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Highly Oxidation-Resistant Imidazolium-Modified Catechol for Stable Wet Adhesion Under Alkaline Conditions

RSC Appl. Interfaces, 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6LF00041J, Paper

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Kan Wang, Yue Xu, Fatemeh Razaviamri, Chunling Zhang, Zhihui Zhang, Bo Liu, Bruce P Lee
Premature oxidation of catechol drastically reduces its adhesion strength and utility. This study chemically linked catechol to an imidazolium group, which functioned as an intrinsic protecting group that retarded catechol...
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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, Accepted Manuscript
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. Yet, unsatisfactory osseointegration and implant failure persist, often driven by limited...
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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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Interfacial control as a Strategy for Advanced Catalyst Layer Architectures in PEMFCs

RSC Appl. Interfaces, 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6LF00036C, Paper

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Dan J Brett, Thomas Miller, Emanuele Magliocca, Shangwei Zhou
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. Conventional catalyst layers neglect these...
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Antibacterial Surface Engineering: Bioinspiration from Leaves to Medical Devices

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

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Dannielle Marion Cox-Pridmore, Eleanor Mishra, Mark A. Webber, Sheng Qi
Healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs) and the rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) are critical global health challenges, necessitating innovative solutions to combat pathogenic bacteria. Traditional approaches such as antibiotics and chemical disinfectants...
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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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Taguchi Optimized Next-Generation Electric Field Assisted Patterned Poly(vinylidene difluoride) Based Hybrid Nanogenerators and OmniGait-Sensor

RSC Appl. Interfaces, 2026, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D6LF00026F, Paper

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Vishnu N Sasi, Megha Garg, P Sravandas, Shewli Pratihar, Akash M Chandran, Arup Bhattacharyya, Prasanna Kumar S. Mural
Taguchi design of experiments (DoE) was employed to optimize the near-field electric patterning (NFEP) process, enabling the fabrication of PVDF-based micropatterns for hybrid nanogenerator and OmniGait-sensor applications. The present study...
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Effect of temperature dependence of deformation polarizability and ionization energy of solvents on surface properties of solid materials

RSC Appl. Interfaces, 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6LF00006A, Paper

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Tayssir Hamieh
In recent studies, an original approach based on the London interaction equation has been proposed for the determination of the dispersive and polar surface properties of solid materials.
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Pd@Ce Metal organic framework For Dual Reduction of Nitrophenols and Chromium (VI)

RSC Appl. Interfaces, 2026, Accepted Manuscript
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
Promising photocatalytic activities of Ce based materials, here in, a Cerium terephthalate metal organic framework (Ce-BDC) has been decorated with PdNPs via double solvent method and established the characteristic features...
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Emerging one-dimensional metal hydroxide nanostructures for high-performance supercapacitors: recent progress and future prospects

RSC Appl. Interfaces, 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D6LF00005C, Review Article

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Swapna Rout, Vinay Soni, Sejal Tiwari, Suraj R. Sankapal, Ji Man Kim, Ravindra N. Bulakhe, Babasaheb R. Sankapal
Exploration of transition metal hydroxides: from synthesis and characterization to supercapacitor applications, with emphasis on the importance of one-dimensional materials. The nanotube model in the graphical abstract was created by Giimann via Turbosquid.
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From egg-shell to uniform distribution of platinum by atomic layer deposition on mesoporous alumina spheres: experiments and modeling

RSC Appl. Interfaces, 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5LF00395D, Paper

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Christine Gonsalves, Jänis Järvilehto, Saeed Saedy, Jorge A. Velasco, Thomas Grehl, Philipp Brüner, Niko Heikkinen, Juha Lehtonen, J. Ruud van Ommen, Riikka L. Puurunen
Fluidized-bed atmospheric-pressure ALD achieves uniform distribution of Pt in high-aspect-ratio mesoporous spheres, supported by diffusion–reaction modelling.
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Solar light driven type-II heterojunction TiO2@ZIF-8 nanocomposite for sustainable chlorpyrifos detoxification: physicochemical insights, mineralization pathways and antibacterial performance

RSC Appl. Interfaces, 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5LF00405E, Paper

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Subhashree Mohanty, Bibeka Nanda Marai, Sushanta Kumar Badamali
TiO₂@ZIF-8 nanocomposite shows nearly 90% degradation of chlorpyrifos (CP) in 90 min under solar light by exhibiting type-II heterojunction and also shows antibacterial activities against E. coli and S. aureus.
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Interfacial, solvent-free room-temperature adsorption of quinone derivatives on activated carbon for sustainable energy storage electrodes

RSC Appl. Interfaces, 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5LF00343A, Paper

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Hiroyuki Itoi, Ryoma Ito, Manato Matsuo, Yusuke Higashi, Hayato Suzuki, Ginga Saeki, Takafumi Ishii, Yoshimi Ohzawa
Solvent-free, room-temperature interfacial adsorption of quinone derivatives (QDs) on activated carbon (AC) enables durable hybrid electrodes with enhanced volumetric capacitance for electrochemical energy storage.
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Self-assembled monolayer modified nickel oxide surface for air-processed blue perovskite light-emitting diodes

RSC Appl. Interfaces, 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5LF00384A, Paper

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Jiandong Wu, Yujie Wang, Fankai Lin, Chaoran Ni, Shuhao Xiong, Miao Zhang, Hongyue Wang, Hongqiang Wang
The Br-2PACz SAM modified NiO_x composite buried interface boosts perovskite crystallization in ambient air and improves hole injection, yielding EQEs of 3.32% (0.04 cm²) and 1.83% (1.00 cm²) for air-processed blue PeLEDs.
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Zr-based metal–organic frameworks for colorimetric sensing applications

RSC Appl. Interfaces, 2026, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D5LF00378D, Review Article

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Xinhao Li, Sergey M. Borisov, Francesco Carraro, Paolo Falcaro
This review highlights Zr-based MOF colorimetric sensing mechanisms and their applications in detecting acids and bases, aqueous ions, biomolecules, and volatile/gaseous analytes.
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