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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 22h

🔔 Review article by Shilong Zhong, Xudong Chen 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Recent advances in thermosetting-resin-based organic room-temperature phosphorescence materials 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm... #RoomTemperaturePhosphorescence #ThermosettingResins #OrganicPhosphors #LuminescentMaterials

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 13/10/2026

🔔Welcome to Issue 20! Please read the Outside Front Cover article: Curcumin–pectin based cotton patch for electro-assisted wound healing and behavioural monitoring by Hoe Joon Kim 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #Free_to_read 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm...

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 30/09/2026

🔔 Review article by Ezzat Rafiee Ionic liquids in piezoelectric systems: from intrinsic piezoelectricity to polymer composite enhancement and multifunctional integration 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm... #IonicLiquids #Piezoelectricity #EnergyHarvesting #FlexibleElectronics

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 30/09/2026

🔔 Hot article by Jing-Xin Liu, Kai Chen 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Supramolecular host–guest strategies for stimuli-responsive chromic materials: from macrocyclic hosts to multifunctional applications 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm... #HostGuestChemistry #ChromicMaterials #SupramolecularChemistry #SmartMaterials

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 29/09/2026

🔔Welcome to Issue 19! Please read the Outside Front Cover article: Novel donor–acceptor structured ionic organic framework/porous carbon nitride for efficient photocatalytic imine synthesis by Limei Zhou, Li Qin 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #Free_to_read 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm...

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 28/09/2026

🔔 Review article by Yuanyuan Cao, Lu Han 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Advances on multi-stimuli-responsive liquid crystal elastomers 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm... #LiquidCrystalElastomers #SoftRobotics #SmartMaterials #Actuators

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 23/09/2026

🔔 New highlight in Focus: Functional Materials for Phototherapy Explore recent advances in photosensitizers, photothermal agents, and theranostic materials from Materials Chemistry Frontiers. #Free_to_read 🔗 Explore more in the themed collection: blogs.rsc.org/qi/2026/09/2...

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 22/09/2026

🔔 Review article by Liyan Yang and Zhonglei Wang Podophyllotoxin-based intelligent nanoplatforms for augmented tumor therapy: strategies, challenges, and perspectives 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm... #Podophyllotoxin #Nanomedicine #CancerTherapy #DrugDelivery

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 18/09/2026

🔔 Hot article by Hang Zhang 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Biopolymer-based interpenetrating polymer network hydrogels for tissue engineering 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm... #Hydrogels #TissueEngineering #Biopolymers #Biomaterials

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 15/09/2026

🔔Outside Back Cover of Issue 18 presents: Paper-based immunoassay enabled by silver clusters embedded within zeolites by Eduardo Coutino-Gonzalez, Eden Morales-Narváez 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #Free_to_read 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm...

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 15/09/2026

🔔Welcome to Issue 18! Please read the Outside Front Cover article: Solvent-free formation of a disulfide/sulfone polymer network for salt-driven atmospheric water harvesting by Joseph J. Dale, Robert T. Woodward 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #Free_to_read 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm...

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 15/09/2026

🔔 Research article by Wei Gu 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. A high-entropy nanozyme-based photothermal-adjuvant in situ nanovaccine for potentiated tumor immunotherapy 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d5qm... #Nanozymes #Immunotherapy #Nanovaccines #Photothermal

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 11/09/2026

🔔 New Focus: Advance on Electrochemical water splitting Electrochemical water splitting plays a pivotal role in sustainable hydrogen production and clean energy conversion. #Free_to_read 🔗 Explore more in the themed collection: blogs.rsc.org/qi/2026/09/0...

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 10/09/2026

MCF Emerging Investigator Series 2025 Celebrating outstanding early-career researchers shaping the future of materials chemistry. 🔗 Explore the collection and meet the investigators: pubs.rsc.org/qm/collectio...

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 09/09/2026

🔔 Research article by Saero Kim, Byeong-Hyeok Sohn 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Constructing hierarchical superstructures of patchy micelles and modulation of their supracolloidal assembly pathway 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm... #PatchyMicelles #ColloidalAssembly #SelfAssembly #Nanomaterials #HierarchicalStructures

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 07/09/2026

🔔 Review article by Abhinav Kumar,Ping Huang, Jianqiang Liu 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Advances and prospects of UiO-66 materials for infected microenvironments: from antibacterial and anti-inflammatory strategies to regenerative therapies 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm... #UiO66 #MOFs #Antibacterial #DrugDelivery

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 28/08/2026

🔔 Review article by Yuanchen Dong, Dongsheng Liu 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Frame-guided assembly: a bioinspired strategy for precise control of amphiphilic morphology 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm... #SelfAssembly #BioinspiredMaterials #Amphiphiles #SupramolecularChemistry #MaterialsChemistry #FunctionalMaterials

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 27/08/2026

🔔 Hot article by Ying Mu, Yang Wang 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Wettability regulation in extreme environments: from natural adaptation to engineering strategies 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm... #Wettability #InterfaceEngineering #Biomimetics #SurfaceScience #ExtremeEnvironments #AdvancedMaterials

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 25/08/2026

🔔Welcome to Issue 17! Please read the Outside Front Cover article: Eu³⁺-crosslinked polymers with tunable ultralong phosphorescence for time-resolved information encryption by Pingru Su, Yu Tang 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #Free_to_read 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm...

