Journal of Materials Chemistry Hot Papers:
Biomaterials
Journal of Materials Chemistry hot papers featured in this biomaterials section have been rated as "outstanding" by expert reviewers in the field. Follow each link for an article about the paper or an interview with the authors.
Hot Paper: Effect of crystallinity of calcium phosphate nanoparticles on adhesion, proliferation, and differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells
31 October 2007
Read Ruikang Tang's latest Hot Paper on the role of crystallinity in the adhesion, proliferation, and differentiation of osteogenic cells.
Hot paper: Encapsulated Photosensitive Drugs by Biodegradable Microcapsules to Incapacitate Cancer Cells.
26 July 2007
Junbai Li and Kewei Wang tell Journal of Materials Chemistry about their hot paper
Hot paper: Polymer microcapsules as mobile local pH-sensors
12 July 2007
Wolfgang Parak tells Journal of Materials Chemistry about his hot paper.
Hot paper: Antibody Conjugated Magnetic PLGA Nanoparticles for Diagnosis and Treatment of Breast Cancer
30 April 2007
Seoungjoo Haam tells Journal of Materials Chemistry about his hot paper.
Hot paper: Carbon nanotube based biomimetic membranes: mimicking protein channels regulated by phosphorylation
13 April 2007
Leonidas Bachas tells Journal of Materials Chemistry about his hot paper.

Hot paper: Synthesis and characterization of self-assembled block copolymer templated calcium phosphate nanocomposite gels
13 February 2007
Mufit Akinc tells Journal of Materials Chemistry about his hot paper
Hot paper: DNA-mediated assembly of iron platinum (FePt) nanoparticles
31 October 2006
Vince Rotello and colleagues used DNA to assemble FePt nanoparticles into aggregates featuring controlled interparticle spacing.

Hot communication: Characterization of Enzyme-Polymer Interactions using Fluorescence
05 October 2006
Michael Cooney and colleagues have used fluorescence to investigate the interactions between enzymes and polymers

Hot paper: Lithium paramagnetic crystal for the detection of oxygen and nitric oxide
03 August 2006
Periannan Kuppusamy and colleagues have prepared a lithium compound that can be used to measure oxygen in biological systems.

Hot paper: Inverted colloidal crystals as microenvironments for cellular co-cultures
31 July 2006
Nicholas Kotov and colleagues have used inverted colloidal crystals as cell scaffolds

Hot paper: Optimisation of the synthesis and modification of CdTe quantum dots for enhanced live cell imaging
12 June 2006
Yurii Gun'ko and colleagues report thioglycolic acid stabilised CdTe quantum dots for use as live cell imaging tools.
Recent hot articles, organised by subject
Including reviews on drug delivery, implants and biomimetic synthesis
