Themed collection Celebrating materials science in the United States of America
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Making waves: how ultrasound-targeted drug delivery is changing pharmaceutical approaches
A review article regarding ultrasound-triggered drug delivery, highlighting exciting clinical trials and new applications for this modality.
Mater. Adv., 2022,3, 3023-3040
https://doi.org/10.1039/D1MA01197A
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Metal–organic framework thin films as versatile chemical sensing materials
This review discusses the fabrication, deployment, challenges, and future directions of metal–organic framework thin film sensing platforms, which are of particular interest due to their tunable porosity, chemical functionalities, optical and electrical properties.
Mater. Adv., 2021,2, 6169-6196
https://doi.org/10.1039/D1MA00535A
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Progress and challenges in self-healing composite materials
Self-healing methods.
Mater. Adv., 2021,2, 1896-1926
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0MA00873G
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Electrochemical methods for materials recycling
The present review describes electrochemical methods for the recovery of chemical feedstocks from waste materials.
Mater. Adv., 2021,2, 1113-1138
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0MA00689K
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Visible-light-driven organic transformations integrated with H2 production on semiconductors
Organic reactions coupled with H2 evolution via semiconductor-based photocatalytic systems under visible light irradiation have gained increasing attention, utilizing both excited electrons and holes to produce organics and H2 simultaneously.
Mater. Adv., 2020,1, 2155-2162
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0MA00327A
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Recyclable, sustainable, and stronger than portland cement: a composite from unseparated biomass and fossil fuel waste
A composite was prepared from biomass and waste sulfur from fossil fuel refining.
Mater. Adv., 2020,1, 590-594
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0MA00270D
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Carbon dots for highly effective photodynamic inactivation of multidrug-resistant bacteria
Effective photodynamic inactivation of MDR bacteria by CDots.
Mater. Adv., 2020,1, 321-325
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0MA00078G
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Nitro-based and nitro-free tri-cationic azole salts: a unique class of energetic green tri-ionic salts obtained from the reaction with nitrogen-rich bases
Nitrogen-rich heterocycles are essential for designing novel energetic green materials with the combination of high explosive performance and acceptable mechanical sensitivities.
Mater. Adv., 2022,3, 5012-5018
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2MA00406B
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Oxygen reduction reaction catalyzed by carbon composites with ruthenium-doped iron oxide nanoparticles
Carbon nanocomposites with Ru-doped Fe2O3 nanoparticles are derived from a Fe–Ru–Fe trinuclear complex and zeolitic imidazolate framework 8 and exhibit excellent electrocatalytic activity towards oxygen reduction reaction, comparable to that of Pt/C.
Mater. Adv., 2022,3, 4556-4565
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2MA00054G
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Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) encapsulated platinum nanoparticles for cancer treatment
Presented is an experimental study to formulate a delivery system for platinum nanoparticles (PtNPs) for cancer treatment.
Mater. Adv., 2022,3, 2858-2870
https://doi.org/10.1039/D1MA01155C
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Color tunable aerogels/sponge-like structures developed from fine fiber membranes
The development of macroscopic aerogels from 1D systems, such as nanofibers, has resulted in a novel pathway to obtain porous and lightweight architectures.
Mater. Adv., 2022,3, 2716-2725
https://doi.org/10.1039/D1MA00946J
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Polymer particles armored with cobalt oxide nanosheets for the catalytic degradation of bisphenol A
2D particle surfactants are attractive for the formation of highly stable emulsions and use as templates to prepare composite structures with performance properties dependent on the composition.
Mater. Adv., 2022,3, 2354-2363
https://doi.org/10.1039/D1MA00832C
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Exploring the molecular electronic device applications of synthetically versatile silicon pincer complexes as charge transport and electroluminescent layers
Hexacoordinate silicon pincer complexes offer promising charge transport and electroluminescent layers for high performance molecular electronic devices. Tuning the structure of the ligands affords good control of the silicon pincer's properties.
Mater. Adv., 2022,3, 2373-2379
https://doi.org/10.1039/D1MA00737H
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Tuning compatibility and water uptake by protein charge modification in melt-polymerizable protein-based thermosets
The effects of charge state on water uptake and mechanical properties of thermoset protein-based copolymers were investigated. Superneutralization was shown to reduce the material's mechanical property variation with humidity.
