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Cover Gallery 2008
Journal of Materials Chemistry cover images from 2008 are available to browse here
Cover Gallery
The uptake and release of the large antibiotic molecule vancomycin was studied with low-dimensional mesoporous model systems.
DOI: 10.1039/b805395b
The collapse of zeolites during amorphisation under high pressure may give rise to novel shock wave absorption properties for applications in energetic materials safety.
DOI: 10.1039/b809774g
Kevlar coated carbon nanotubes have been demonstrated to be promising additives for the reinforcement of polyvinylchloride. These carbon nanotube composites show potential for the fabrication of ultra-strong polymer materials.
DOI: 10.1039/b819420n
Molecular junctions of sub-nanometer device length formed by complexation and electroless deposition of copper on self-assembled monolayer modified n-GaAs.
DOI: 10.1039/b811395e
Single-crystal silicon nanotrees are grown by the VLS process. High quality epitaxial branches are seeded by controlled Au-Si migration, requiring no additional seeding steps.
DOI: 10.1039/b811535d
Lanthanide doped ZnS quantum dots dispersed in silica glasses: an easy one pot sol-gel synthesis for obtaining novel photonic materials.
DOI: 10.1039/b809254k
Schematic diagrams represent the silica SBA-15 template (left) and the final inverse zirconia structure (right) and corresponding TEM images of these materials from the background.
DOI: 10.1039/b817663a
Rare earth nanomaterials could be fabricated via rational design and engineering through a bottom-up strategy. Image shows a left hand holding a cube in construction, while a right hand commands the building blocks to complete the cube.
DOI: 10.1039/b810586c
Superparamedic colloids can be self-assembled into ordered structures with magnetically tunable photonic properties.
DOI: 10.1039/b816715j
Self assembly of degenerate crystals in confined suspensions of nonspherical, peanut-shaped colloids.
DOI: 10.1039/b812406j
A range of colours are demonstrated in colloidally-based organic light emitting devices that are comprised of differing ratios of RGB-emitting Particles.
DOI: 10.1039/b816710a
TEM images of the structure of the organosilica material derived from the carbosilane dendrimer together with the corresponding SAXS pattern.
DOI: 10.1039/b806931j
The journey in the land of single chain magnets provided by many exciting discoveries, and more are to be expected in the near future.
DOI: 10.1039/b816216f
New types of self-assembled bio-inorganic nanohybrids are produced by organoclay-directed synthesis.
DOI: 10.1039/b805653f
Robust crosslinked hole-transporting materials allow a multi-layer solution process for fabricating efficient polymer light-emitting diodes.
DOI: 10.1039/b804977g
Nanohydrids via fluorescent polycation-coated magnetic nanohybrids for duel-mode detection of human mesenchymal stem cells.
DOI: 10.1039/b804544e
New bone formation at the interface of a citric acid-based nanocomposite. New blood vessels are formed and bone cells can migrate into the nanocomposite.
DOI: 10.1039/b804692a
The (100) face of a nearly cubic optical lattice formed by two orthogonal and mutually incoherent beams of white light.
DOI: 10.1039/b805616a
Beautiful chiral structural features in a family of tetrahedrally connected zeolite frameworks and related inorganic open frameworks.
DOI: 10.1039/b813624f
Polymeric microgels loaded with magnetic Fe3O4 and luminescent CdTe nanoparticles capable of uptake of a model drug of methyl orange and releasing it in a sustainable way.
DOI: 10.1039/b813625b
Various sizes of soft nano-spheres can be conveniently made directly from a preformed and functionalized polyaniline by a simple solution process.
DOI: 10.1039/b813104j
A new photocatalytic nanomaterial made of cadmium sulfide quntum dots modified with cytochrome P450 enzymes.
DOI: 10.1039/b805526b
AFM top and surface view slideshow of the structural evolution of carboxylate-terminated silica nanohybrid thin films.
DOI: 10.1039/b812078c
Calcium phosphate nanoparticles can be used as red fluorescing markers in living cells after surface-functionalization with a custom-made porphyrin.
DOI: 10.1039/b812079j
Rutile TiO2 nanoparticles made by scalable flame aerosol technology were coated in situ by hermetic and homogeneous nanothin SiO2 films.
DOI: 10.1039/b803039a
High quality white light was generated by integrating a single and simple cross-linkable azide functionalised polyfluorene on the inorganic n-UV InGaN/GaN LED platform.
DOI: 10.1039/b811651m
The synthesis and self-assembly of amphiphilic gold nanoparticles decorated with a mixed shell of oligo(p-phenylene vinylene)s and ethyleneoxide ligands.
DOI: 10.1039/b811201k
Interpretation of fullerite rods on a copper TEM grid with solvent interaction.
DOI: 10.1039/b802417k
Nanoparticles or carbon nanotubes suspended in liquid crystals may revolutionize liquid crystal displays or at least improve their performance.
DOI: 10.1039/b810729g
Green chemistry-type one-step synthesis of gold nanoparticles waith Na2[Mo3(mu3-S)(mu-S)3(Hnta)3] serving both as a reducing and a capping agent.
DOI: 10.1039/b805224g
Hydrophobic CdSe-TOPO QDs are transferred from organic solvent to aqueous solution via a simple yet novel biphasic ligand exchange process.
DOI: 10.1039/b810264n
The image shows an organic LED fabricated using the patterning method of the article. Green emission from the large circle and the smaller one and 4 tiny dots can be seen. This demonstrates the range of resolution possible with this new lithographic process.
DOI: 10.1039/b809815h
The image depicts the sequential transformations of organic nitrogen functionalities in periodic mesoporous silica.
DOI: 10.1039/b809816f
The article reports the structure confirmation of a cubic liquid crystalline phase, with an extremely complex triple infinite interpenetrating network of aromatic channels. The cover picture shows the 3D electron density map of its unit cell.
DOI: 10.1039/b805965a
Background: polarising microscopy image of a liquid crystal. Foreground: filament of a carbon nanotube-containing mixture with a 'zoom-in' schematic view of the organisation of micelles around a nanotube.
DOI: 10.1039/b809395b
Ionic self-assembly was used to modify the binding properties of two-armed diketopiperazine receptors and induce the formation of LC materials. The properties of the LC materials were in turn modified by binding to a selectively recognised peptidic guest.
DOI: 10.1039/b809398a
Amphiphilic ruthenium complexes have been prepared and used to form luminescent inverted micelles.
DOI: 10.1039/b808947g
We report a novel strategy for the supramolecular coating of single walled nanotubes, which have the ability to recognize SWNTs from DMF-toluene mixtures. The cover figure shows a SEM image of the uniformly coated nanotubes isolated.
DOI: 10.1039/b808948p
A process combining 'Breath Figures' with substrate directed self-assembly gives highly ordered and strong fluorescent rings of CdSe quantum dots.
DOI: 10.1039/b718643F
An optimum wavelength-selective photonic crystal concentrator can efficiently improve the output power of dye-sensitized solar cells.
DOI: 10.1039/b808541m
A collage comprising photographs of the Grinstaff Group members' eyes along with a human eye diagram, a photograph of a hydrogel, and the chemical structures of several materials used to prepare opthalmic adhesives.
DOI: 10.1039/b719791h
Carbon nanofibers have been grown on solid carbon foam resulting in a fully accessible, high surface area catalyst support called ''Hairy Foam''.
DOI: 10.1039/b718673h
Fast release and absorption of NH3 by formation of chains from Mg(NH3)6Cl2 with high gravimetric and volumetric hydrogen capacity.
DOI: 10.1039/b720020j
A variety of anisotropic particles in the backdrop can self-organise into novel suprastructures such as diamond lattices with robust photonic band gaps.
DOI: 10.1039/b806475j
Artist's rendition of a sustainable resource - a tree - bearing gold nanocrystals, to represent new environmentally responsible manufacturing and uses of gold nanomaterials.
DOI: 10.1039/b717456j
A first principles theoretical study of MN2 (M=Ir, Os, Rh) nitrides is reported. This study reveals the subtle interplay between the electronic structure and the atomic arrangement in these materials, and clarifies the mechanisms which ultimately determine the crystal structure adopted by each of them.
DOI: 10.1039/b805942j
The self-assembly of achiral cyanobiphenyls on a surface can produce chiral patterns. Alternatively, the picture of a snail is chiral because snail shells are chiral.
DOI: 10.1039/b805940n
Photoluminescence and ion sensing properties of a bipyridyl chromophore-modified semifluorinated polymer and its metallopolymer derivatives.
DOI: 10.1039/b805514a
Functionalized pentacenes with tuned physical properties for organic electronics.
DOI: 10.1039/b717082c
A one-step electrochemical process to fabricate a high-density, low-cost nonvolatile memory device based on polyaniline and gold particles in room temperature ionic liquids has been reported.
DOI: 10.1039/b805052j
Nanocomposite-bone cell interactions: carbon nanotubes protruding from a polyurethane foam scaffold modify surface properties and cell phenotype.
DOI: 10.1039/b716109c
Pt nanoparticles were conveniently immobilized on CNx nanotubes due to N-participation which has obvious electrocatalytic activity in methanol oxidation.
