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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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🎉 Read our latest RSC Applied Polymers blog in which Dr Chia-Yang Lin provides an introduction to their article, ‘Vinylene-bridged naphthalenediimide-based dual-acceptor copolymers for thin-film transistors and solar steam generation’.
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January 15, 2026 at 9:14 AM
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🎉 Celebrating our RSC Applied Polymers prize winners 🎉

During 2025, we were thrilled to award many prizes at conferences, and would like to congratulate all our prize winners once again for their excellent work.

Read our celebratory blog post about the winners here: blogs.rsc.org/lp/202...
January 14, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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🎉 Read our latest RSC Applied Polymers blog in which @labgibson.bsky.social and Natalia Gonzalez-Martinez discuss their article ‘Cryopreservation and post-thaw differentiation of monocytes enabled by macromolecular cryoprotectants which restrict intracellular ice formation‘
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December 15, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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🎉 Meet our RSC Applied Polymers authors! Check out our latest author blog in which Shixue Ren discusses their recently published article ‘Optimization of light-curing ionogels by response surface methodology‘
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December 11, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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🎉 Hear from our RSC Applied Polymers authors! Check out our latest author blog in which Maya Yun discusses their recent article ‘Emerging stimuli-responsive hydrogels for enhancing chronic wound healing‘
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December 8, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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🎉 Hear from our RSC Applied Polymers authors! Check out our latest author blog in which Dr Garima Agrawal discusses their recent article 'Mussel-inspired biomimetic adhesive coatings for food preservation: a review’
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December 5, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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🎉Dr Garima Agrawal is one of our RSC Applied Polymers Emerging Investigators! Get to know her and hear about her research group in our recent blog post: 👉https://blogs.rsc.org/lp/2025/10/30/meet-the-authors-of-mussel-inspired-biomimetic-adhesive-coatings-for-food-preservation-a-review/
Dr Garima Agrawal is an Emerging Investigator, publishing in RSC Applied Polymers
November 27, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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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🔽
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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...
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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:
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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'
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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 👇
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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