The modification of surfaces by the deposition of a robust overlayer provides an excellent
handle with which to tune the properties of a bulk substrate to those of interest. Such control …

Epoxide derivatives constitute a broad family of monomers which are able to be polymerized
by anionic or related nucleophilic ring-opening mechanism. The main synthetic strategies …

Perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells have rapidly advanced. Whereas efforts to enhance the
device efficiency have mainly focused on top sub-cell improvements, the recombination …

The inhibiting effect of 12-aminododecanoic acid (AA) on corrosion of carbon steel (CS) in
CO2-saturated hydrochloric acid was investigated. It was found that AA acts as a mixed-type …

Low‐cost solution‐shearing methods are highly desirable for deposition of organic
semiconductor crystals over a large area. To enhance the rate of evaporation and …

The introduction of adhesive bonding in the automotive industry is one of the key enabling
technologies for the production of aluminium closures and all-aluminium car body structures …

Although metallic biomaterials find numerous biomedical applications, their inherent low
bioactivity and poor osteointegration had been a great challenge for decades. Surface …

A significant limitation of cardiovascular stents is restenosis, where excessive smooth
muscle cell (SMC) proliferation following stent implantation causes blood vessel …

Highly efficient recyclable antibacterial magnetite nanoparticles consisting of a magnetic
Fe3O4 core with an antibacterial poly (quaternary ammonium)(PQA) coating were prepared …

Metals and their alloys have been widely used in all aspects of science, engineering and
medicine. Metals in biomedical devices are used due to their inertness and structural …