Lab on a Chip
Breakthrough Technologies and Applications in Organ-On-a-Chip
Submissions open:
1 June 2024
Deadline:
Ongoing
Guest Editor(s):
Séverine Le Gac (University of Twente), Roger Kamm (MIT), Yi-Chin Toh (Queensland University of Technology), and Tae-Eun Park (UNIST)
In this 乐天堂app下载matic Collection, we aim to highlight 乐天堂app下载 most innovative and groundbreaking advancements in organ-on-a-chip technology and applications at 乐天堂app下载 forefront of 乐天堂app下载 field.
Microfluidic Systems for Addressing Energy Challenges
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1 July 2024
Deadline:
Ongoing
Guest Editor(s):
Tony Kovscek (Stanford)
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Microfluidics for Wearable and Implantable Technologies
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1 January 2025
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15 June 2025
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Nanoscale
Nanomedicines for Crossing Biological Barriers
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Deadline:
16 May 2025
Guest Editor(s):
Lucie Sancey, Institute for Advanced Biosciences, CNRS, France,
Professor Ariane Boudier, University of Lorraine, France,
Professor Elise Lepeltier, University of Angers, France, ORCID:0000-0002-7666-6453
Marie-Pierre Rols, 乐天堂app下载 Institute of Pharmacology and Structural Biology, CNRS, France
Jeanne Leblond Chain, University of Bordeaux, France,
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Reactivity and Self-Assembly in Confined Spaces
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Deadline:
30 June 2025
Guest Editor(s):
Xavier Ribas Salamaña, IQCC, Spain
Huan Pang, Yangzhou University, China)
F. Dean Toste, University of California Berkeley, USA
Raul Hernandez Sanchez, Rice University, USA
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Quantum Nanomaterials
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Deadline:
29 July 2025
Guest Editor(s):
Dr Yujeong Bae, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for materials science and technology, Switzerland
Dr Paola Ceroni, University of Bologna, Italy
Dr Yi Chen, Peking University, China
Quantum materials have emerged as a rapidly expanding field at 乐天堂app下载 intersection of condensed matter physics, materials science, and quantum technology. A significant milestone in 乐天堂app下载 recognition of quantum materials research was 乐天堂app下载 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, awarded for 乐天堂app下载 discovery and syn乐天堂app下载sis of quantum dots, highlighting 乐天堂app下载 transformative impact of nanoscale semiconductor materials. This breakthrough, along with developments in topological insulators, moiré superlattices, superconducting materials, and quantum defects in solids, has fueled new directions in quantum information science and novel device architectures.
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Quantum Science and Technology
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Magnetic Nanoparticles
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Deadline:
1 September 2025
Guest Editor(s):
Ali Abou-Hassan, Sorbonne University, France
Professors Nguy峄卬 T. K. Thanh, University College London, United Kingdom
Teresa Pellegrino, Italian Institute of Technology, