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Copper Salt Impregnated Biomass-Derived Microporous Carbon for Hydrogen Storage

RSC Appl. Interfaces, 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6LF00048G, Paper

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Misbah Khan, Jemma Rowlandson, Sanjit Nayak, Lila A.M. Mahmoud, Charles D Brewster, Lui R Skytree, Sebastien Rochat, Valeska P. Ting, David J Fermin
Biomass derived carbon can be a sustainable class of porous materials for hydrogen storage. Natural vascular structure of plant biomass can potentially facilitate uptake and even dispersion of metal ions...
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Benzoate-mediated generation of front-back reversible photoluminescence in transparent polymer/LDH:Tb,Eu nanocomposite films

RSC Appl. Interfaces, 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6LF00080K, Paper

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Fumina Takahashi, Manabu Hagiwara, Shinobu Fujihara
Transparent and luminescent organic/inorganic nanocomposite films were fabricated through aqueous solution routes. Water-soluble poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) was employed as organic matrix, while hydrophilic layered double hydroxides (ZnAl-LDH) activated with rare-earth...
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Programmable shrinking and aggregation of pH–thermo dual-responsive amphiphilic polymeric nanoparticles governed by molecular architecture

RSC Appl. Interfaces, 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6LF00061D, Paper

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Giuseppe Nunziata, Mattia Sponchioni, Filippo Rossi
Stimuli-responsive polymeric nanoparticles represent powerful drug delivery systems capable of responding to pathological microenvironments.
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Buried interfacial structures in cellulose-reinforced styrene–butadiene rubber composites probed by sum-frequency generation spectroscopy

RSC Appl. Interfaces, 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6LF00054A, Paper

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Tatsuki Abe, Ryosuke Ozawa, Tomofumi Maekawa, Yuta Tsuji, Satoru Yamamoto, Keiji Tanaka
SBR/cellulose nanofiber interfaces in composites were examined by SFG spectroscopy. Phenyl groups were found to be oriented at the interfaces, while higher styrene content improved surface free energy matching, thereby enhancing filler dispersion.
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Photocatalytic reduction of CO2 with water using catalysts of γ-Ga2O3 supported by α-Ga2O3: mechanism and roles of each phase

RSC Appl. Interfaces, 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6LF00085A, Paper

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Kosuke Kawaai, Naoto Ota, Shigeo Arai, Muneaki Yamamoto, Tetsuo Tanabe, Tomoko Yoshida
Reaction mechanism of photocatalytic CO₂ reduction with water over γ-Ga₂O₃ supported by α-Ga₂O₃ photocatalyst is successfully proposed.
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Antibacterial surface engineering: bioinspiration from leaves to medical devices

RSC Appl. Interfaces, 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6LF00022C, Review Article

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Dannielle M. Cox-Pridmore, Eleanor Mishra, Mark Webber, Sheng Qi
Nano- and micro-structured, bioinspired surface architectures employ physical topographical cues to inhibit bacterial attachment, enabling fully chemical-free antimicrobial functionality. The graphical abstract image was created with BioRender.
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Taguchi optimised next-generation electric field assisted patterned poly-(vinylidene difluoride)-based hybrid nanogenerators and OmniGait-sensor

RSC Appl. Interfaces, 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6LF00026F, Paper

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Vishnu N. Sasi, Megha Garg, P. Sravandas, Shewli Pratihar, Akash M. Chandran, Arup R. Bhattacharyya, Prasanna Kumar S. Mural
The present study provides a Taguchi design of experiments (DoE) employed to optimise the near-field electric patterning (NFEP) process, enabling the fabrication of PVDF-based micropatterns for hybrid nanogenerator and OmniGait-sensor applications.
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Pd@Ce metal organic framework for dual reduction of nitrophenols and chromium(VI)

RSC Appl. Interfaces, 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6LF00091F, Paper

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Niharika Das, Anulipsa Priyadarshini, Saraswati Soren, Malay Kumar Rana, Dipankar Singha, Bikash Chandra Dhal, Subrat Swain, Jagannath Panda, Daray Soren, Rojalin Sahu
Pd@Ce-BDC serves as an effective heterogeneous catalyst for rapid reduction of Cr(VI) and 4-NP. The synergic interaction between Pd nanoparticles and the porous Ce-BDC framework improves adsorption and electron transfer, enabling efficient reduction.
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Highly oxidation-resistant imidazolium-modified catechol for stable wet adhesion under alkaline conditions

RSC Appl. Interfaces, 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6LF00041J, Paper

