Lab on a Chip
Emerging Investigator Series
Submissions open:
1 April 2024
Deadline:
Ongoing
Guest Editor(s):
David Issadore (University of Pennsylvania) & Sindy Tang (Stanford)
Lab on a Chip is running a new Emerging Investigator Series to showcase some of the best work in the field of miniaturisation at the micro- and nano-scale, being conducted by exceptional up-and-coming researchers across the microfluidics and miniaturisation community.
Nanoscale
Theranostic nanoplatforms for biomedicine
Submissions open:
Open for submissions now
Deadline:
31 March 2024
Guest Editor(s):
Professor Nguyen T. K. Thanh (University College London, UK)
Professor Sophie Laurent (University of Mons, Belgium)
Professor Sylvie Begin-Colin (University of Strasbourg, France)
Professor Teresa Pellegrino (Italian Institute of Technology, Italy)
For nanomedicine to fulfil its promise, either direct intratumoral injection or active targeting with affinity ligands to achieve favourable specificity and biodistribution profiles is critical for accurate detection, monitoring and therapeutic efficacy. Such smart approaches, when translated to clinical uses, will have a great impact on the management of cancer and other diseases to improve patient survival and quality of life. However, for further clinical translation of nanoplatforms, a key step is their scale-up.
Nanocatalysis
Submissions open:
Open for submissions now
Deadline:
18 March 2024
Guest Editor(s):
Professor Zhiqun Lin (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
Professor In Young Kim (Ewha Womans University, South Korea)
Professor Michelle Personick (University of Virginia, USA)
Nanocatalysis represents an exciting subfield in nanoscience and nanotechnology which involves the use of nanomaterials and subnano-sized materials (nanoclusters, diatoms, single atoms) as catalysts for a wide variety of homogeneous and heterogeneous catalytic applications. Along with significant advances in nanomaterial design and synthesis assisted by machine learning, in-situ/ex-situ characterization techniques, and computational chemistry, the past several decades have witnessed a flood of research activities in this rapidly evolving area with most of the studies focusing on the effects of size, shape, chemical composition and morphology on catalytic properties and performance. This has led to the development of highly effective catalysts with enhanced activity, selectivity, and stability.
Metal nanoclusters
Submissions open:
Open for submissions now
Deadline:
1 July 2024
Guest Editor(s):
Professor Sukhendu Mandal (IISER Thiruvananthapuram India)Professor Yuichi Negishi (Tokyo University of Science, Japan)
Professor Di Sun (Shandong University, China)
Professor Anindita Das (South Methodist University, USA)
Atomically precise metal nanoclusters are novel materials that have the potential to address everyday needs from energy to health. Luminescent metal clusters can be used for effective and efficient energy harvesting and conversion technologies, while water-soluble luminescent metal clusters offer more efficient and personalized biomedical approaches. Furthermore, nanoclusters can be used as building units to form higher-dimensional cluster-assembled materials and can modulate the optoelectronic properties of desired device materials. To create a hierarchy of structures and applications, a fundamental understanding of the structure-property relationship at the atomic level is vital.
Targeted biomedical applications of nanomaterials
Submissions open:
5 February 2024
Deadline:
7 June 2024
Guest Editor(s):
Professor Dhiraj Bhatia (IIT Gandhinagar, India)
Professor Mukesh Dhanka (IIT Gandhinagar, India)
Dr Anjali Awasthi (University of Rajasthan, India)
Professor Kamlendra Awasthi (Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, India)
Professor Kaushik Chatterjee (IISc Bangalore, India)
This new collection in Nanoscale, Journal of Materials Chemistry B, Nanoscale Advances and Materials Advances will focus on the design of multifunctional hybrid nanomaterials for different applications and on interfacing nanomaterials with biological systems for translational studies. The scope of this collection loosely aligns with the 2023 International Conference on Nanomaterials in Biology (ICNB 2023), held at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar along with Soft Materials Research Society, from 19–22 November 2023.