DOI: 10.1039/b804646h
AFM topography image (centre), and EELS amplitude maps corresponding to the different surface plasmon modes of the silver nanoplate.
DOI: 10.1039/b716538b
Bulk hetero-junction solar cell being driven by ramped voltage, with a pulsed light source striking the solar cell.
DOI: 10.1039/b804205p
Hydrophobic porphyrins can be used as efficient sensitisers in Dye Solar Cells. The recombination rate that limits the device performance can be modified by careful control over the formation of molecular aggregates.
DOI: 10.1039/b718563d
Self-assembly of zinc naphthalocyanine-single wall carbon nanotube donor-acceptor pair as photosynthetic reaction center mimic.
DOI: 10.1039/b803681k
Cartoon showing the well-known fullerenes and carbon nanotubes together with other less-known nano-forms of carbon which constitute a zoo of fascinating nanostructures.
DOI: 10.1039/b802512f
Targeting photobioreactors: Cyanobacterial strains of the genus Synechococcus, PCC 6301, PCC 7002 and PCC 7418 within porous silica gel.
DOI: 10.1039/b803337b
Free-standing polymer nanosheet assemblies were prepared by the Langmuir-Blodgett technique with highly ordered structure and nanoscale periodicity.
DOI: 10.1039/b717080g
Passivation with albumin provides iron oxide nanoparticles that are stable under physiological conditions. These particles heat rapidly when placed in an alternating magnetic field (AMF), kiling cells via hyperthermia. The mode of action is specific: no measurable cytotoxicity was observed for the particle without AMF or for AMF exposure without the particle.
DOI: 10.1039/b802886a
A vanadium redox flow battery with modified ion exchange membrane exhibits high energy efficiency and low self-discharge rate.
DOI: 10.1039/b803323b
Atomic-scale simulations provide valuable insight into surface structures and particle morphologies of the lithium battery material LiFePO4-
DOI: 10.1039/b715935h
New shape-memory polymers with built-in temperature sensors were developed by integrating excimer-forming fluorescent chromophores into a cross-linked poly(cyclooctene) matrix. Color changes resulting from self-assembly or dispersion of dye molecules allow one to monitor when the set/release temperature of the materials is reached.
DOI: 10.1039/b802415b
The image presents the features of a colourful humidity-sensing photonic crystal hydrogel, with tough mechanical strength, visible humidity sensitivity and good durability. The background is the SEM image of the photonic crystal hydrogel.
DOI: 10.1039/b717368g
White-light nanocrystals under UV-excitation, in solution (left), encapsulated and coating a flask (right), and spray-painted through a stencil.
DOI: 10.1039/b802067c
Light-harvesting gels with full emission colours were obtained by assembly of three red-green-blue fluorescent molecules through intermolecular energy transfer.
DOI: 10.1039/b715462c
Blowing bubbles can align nanostructures over a large area with controlled density and facilitate fabrication of large-scale nanodevices on wafers or plastics.
DOI: 10.1039/b713697h
Layered double hydroxide nanoparticles were developed as safe and efficient delivery carriers for various biofunctional molecules.
DOI: 10.1039/b711208d
Ultra-low dielectric constant films with periodic nanoscale pores derived from the acid hydrolysis of poly(D,L-lactide-b-pentafluorostyrene) block copolymers
DOI: 10.1039/b800323h
Organosilica particles containing a network of thiol and amine functionalities produced encoded fluorescent particle libraries containing surface-localised biomolecules.
DOI: 10.1039/b714309e
3-D ordered macrostructure of polyhedron from shape transformation of polymer microsphere by resin thermosetting in the presence of surfactant.
DOI: 10.1039/b719523k
The co-assembly of silica precursor species, surfactant, and pre-polymerized semiconducting polymers into mesoscopically ordered optoelectronically-active nanocomposite thin films.
DOI: 10.1039/b713170d
Magnetite-embedded cellulose fibers were prepared from ionic liquids by dry-jet wet spinning.
DOI: 10.1039/b719128f
Solution chemistry conversion of supported Pt nanoparticles into catalytically active supported Pt-M intermetallic nanoparticles.
DOI: 10.1039/b712035d
This cover illustration depicts the energy levels for a SWCNT/PEDOT : PSS/P3HT : PCBM/A1 device - adjusted to the vacuum level.
DOI: 10.1039/b713798m
Vacuum sprayed films of unaltered single molecule magnets with nanometric thickness and low roughness.
DOI: 10.1039/b718326g
The artwork represents artistically a possible atomic model of the newly synthesized oleylamine-stabalized colloidal ultrathin Sb2S3 nanowires.
DOI: 10.1039/b713383a
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