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Kan Wang, Yue Xu, Fatemeh Razaviamri, Chunling Zhang, Zhihui Zhang, Bo Liu, Bruce P. Lee
Catechol conjugated with an imidazolium demonstrates enhanced oxidation resistance due to the electron withdrawing effect and π–π and cation–π interactions provided by the imidazolium group.
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Precision surface engineering of metallic biomaterials: translating cell-instructive nanoscale topographies from bench to bone-interfacing implants

RSC Appl. Interfaces, 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6LF00058D, Review Article

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Alp Ozgun, Fabio Variola
Metallic biomaterials remain foundational to orthopedic, spinal and dental implants owing to their mechanical properties, corrosion resistance and biocompatibility. Created with https://Biorender.com.
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Interfacial control as a strategy for advanced catalyst layer architectures in PEMFCs

RSC Appl. Interfaces, 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6LF00036C, Paper

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Emanuele Magliocca, Shangwei Zhou, Dan J. L. Brett, Thomas S. Miller
Interfaces within polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) dictate proton transport, gas diffusion, and water management – processes that ultimately control power output, efficiency, and durability.
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Stable double gyroid network phases in asymmetric linear triblock amphiphiles

RSC Appl. Interfaces, 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6LF00030D, Paper

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Daoyuan Li, Mahesh K. Mahanthappa, Timothy P. Lodge, J. Ilja Siepmann
Oxygen coordinates group into clusters by DBSCAN analysis and image of B₆A₄B_x triblock amphiphile.
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Stiffness-driven modulation of bactericidal behavior in nanostructured polymer thin films

RSC Appl. Interfaces, 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6LF00023A, Paper

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Ruwen Tan, Emma Thomas, Nicolas Marzolini, Yeongseon Jang
This work provides mechanistic insight into stiffness-mediated bacterial membrane disruption and offers design principles for optimizing next-generation antibacterial surfaces.
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Ionic liquids as promising biomaterials: revolutionizing nano drug delivery systems

RSC Appl. Interfaces, 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5LF00393H, Review Article

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Tewodros Assefa Chaklie, Mohammad Abu Jafar Mazumder, Anwarul Hasan, Shihab Uddin
Ionic liquids (ILs) are versatile biomaterials that overcome limitations of traditional pharmaceutical materials, such as poor solubility, stability, and bioavailability, due to their tunable polarity, low volatility, and high thermal stability.
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Open-air plasma treatment of polypropylene fabrics for enhanced metal oxide nanoparticle adhesion: the effect of oxide acid–base character

RSC Appl. Interfaces, 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5LF00374A, Paper

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Owen C. Grimm, Saurabh Karande, James E. Whitten
Metal oxide nanoparticles adhere to plasma-treated polypropylene to different degrees depending on their acid–base character.
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Phototunable hopping of microparticles enables surface-selective continuous separation via microfluidics

RSC Appl. Interfaces, 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5LF00341E, Paper

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Fabian Rohne, Daniela Vasquez Muñoz, Yulia Gordievskaya, Cevin Braksch, Isabel Meier, Anjali Sharma, Sarah Loebner, Anne Nitschke, Nino Lomadze, Andreas Taubert, Svetlana Santer, Marek Bekir
Continuous interface-based microparticle separation.
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Important but often overlooked issues in heterojunction photocatalysts

RSC Appl. Interfaces, 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6LF00045B, Perspective

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Hanggara Sudrajat, Ari Susanti, Muharani Asnal
This Perspective provides a comprehensive discussion of important, yet often overlooked, issues in heterojunction photocatalysts, aiming to enhance their design and performance.
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Multifunctional fluorine–nitrogen modified carbon quantum dots for enhanced solid polymer electrolytes toward solid-state lithium batteries

RSC Appl. Interfaces, 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6LF00021E, Paper

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Yang Wu, Wenbo Yue
Fluorine–nitrogen-modified carbon dots establish additional lithium-ion transport pathways for solid polymer electrolytes and enhance the performance of solid-state batteries.
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Photo-deposition of Cu2O on pre-annealed ZnO nanorods yields pn-type heterostructures with enhanced photocatalytic activity

RSC Appl. Interfaces, 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5LF00398A, Paper

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Fredric G. Svensson, Erik Djurberg, Yige Yan, Seohan Kim, Jiri Henych, Jakub Tolasz, Frederic Dappozze, Stephane Parola, Chantal Guillard, Bozhidar I. Stefanov, Lars Österlund
UV-assisted photo-deposition of [Cu(EDTA)]²⁻ complexes on pre-annealed ZnO nanorod structures have been used to prepare copper–zinc oxide pn-type heterostructures with improved interface quality and high photocatalytic activity.
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