Nanomaterials for a sustainable future: From materials to devices and systems
Submissions open:
Open for submissions now
Deadline:
2 September 2024
Guest Editor(s):
Professor Guohua Jia (Curtin University, Australia),
Professor Hongxia Wang (Queensland University of Technology, Australia),
Professor Xuyong Yang (Shanghai University, China),
Professor Lina Quan (Virginia Tech, USA),
Professor Yun Liu (Australian National University, Australia)
As modern society’s demand for energy continues to grow, the development of nanomaterials for reducing energy consumption and generating and storing energy is becoming increasingly important. With advances in synthesis methods and theoretical simulations of nanomaterials, attention has turned to how nanomaterials can be rationally designed and synthesized, transformed into energy devices, and ultimately, how devices (such as solar cells, batteries, fuel cells, supercapacitors, light-emitting diodes, photodetectors etc.) can be integrated into systems to tackle real global challenges. This Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Journal of Materials Chemistry C and Nanoscale cross-journal collection will capture the cutting-edge innovations in nanomaterials synthesis, simulation, device fabrication, and system integration that are driving this field forward.
Appropriate topics include, but are not limited to:
- Multifunctional materials (electrical, magnetic, electrochemical, optical, and mechanical materials, etc.)
- Quantum materials (quantum dots, 2D materials, photonics materials, etc.)
- Energy materials (materials for catalysis, CO2 reduction, batteries, hydrogen and solar energy conversion, etc.)
- Materials chemistry calculations (DFT and molecular dynamic simulation and modelling, machine learning assisted design and materials screening, etc.)
- Materials for environment (materials for environment protection, pollutants and toxic products, treatment, environmental remediation, etc.)
- Advanced characterization methods for materials (in-situ Raman, NMR, XRD; synchrotron radiation, neutron diffraction, atomic force microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, etc.)
Nanoscale Horizons
There are no current Calls For Papers for Nanoscale Horizons
Nanoscale Advances
Supramolecular Chirality in Self-organised Systems and Thin Films
Submissions open:
Now open for submissions
Deadline:
30 April 2024
Guest Editor(s):
Professor Ludovico Valli (University of Salento, Italy), Professor Simona Bettini (University of Salento, Italy) and Professor Gabriele Giancane (University of Salento, Italy)
In this themed collection, we invite original research articles which highlight the most recent developments in the synthesis, characterization, and application of chiral self-organised systems and thin films.
Carbon nanomaterials for smart applications
Submissions open:
20 March 2024
Deadline:
1 June 2024
Guest Editor(s):
Yeye Wen (Beijing Institute of Technology, China), Zhenyuan Xia (Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden), Muqiang Jian (Beijing Graphene Institute, China)
This themed collection aims to recognize high-quality work on carbon nanomaterials for smart applications.
Targeted biomedical applications of nanomaterials
Submissions open:
5 February 2024
Deadline:
7 June 2024
Guest Editor(s):
Professor Dhiraj Bhatia (IIT Gandhinagar, India)
Professor Mukesh Dhanka (IIT Gandhinagar, India)
Dr Anjali Awasthi (University of Rajasthan, India)
Professor Kamlendra Awasthi (Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, India)
Professor Kaushik Chatterjee (IISc Bangalore, India)
This new collection in Nanoscale, Journal of Materials Chemistry B, Nanoscale Advances and Materials Advances will focus on the design of multifunctional hybrid nanomaterials for different applications and on interfacing nanomaterials with biological systems for translational studies. The scope of this collection loosely aligns with the 2023 International Conference on Nanomaterials in Biology (ICNB 2023), held at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar along with the Soft Materials Research Society, from 19–22 November 2023.
Recycling of polymer-based nanocomposites
Submissions open:
1 April 2024
Deadline:
1 October 2024
Guest Editor(s):
Suryasarathi Bose (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India)
This collection aims to provide a comprehensive platform for the dissemination of cutting-edge research and advancements in the field of recycling polymer-based nanocomposites, with a focus on sustainable strategies and technological innovations.
*2022 Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate Analytics, 2023)
**The median time from submission to first decision including manuscripts rejected without peer review from the previous calendar year
***The median time from submission to first decision for peer-reviewed manuscripts from the previous calendar year
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