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 21/08/2026

🔔 New highlight in Focus: Hydrogels Hydrogels are attracting growing interest for applications in wound healing, tissue engineering, drug delivery, wearable sensors, flexible electronics, and energy storage. #Free_to_read 🔗 Explore more in the themed collection: blogs.rsc.org/qm/2026/08/1...

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 19/08/2026

🔔 Hot article by Jiarui He 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Research progress of metal–organic frameworks and their derivatives in lithium–sulfur battery cathodes 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm... #LithiumSulfurBatteries #MOFs #EnergyStorage #BatteryMaterials #Electrochemistry #EnergyMaterials

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 17/08/2026

🔔 Hot article by Hui Peng, Lei Zhu, Imran Shakir, Yuxi Xu 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Hydrogel polymer electrolytes for advanced zinc-ion batteries: structural design and anode stabilization strategies 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm... #ZincIonBatteries #HydrogelElectrolytes #EnergyStorage #BatteryMaterials #Electrochemistry

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 14/08/2026

🔔 New highlight in FOCUS: Recent Advance in Supercapacitors Supercapacitors are attracting significant attention due to various advantages such as long cycle life, high energy density, and wide-ranging operating temperature. 🔗 Free to read the themed collection: blogs.rsc.org/qi/2026/08/1...

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 12/08/2026

🔔 Hot article by Priyabrata Banerjee,Sourav Bej 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. MOF⊃dye/nanoparticle hybrid fluorometric sensors for emerging contaminants: a decade of progress, challenges and opportunities 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm... #MOFs #FluorescentSensors #EnvironmentalMonitoring #AntibioticDetection #Nanomaterials

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 11/08/2026

🔔Outside Back Cover of Issue 16 presents: Tailless mesomorphic gold(i) isocyanide complexes: understanding mesophase formation at the molecular level by Gregorio García, Silverio Coco 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #Free_to_read 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm...

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 11/08/2026

🔔Welcome to Issue 16! Please read the Outside Front Cover article: Linking and tuning charge-transfer photoluminescence and dielectric relaxation in supramolecular perovskite materials by Szymon Chorazy 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. #Free_to_read 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm...

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 10/08/2026

🔔 Research article by Frédéric Blanc 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Probing biomass mimic guaiacol confinement and interactions in ZSM-5 zeolite 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm... #BiomassConversion #ZSM5 #Zeolites #Catalysis #SustainableChemistry #MaterialsChemistry

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 07/08/2026

🔔 New highlight in Focus: Catalytic CO₂ conversion Discover highlights from #MCF and #ICF on catalytic CO₂ conversion, including new catalysts, mechanistic studies, and emerging technologies. 🔗 Explore more in the themed collection: blogs.rsc.org/qi/2026/08/0...

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 06/08/2026

🔔 Research article by Shaikh M. Mobin 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Molecular-level engineering of heteroatom-functionalized 2D covalent organic frameworks for highly efficient supercapacitor performance 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm... #COFs #Supercapacitors #EnergyStorage #Electrochemistry #2DMaterials #EnergyMaterials

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 05/08/2026

🔔 Research article by Ayyappanpillai Ajayaghosh 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Customization of cloud temperature in amphiphilic π-systems by photoisomerization and supramolecular co-assembly for smart window applications 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm... #SmartWindows #Photoisomerization #SupramolecularAssembly#LCST

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 04/08/2026

🔔 Research article by Dennis K. P. Ng 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Activating circularly polarized luminescence through environment-modulated polymorphic assembly of glycerolipid-modified carbazolyl phthalonitriles 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm... #ChiralMaterials #SelfAssembly #LuminescentMaterials #SupramolecularChemistry

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 03/08/2026

🔔 Research article by Reika Katsumata 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭. Suppressed boron doping in electrospun carbon webs from polyacrylonitrile-based polymer blends 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/d6qm... #CarbonMaterials #Electrospinning #BoronDoping #PorousCarbon #EnergyMaterials #MaterialsChemistry

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 29/07/2026

🔔 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

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 28/07/2026

🔔 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

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 27/07/2026

🔔 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

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 23/07/2026

🔔 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

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 22/07/2026

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...

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 21/07/2026

🔔 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

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 20/07/2026

🔔 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

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 16/07/2026

🔔 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

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 15/07/2026

🔔 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

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 14/07/2026

🔔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...

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 09/07/2026

🔔 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

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 06/07/2026

🔔 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

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 02/07/2026

🔔 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

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 30/06/2026

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

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 30/06/2026

🔔 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

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 29/06/2026

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

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 26/06/2026

🚀 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...

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Materials Chemistry Frontiers @materchemfront.rsc.org · 26/06/2026

🎊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!

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