Polymorphs of a drug exhibit distinct bioavailability and undergo disorder-order quasi-isostructural phase transition and diverse thermal expansions. If you're curious, find out more in this latest Materials Advances publication by Parthapratim Munshi et al.
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This review unifies recent breakthroughs in pozzolan dissolution and reactivity, paving the way for next-generation sustainable aluminosilicate binders
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Read this latest work by Xiao Yuan Chen and Daniel Rodrigue on 'Auxetic Polypropylene Foams as High Mechanical Performance Materials' recently published in Materials Advances.
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Exploiting thermal ionisation and activation energy! How do these concepts relate to thermal sensitivity in luminescent thermometry? If you're curious, find out more in this latest Materials Advances publication by Simon Nnalue Ogugua et al.
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Check out the front cover of Materials Advances issue 6!
"Natural, small molecule aliphatics (cholesterol and hexadecyl palmitate) as dielectrics for low-voltage organic field effect transistors" from Mihai Irimia-Vladu et al.
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Materials Advances is pleased to support a prize at the 15th International Conference on Electroluminescence and Optoelectronic Devices!!
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Check out the outside front cover of Issue 5 of Materials Advances!
"Studying the significance of the parameters involved in the synthesis of Y-UiO-66 to improve product yield" from Ashlee J. Howarth et al.
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ICYMI 📢 Check out our International Women's Day collection celebrating leading women researchers across the world ✨
We welcome any women corresponding authors and/or first authors who have published work in 2025 in Materials Horizons, J Mater Chem family or Materials Advances to get in touch at materials-rsc@rsc.org and have your work featured in the collections. ✨
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All free to read until 8 April 2026
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2026, the RSC materials portfolio of journals has collated journal-specific collections showcasing a selection of articles published in 2025 led by women scientists around the world.
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Take a look at this back cover of Issue 4, showcasing research from Keita Kuroiwa et al.
"Supramolecular hybrid of Fe pentanuclear complex/diblock copolypeptide amphiphiles with pH-responsive nano/microstructures in water"
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Check out the front cover of Issue 4, featuring work from Maria von Einem, Susan Köppen-Hannemann et al.
"Adsorption of wastewater pollutants on amorphous TiO2: an atomistic simulation study"
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Check out the outside back cover of Issue 3 from Badekai Ramachandra Bhat et al.,
"Photo-assisted water splitting over a NiCoP/g-C3N4 heterostructure: understanding the role of visible light in electrochemical water splitting"
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Inside back cover of Issue 3 is now out!
"Sustainable fabrication of arecanut waste-based polymer blend adsorbents for enhanced lead(II) ion removal from water" from Vijayasankar A.V. et al.,
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Top adsorption performance despite hydrolytic instability? This review from Tim Jähnichen explores the current challenges of porous boron nitride in water treatment.
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The submissions deadline for our themed collection on Amorphous Materials is soon approaching on 28 February 2026 - find out more and submit your latest research now
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Take a look at this paper on strain-programmable platform for freestanding perovskite & layered oxides—scalable transfer to silicon and flexible supports, from Rostaghi Chalaki et al.
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Take a look at this inside front cover of Issue 3, out now!
"Raman spectroscopy of electrochemically exfoliated graphene: defect evolution, doping effects, and interpretive frameworks" from M. J. Madito
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Read this latest work by Tizazu Mekonnen et al. in which lignin nanocontainers deliver APP in natural rubber, boosting flame retardancy while improving toughness and strength at low filler loadings - published in Materials Advances
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The submissions deadline for our Materials Advances themed collection on 'Polymer electrolyte membrane electrolyzers' is soon approaching on 28 February 2026 - if you work in the area, we would be delighted to receive your research!
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Click-enabled tetrazine ionic liquid is reported as an advanced material for chemo-selective gas detection via inverse electron-demand Diels–Alder reaction. Read this recently published Materials Advances article by Yen-Ho Chu and team to find out more
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Check out this outside front cover of Issue 3 from Kun V. Tian, Gregory A. Chass et al.
"Al-driven cement functionality by manifold structuring & disorder"
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Recently published in Materials Advances, Check out 'Bio-Based Antimicrobial Nanocomposites Derived from Tannery Waste for Functional Leather Coating: Circular Valorization of Chrome Shaving Dust' by Md. Abdulla-Al-Mamun et al.
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We are pleased to open submissions to our Materials Advances themed collection on 'Solid Oxide Electrolysis' - if you work in the area, submit your latest research before 30 June 2026.
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This outside back cover of Materials Advances Issue 2 features artwork from Swapnali Hazarika et al.,
"Exploring covalent organic frameworks through the lens of computational chemistry"
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Check out this recent Materials Advances publication by Shakhawat H Firoz and team in which reline-powered Ni/Ni(OH)₂ nanocomposites boost catalytic hydrogenation 11×—greener synthesis, smarter nanostructures.
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Check out this recent paper in Materials Advances by Donia Dominic and team in which a simple reduced graphene oxide (rGO) micropatterning strategy unlocks efficient, spatially controlled intracellular delivery in living cells.
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Take a look at the inside front cover of Materials Advances Issue 2, featuring work from Adam Gali, David Beke et al.
"The role of aluminum in controlling defect formation and polytypism in silicon carbide via thermal synthesis"
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Can nanostructuring and Sb doping work together? In ZrNiSn they do—boosting ZT to ~0.6 at 600 K.
Read more in this recent article by Cristina Echevarria-Bonet and team published in Materials Advances.
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