Themed collection RSC Advances: Most downloaded articles of 2017

Foodborne pathogens are the main factors behind foodborne diseases and food poisoning and thus pose a great threat to food safety.

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

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

In recent years, photoredox catalysis using eosin Y has come to the fore front in organic chemistry as a powerful strategy for the activation of small molecules.

The present article is mainly focused on literature studies centred on polyolefin (especially PE and PP) nanocomposites based on graphene and its derivatives.

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.

In recent years, two-dimensional atomic-level thickness crystal materials have attracted widespread interest such as graphene, hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN), silicene, germanium, black phosphorus (BP), transition metal sulfides and so on.

Many people in the world struggle with cancer or bacterial, parasitic, viral, Alzheimer's and other diseases.

Graphene has emerged as the most popular topic in the active research field since graphene's discovery in 2004 by Andrei Geim and Kostya Novoselov.

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.

Alzheimer's disease is a progressive and irreversible neurodegenerative disease, associated with a decreased cognitive function and severe behavioral abnormalities.

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

The present review aims to describe various methodologies that have been used for the synthesis of 1,2- & 1,4-dihydropyridines (DHPs) and also highlight their medicinal significance.

In this review paper, we considered all of the reports on the ion-exchange process which occur in the pores of MOFs. A comparison between MOFs before and after-exchange process and their applications were addressed.

A chain-like network structure and irregular dispersion of fillers are formed in OBC/SiO₂ nanocomposites. Excellent mechanical performance and enhanced dielectric properties of OBC/SiO₂ elastomeric nanocomposites are realized due to the peculiar chain-like network of the fillers.

This paper illustrates a simpler method for the preparation of gel polymer electrolytes.

Copper loaded activated carbon (Cu-AC) was prepared by impregnating it with cupric nitrate followed by microwave heating and then used for removing dyes in wastewater.

Effective surface area on rough substrates for bacterial adhesion is examined by analyzing the solid area fraction of surfaces, where the bacterial medium is in contact with the solid surface.

Inorganic polymerization as a cross-linking method for 3D printing of PEG–peptide hydrogels.

A Ti₃C₂T_x MXene electrode decorated with NiO nanosheets was synthesized by a facile and cost-effective hydrothermal method.

Monitoring the pH of wounds as an essential diagnosis factor during the healing process.

We synthesized luminescent CsPbBr₃ nanocrystals with a high quantum yield and realized patterning and color-purity light-emitting diode applications.

Graphene-based two-dimensional materials have been explored in a variety of applications, including the treatment of heavy-metal-rich water/wastewater.

Low toxicity and stable (CH₃NH₃)₃Bi₂I₉ lead free perovskite film morphology has been controlled via a small amount of N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) whereas the device showed efficiencies up to 0.31%.

A new fluorescent dye with large Stokes shift and excellent photo-stability for live cell imaging has been developed.

A core/satellite-like multifunctional system was developed for synergistic chemothermal therapy and tumor imaging based on the AuNRs capped mesoporous silica nanocarrier with UCNP core.

Deposition of amorphous molybdenum sulfide on a high specific surface area carbon support strongly enhanced the specific capacitance of the material.

The goal of this study was to develop a rechargeable aluminum–air battery with high capacity and long-term durability in charge–discharge electrochemical reactions.

Ni/Ni(OH)₂ NSs were prepared by a facile hydrothermal method using EtOH as reducing agent. Asymmetric device is fabricated using AC and Ni/Ni(OH)₂ NSs as electrodes, with optimized specific capacitance of 62 F g⁻¹ and a maximum energy density of 23.45 W h kg⁻¹.

As a part of a research program aiming to mobilize marine gas hydrate deposits as an energy resource, the worlds' first gas production attempt was performed in early 2013 in the Daini Atsumi Knoll, Eastern Nankai Trough, off Honshu Island, Japan.

The current work demonstrates an innovative approach to develop nanocellulose based membranes via in situ TEMPO functionalization of the thin functional layer of cellulose nanocrystals (CNC_BE) to enhance the metal ion adsorption capacity.

An Indian fig tree serves as a green factory by providing withered leaves as a carbon source for graphene quantum dots synthesis. The quantum dots are multi-functional and have tremendous theranostic biomedical applications.

A RuO₂/Co₃O₄ heterojunction catalyst with a perfect OER and HER overpotential in 1 M KOH solution was synthesized. It contains only a small amount of precious metal oxides but demonstrates a better performance than most reported Co₃O₄-based electrocatalysts.

Network flowing on the 3D PDMS microfluidic chips fabricated with replication of a 3D printed wax mold.

Seed germination and plants growth are significantly improvement by combining plasma activated water and plasma treated seeds.

Nowadays, patchouli oil extraction in Indonesia is generally carried out using conventional methods, although such methods require large amounts of energy, solvents in significant amounts, and quite a long time.

Nanostructured ZnO films were deposited by wet chemical methods on glass substrates for self-cleaning applications.

Ink synthesis, room-temperature post-processing and applications for flexible 3D paper electronics.