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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. 


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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.


Encapsulated Photosensitive Drugs by Biodegradable Microcapsules to Incapacitate Cancer 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


Polymer microcapsules as mobile local pH-sensors

Hot paper: Polymer microcapsules as mobile local pH-sensors

12 July 2007

Wolfgang Parak tells Journal of Materials Chemistry about his hot paper.


Antibody Conjugated Magnetic PLGA Nanoparticles for Diagnosis and Treatment of Breast Cancer

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.


Carbon nanotube based biomimetic membranes: mimicking protein channels regulated by phosphorylation

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.


Synthesis and characterization of self-assembled block copolymer templated calcium phosphate nanocomposite gels

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


FePt and DNA self-assembly

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.


Characterization of Enzyme-Polymer Interactions using Fluorescence

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


Open molecular framework in lithium octabutoxy-naphthalocyanine paramagnetic crystal

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.


Cells grown on inverted colloidal crystals

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


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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.


Hot paper archive

Recent hot articles, organised by subject

Biomaterials

Including reviews on drug delivery, implants and biomimetic synthesis