Mater. Adv., 2022,3, 2158-2169
https://doi.org/10.1039/D1MA00485A
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Electrospun porous La–Sr–Co–Ni–O nanofibers for highly sensitive non-enzymatic glucose detection
Nonenzymatic glucose biosensors based on electrospun porous La–Sr–Co–Ni–O nanofibers used for clinical, industrial, and environmental applications.
Mater. Adv., 2022,3, 2096-2103
https://doi.org/10.1039/D1MA00984B
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Fluorinated triphenylenes and a path to short tailed discotic liquid crystals: synthesis, structure and transport properties
We present a versatile synthesis method capable of creating triphenylene discotic liquids with enhanced control of the number and type of tails. The compounds obtained from this method include a discotic liquid crystal with unusually short methoxy tails.
Mater. Adv., 2022,3, 534-546
https://doi.org/10.1039/D1MA00606A
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Thermal decarboxylation for the generation of hierarchical porosity in isostructural metal–organic frameworks containing open metal sites
The effect of metal-cluster redox identity on the thermal decarboxylation of a series of isostructural metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) with tetracarboxylate-based ligands and trinuclear μ3-oxo clusters was investigated.
Mater. Adv., 2021,2, 5487-5493
https://doi.org/10.1039/D1MA00163A
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What is special about silicon in functionalised organic semiconductors?
Atomic substitution in sidechains of an organic semiconductor show these solubilizing groups are not simple spectators. Silicon is the most electron withdrawing group 14 element, increasing photostability and offering desirable crystal packing.
Mater. Adv., 2021,2, 5415-5421
https://doi.org/10.1039/D1MA00447F
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Adsorbed xenon propellant storage: are nanoporous materials worth the weight?
Nanoporous materials could be used to store xenon propellant onboard spacecraft.
Mater. Adv., 2021,2, 4081-4092
https://doi.org/10.1039/D1MA00167A
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Dual function organic active materials for nonaqueous redox flow batteries
X-ray crystal structures of a phenothiazine posolyte and viologen negolyte and cyclic voltammograms of a solution containing both compounds.
Mater. Adv., 2021,2, 1390-1401
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0MA00881H
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Mechanically tunable elastomer and cellulose nanocrystal composites as scaffolds for in vitro cell studies
Composites based on ε-caprolactone-D,L-lactide-based elastomer with cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) are investigated to understand how matching cells with appropriate mechanical environments can provide important insights into fundamental cell behaviors.
Mater. Adv., 2021,2, 464-476
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0MA00676A
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Adsorption properties of acetylene, ethylene and ethane in UiO-66 with linker defects and NO2 functionalization
Using calorimetry and ab initio simulations, we uncover atomic-level details of the loading/separation process of C2 hydrocarbons in UiO-66.
Mater. Adv., 2021,2, 426-433
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0MA00722F
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Tuning cesium–guanidinium in formamidinium tin triiodide perovskites with an ethylenediammonium additive for efficient and stable lead-free perovskite solar cells
Utilizing cation tuning and implementing divalent cation hollowing and passivation to achieve efficient and stable pure Sn-based perovskite solar cells.
Mater. Adv., 2020,1, 3507-3517
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0MA00520G
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Multiplex surface-enhanced Raman scattering detection of deoxynivalenol and ochratoxin A with a linear polymer affinity agent
A linear, methacrylamide polymer affinity agent was explored to capture two mycotoxins, deoxynivalenol (DON) and ochratoxin A (OTA), for multiplex surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) detection.
Mater. Adv., 2020,1, 3256-3266
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0MA00608D
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Aspect ratio controlled synthesis of tellurium nanowires for photovoltaic applications
Here, we report an aspect ratio-controlled synthesis of tellurium (Te) nanowires (NWs) utilizing a hot injection colloidal method and demonstrate their use as a back buffer layer in cadmium telluride (CdTe) photovoltaics.
Mater. Adv., 2020,1, 2721-2728
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0MA00394H
About this collection
To showcase some of the great research in USA, this collection collates some of the most popular advances in materials science published in Materials Advances. Papers have been selected based on the number of citations, article downloads, and Altmetric scores.