🔔 Review article by Lina Xu, Ning Gu 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Thermal-based droplet composition analysis: from fundamentals to applications 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm... #DropletAnalysis #ThermalSensing #Biosensing #Microfluidics #PointOfCare #MachineLearning

🔔 Hot article by Valentin Victor Jerca, Florica Adriana Jerca Poly(2-isopropenyl-2-oxazoline) taking the leap from functional polymer to smart adaptive materials 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm... #SmartMaterials #AdaptiveMaterials #PolymerScience #Biomaterials #MaterialsChemistry #PiPOx

🔔 Research article by Evgeny V. Abkhalimov 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Ultra-violet and electron beam irradiation as an effective approach for design of Ln(III) and Am(III) MOFs 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm... #MOFs #Lanthanides #Actinides #RadiationChemistry #CoordinationChemistry #MaterialsScience

🔔 Research article by Ali Asghar, Muhammad Shahid Rashid 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Citric acid enables morphological optimization of Ni₃(PO₄)₂ next-generation high-performance hybrid supercapacitors 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm... #Supercapacitors #EnergyStorage #Electrochemistry #NickelPhosphate #EnergyMaterials

FOCUS: MOFs and MOF-derived materials for electrocatalysis Discover recent advances in MOF and MOF-derived electrocatalysts featured in Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers and Materials Chemistry Frontiers. 🔗 blogs.rsc.org/qi/2026/07/1...

🔔 Research article by Hoe Joon Kim, Anna Finne Wistrand 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Biodegradable single-electrode triboelectric nanogenerator for self-powered robotic texture sensing 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm... #TENG #SelfPoweredSensors #Robotics #EnergyHarvesting #BiodegradableMaterials #SmartMaterials

🔔 Research article by Suhasini Sathiyamoorthy, Afeesh Rajan Unnithan, Pandiyarasan Veluswamy 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Integrated theoretical and experimental study of boron antimonide: structural, optical, and thermoelectric properties 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d5qm... #Thermoelectrics #BoronAntimonide #EnergyMaterials

🔔 Hot article by Simon Rondeau-Gagné 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Non-symmetric side chain engineering as a design strategy towards novel functional semiconducting polymers 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm... #SemiconductingPolymers #OrganicElectronics #PolymerScience #MaterialsChemistry #OrganicSemiconductors

🔔 Research article by Prashantha K. 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Synergistic effect of urchin-like NiCo₂O₄/SnS₂ nanocomposites toward stable lithium-ion storage 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QM... #LithiumIonBatteries #EnergyStorage #BatteryMaterials #Nanocomposites #Electrochemistry #MaterialsScience

🔔Welcome to Issue 14! Please read the Outside Front Cover article: Selective adsorption and separation of pyridine and picoline using hybrid[3]arene-based nonporous adaptive crystals by Jiong Zhou 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #Free_to_read 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm...

🔔 Hot article by Ye Wan, Wei Sun 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. SiCl₄-Modified layered double hydroxides for boosting CO selectivity in CO₂ hydrogenation: increasing selectivity from 20% to nearly 100% 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm... #CO2Conversion #Catalysis #LDH #CarbonUtilization #EnergyMaterials #SustainableChemistry

🔔 Research article by Hideharu Mori 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Self-healing hybrids via dual noncovalent networks using urethane/imidazole–zinc functionalized silsesquioxane nanoparticles 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm... #SelfHealing #SmartMaterials #Nanocomposites #PolymerScience #MaterialsChemistry #FunctionalMaterials

🔔 Hot article by Haifeng Dong 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Inorganic nanomedicines responsive to the tumor microenvironment: design strategies and functional integration 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm... #Nanomedicine #CancerResearch #Theranostics #DrugDelivery #Biomaterials #TME

🔔 Themed Collection FOCUS: Perovskite Materials and Devices #Free_to_read 🔗 pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...

🔔 Issue 02 Outside Back Cover: pH-stabilized polydiacetylenes achieved through sodium dodecyl benzenesulfonate doping: application in dopamine sensing by Mainak Banerjee, Amrita Chatterjee 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QM... #Polydiacetylene #Sensors #Dopamine #Biosensors

🔔 Focus: Lithium-ion batteries #Free_to_read until 31 July 2026 pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...

🚀 Materials Chemistry Frontiers reaches an Impact Factor of 8.1 Ranked Q1 in two JCR categories, reflecting the journal’s growing impact. Thanks to our authors, reviewers and readers for your continued support. 🔗 Explore more for MCF: www.rsc.org/publishing/j...

🎊Welcome Professor Jongwoo Lim to MCF as an Associate Editor Jongwoo Lim is an Associate Professor at Seoul National University. His research focuses on materials for energy conversion and storage, including energy transport and interfacial processes. Please join us in welcoming professor Lim!

🔔 FOCUS: Solid-state batteries (SSBs) #Free_to_read Free to read until 20 July 2026 pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...

🔔Welcome to Issue 12! Please read the Outside Front Cover article: From lab to tap: 2D material innovations in detection and elimination of waterborne pathogens by Jai Prakash 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #Free_to_read 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QM...

🔔 Hot article by Xiaoguang Wang 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Recent advances in polymer-modified poly(lactic acid) for tissue engineering applications 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QM... #StructureProperty #Degradation #MechanicalProperties #SurfaceEngineering

🔔Welcome to Issue 11! Please read the Outside Front Cover article: Amino acid-derived Cu(II)-coordinated supramolecular hydrogel with tunable mechanics, self-healing, and underwater adhesion by Sanjib Banerjee 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #Free_to_read 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QM...

🔔 New highlight in Bioinspired material chemistry frontiers "Hydrogel ionic sensory systems" by Shuyun Zhuo, Mingjie Liu 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #Free_to_read doi.org/10.1039/D6QM... 🔗 Explore more in the themed collection: pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...

🔔Welcome to Issue 10! Please read the Outside Front Cover article: Facile synthesis of tunable zinc–adenine frameworks for aptamer-based biological applications by Hang Thu Ta 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #Free_to_read 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D6QM...

Peer review drives materials innovation ⚙️ We’re proud to honour the 2025 Outstanding Peer Reviewers for Materials Chemistry Frontiers— www.rsc.org/standards-an... 👏 Thank you for your essential work. #PeerReview #MaterialsChemistry #AcademicPublishing

Welcome to Issue 5! Please read the cover article: Electrochemical QCM-D for insights into organic mixed ionic–electronic conductors and transistors (OECTs) by Liubov Bakhchova 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #OrganicElectronics #Electrochemistry #OECT #Free_to_read 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5QM...

Welcome to Issue 4! Please read the cover article: Spatiotemporal identification of therapeutic markers 𝘷𝘪𝘢 dual-targeted #SERS bioprobes for assessing breast cancer progression by Xiaoxia Wu, Dong Xu, Aiguo Wu, Jie Lin 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #Free_to_read #BreastCancer #CancerDiagnostics doi.org/10.1039/D5QM...

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