiency and low processing costs.

The chemical synthesis of farnesyl and geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase inhibitors are surveyed.

Arylidene indanone (AI) scaffolds are considered as the rigid cousins of chalcones, incorporating the α,β-unsaturated ketone system of chalcones forming a cyclic 5 membered ring.

Hydroxyapatite (HA) is a member of the Ca apatite family.

The effects of surface morphology, defects, texture and energy on carbon steel corrosion are elucidated along with relevant characterization methods.

We review the topology–property relationship and the spread of Young's modulus–Poisson's ratio duos in three main classes of auxetic metamaterials.

Hydrophilic and amphiphilic polymeric trithiocarbonates based on polyacrylic acid are able to provide polymerization-induced self-assembly in copolymerization of butyl and fluoroalkyl acrylates.