Themed collection NJC Emerging Investigators

With the help of mathematics, we rationalize general concepts of self-assembly of molecules, nanoobjects, micron-sized colloids, and even millimetric shapes.

The use of neutral donor ligands is an effective strategy to modify catalyst structure and performance in the synthesis of sustainable polymers through the ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of cyclic esters.

Recent progress and future directions in the creation of hybrid structures based on 2D polymers and inorganic 2D materials are discussed.

Recent progress in electrochemical aptasensors for the detection of HCC-related biomarkers, including cancer cells, proteins, cell-derived exosomes, and nucleic acids, is reviewed.

Nanoprobes based on various nanomaterials, polymers or AIEgens are overcoming previous limitations for diagnosis and therapy of early-stage protein aggregation.

This review summarises a wide range of transformations on the indole skeleton, including arylation, alkenylation, alkynylation, acylation, nitration, borylation, and amidation, using transition-metal catalyzed C–H functionalization as the key step.

Recent advancements in versatile synthetic transformations using quinone diazide based metal carbenes have been summarized.

A comprehensive review of chromo-fluorogenic sensors developed using vitamin B₆ cofactors as the analyte recognition unit.

This review discusses (K,Na)NbO₃ thin films, with a focus on synthesis, chemically modifying properties, plus piezoelectric and biomedical KNN devices.

This paper focuses on the classification and representative studies of viral vaccines and future directions of vaccine design.

This perspective details a robust chemical modification strategy to protect proteins from temperature, aggregation, and non-aqueous environments.

An overview of the available methods to functionalize dinitrogen with boron reagents using transition metal complexes is given.

This review covers the use of shell isolated nanoparticle enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SHINERS) to investigate heterogeneous electrocatalytic processes.

Palladium catalysis can achieve the base-free borylation of alkenyl carboxylates, enabling direct access to functionalized enones and heterocycles.

Glycoconjugate ready for solid-phase-peptide synthesis is scalably accessible using a palladium-mediated glycosylation.

Azido-perylenediimide readily transforms into N-annulated derivatives when exposed to light, and can be clicked in the dark.

Variable-temperature studies of the 0D silver-based complex [Ag₂(CF₃SO₃)₂(4-SB)₄] reveal formation of argentophilic forces upon warming due to a phase transition.

Ultra-small Ru NPs grown on biomass-derived bare/P-doped graphene supports yield efficient and durable electrocatalytic H₂ production from water.

(A) Schematic diagram of the interaction and dual detection of Cu²⁺ and MPG by means of fluorescence “on–off–on” switching. (B) Molecular logic gate and truth table constructed based on Cu²⁺ and MPG as inputs and emission signal as output.

Manganese-doped Bi₂Fe₄O₉, a new material synthesized at a low temperature with a micro-rectangular-shaped particles, is used for supercapacitor applications.

A renewable carbon-supported Ru catalyst (Ru/PNC-700) facilely prepared via simple impregnation followed by the pyrolysis process for N-alkylation of anilines with benzyl alcohol and chemoselective hydrogenation of nitroarenes.

Herein we report on the synthesis and characterisation of a water soluble deep blue naphthalene diimide, (ⁱPrNH)₂NDI–V.

An aldehyde-reactive fluorophore has been prepared that can afford the fluorescent detection of serum glycoproteins by native gel electrophoresis.

We report the solid-state ¹⁷O NMR parameters for five previously uncharacterized N-α-fluoren-9-yl-methoxycarbonyl-O-t-butyl (Fmoc) protected amino acids.

A manganese dioxide-based nanoprobe is developed for fluorescence detection and imaging of glutathione (GSH) in yeast cells and onion tissues.

NNN-based achiral and chiral (oxazolinyl)amido-pincer nickel complexes are developed and employed for the catalytic transfer hydrogenation of ketones.

Two low bandgap donor polymers, PDTPTT and PCPDTTT, were synthesized and their photodetecting properties were investigated under a 680 nm red LED.

An abnormal concentration of glutathione (GSH) is a health-associated risk factor, and it is an important signal for diseases such as Parkinson's disease, liver injury and cancer.

We report a new microporous La-MOF La-5-SIP-MOF through solvothermal reaction and it showed high catalytic activity for the synthesis of cyclic carbonates from epoxides via the CO₂ fixation reaction at room temperature.

This article reports on the synthesis and first use of a POSS-arylamine based push–pull octamer as molecular donor in organic solar cells.

Sponge-like NaFe₂PO₄(SO₄)₂@reduced graphene oxide composite is prepared as cathode material for sodium-ion batteries. The corresponding full cells matched with hard carbon anode exhibit favorable rate and cyclic performance.

The surface modification of TiO₂ aerogel powders by cerium ions has led to enhanced photoinduced properties.

Time-resolved SANS showed alamethicin and melittin promote DMPC lipid vesicle mixing and perturb DMPC kinetics in similar ways.