Themed collection Recent Review Articles

Metallic biomaterials remain foundational to orthopedic, spinal and dental implants owing to their mechanical properties, corrosion resistance and biocompatibility. Created with https://Biorender.com.

Ionic liquids (ILs) are versatile biomaterials that overcome limitations of traditional pharmaceutical materials, such as poor solubility, stability, and bioavailability, due to their tunable polarity, low volatility, and high thermal stability.

Exploration of transition metal hydroxides: from synthesis and characterization to supercapacitor applications, with emphasis on the importance of one-dimensional materials. The nanotube model in the graphical abstract was created by Giimann via Turbosquid.

This review highlights Zr-based MOF colorimetric sensing mechanisms and their applications in detecting acids and bases, aqueous ions, biomolecules, and volatile/gaseous analytes.

This review critically analyses various factors that influence the strategies of framework-encapsulated metal nanostructures and their photocatalytic activities. Additionally, it draws attention to current issues and provides future design strategies.

Insight and advancement in the titanium-based bipolar plate/gas diffusion layer system.

This review primarily outlines the entire process from nanoparticle synthesis and ligand selection to assembly, as well as the applications of the final assemblies, with a focus on DNA.

In this review, we overview the current advances in bioinspired smart slippery surfaces for bubble manipulation, including design principles, manipulation mechanisms, manipulation strategies, and emerging applications.