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RSC Applied - Interfaces, Polymers
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The home for applied polymer and interfacial research at the RSC: RSC Applied Polymers (http://rsc.li/RSCApplPolym) and RSC Applied Interfaces (http://rsc.li/RSCApplInter)

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Introducing four of our RSC Applied Interfaces Early Career Advisory Board members, Stefano Luigi Oscurato (University of Naples Federico II), Artiom Skripka (@oregonstate.edu), Hyojung Kim (Sejong University) and Jess Wade (@imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social). Read our blog: blogs.rsc.org/lf/202...
Photo of RSC Applied Interfaces Early Career Advisory Board member Stefano L. Oscurato. Photo of RSC Applied Interfaces Early Career Advisory Board member Artiom Skripka. Photo of RSC Applied Interfaces Early Career Advisory Board member Hyojung Kim. Photo of RSC Applied Interfaces Early Career Advisory Board member Jess Wade.
November 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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🎉 RSC Applied Interfaces is now indexed in the Web of Science Emerging Sources Citation Index! Discover our articles on applied interfacial research in the database 🌟
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November 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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🎉 RSC Applied Polymers is now indexed in the Web of Science Emerging Sources Citation Index! Discover our articles on applied polymer science research in the database 🌟
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October 31, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Don't miss out on our RSC Applied Interfaces collection that focuses on applications where solid-solid interfaces play a pivotal role in the function of the material! pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...
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October 14, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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📢We are delighted to announce a #OpenCall for papers to the RSC cross-journal themed collection Celebrating 200 Years of Benzene, guest edited by Ben Feringa @feringalab.bsky.social
& Nazario Martin!

Find out more about the collection and how to submit here🔽
www.rsc.org/publishing/j...
October 10, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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Learn about non-isocyanate polyurethane (NIPU), a polyurethane (PU) substitute that can be made from bio-based materials instead of toxic precursors, in this RSC Applied Interfaces review by Qixin Zhou's group at The University of Akron: doi.org/10.1039/D5LF...
October 6, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Structural design plays a critical role in achieving high-performance electrochemical conversion. Read about an effective catalyst for industrial-scale CO reduction in this RSC Applied Interfaces paper: doi.org/10.1039/D5LF...
Featured in our Catalytic Interfaces collection: pubs.rsc.org/en/jour...
A schematic representation of how fragment area is affected by current density for a Cu-based catalyst - increase in current density reduces surface particle size.
October 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Explore how the facet and crystallinity of nickel oxide nanocubes can impact their electrocatalysis performance in this article by @ryanmrichards.bsky.social (@coschoolofmines.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1039/D5LF...
Featured in our catalytic interfaces collection: pubs.rsc.org/en/jour...
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October 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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💡 Where are heterojunction photocatalysts headed? Find out in this RSC Applied Interfaces perspective: pubs.rsc.org/en/cont...
Featured in our Catalytic Interfaces collection: pubs.rsc.org/en/jour...
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September 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Sulfurized polyacrylonitrile (SPAN) has emerged as a promising cathode material for addressing the major challenges faced by traditional sulfur cathodes in lithium–sulfur (Li–S) batteries 🔋. Explore recent advancements in this RSC Applied Interfaces review: doi.org/10.1039/D5LF...
September 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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We're delighted to introduce two of our new RSC Applied Interfaces Early Career Advisory Board members to you, Amit Kumar Mandal (@akm84.bsky.social) and Lucien Weiss (@weisslab.bsky.social). Read our blog for more info on these researchers working on biointerfaces: blogs.rsc.org/lf/2025/09/2...
Photo of RSC Applied Interfaces Early Career Advisory Board member Amit Kumar Mandal. Photo of RSC Applied Interfaces Early Career Advisory Board member Lucien Weiss.
September 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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🌟Read our new RSC Applied Interfaces collection focussing on catalytic interfaces! Discover how interfaces play a key role in photocatalysis, electrocatalysis, and beyond in this curated selection of articles:
pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...
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September 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Discover the latest issue of RSC Applied Polymers featuring this cover article by @k-ehrmann.bsky.social et al. on 'Thermoplastic-like mechanical performance of heterogeneous photopolymers for additive manufacturing with tailored hyperbranched rubbers'
doi.org/10.1039/D5LP...
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September 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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🔋 Researchers at China University of Petroleum discuss a promising class of materials, lithium–oxygen batteries (LOBs), and share their insights on how to solve current technological difficulties in this RSC Applied Interfaces review: pubs.rsc.org/en/cont...
September 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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The design of heterojunction photocatalysts with enhanced photocatalytic performance is a key challenge. Don't miss out on this tutorial summary on the modelling of heterojunction materials with quantum chemical approaches, published in RSC Applied Interfaces: pubs.rsc.org/en/cont...
September 17, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Check out the front cover of issue 5 of RSC Applied Interfaces highlighting work from Chih-Hao Chang et al. on 'Nanoparticle dispersion and separation in superhydrophilic nanostructures'

Discover the full article here 👇
doi.org/10.1039/D5LF...
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September 11, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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🎉 We’re excited to announce the inaugural Early Career Advisory Board for RSC Applied Interfaces!
See the full lineup of this new Board on our website: www.rsc.org/publishing/j...
🌟 Stay tuned—new member introductions coming soon!
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September 10, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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Hydrogel-based iontronics have emerged as key enablers for sustainable energy harvesting and bio-inspired sensing. This RSC Applied Interfaces review examines ionic rectification through the modulation of the electrical double layer (EDL) at hydrogel interfaces: pubs.rsc.org/en/cont...
August 22, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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Growing global demand for sustainable energy storage has positioned zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) as a promising alternative to lithium-ion batteries, offering inherent advantages in safety, cost and environmental compatibility. Don't miss this RSC Applied Interfaces review: pubs.rsc.org/en/cont...
August 19, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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This RSC Applied Polymers review examines the use of chitin nanowhiskers as high-performance reinforcement materials for the plastics industry, and highlights structure–property relationships as a central theme, bridging nanoscale morphology with macroscopic functionality: pubs.rsc.org/en/cont...
August 11, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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Learn about advances in 3D printing with NIR light in this RSC Applied Polymers review by authors at @aucklanduni.bsky.social Longer wavelengths can provide more effective, gentle, and precise layer photocuring of materials containing fillers or biological substances: pubs.rsc.org/en/cont...
August 8, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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Explore the different types of biohybrid polymers that have been reported for use in skin, bone and cartilage tissue engineering in this RSC Applied Polymers review by researchers at @astarsg.bsky.social: pubs.rsc.org/en/cont...
August 7, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Warmest congratulations to our awardees:

Alice Nottingham -RSC Advances PhD Poster prize in Organic & Biological Chemistry

Sean Hogget- Materials Advances PhD Poster Prize in Inorganic &Materials Chemistry

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Alice Nottingham and Sean Hogget receiving poster awards
August 5, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Congratulations to the poster and best talk prize winners of the Tribo UK 2025 Conference (University of Birmingham )sponsored by RSC Applied Interfaces, Materials Advances and Soft Matter .

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Poster prize winners :Muhammad Aulia Rahman ,Qianrong Liu and Nicola Yau
August 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Discover the latest issue of #RSCAppliedPolymers featuring this cover article by Parameswar Krishnan Iyer, Franck Meyer et al. on 'Dual-modal detection of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) using a single polymer platform: ACQ and IDA approaches'
doi.org/10.1039/D4LP...
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July 29, 2025 at 4:11 PM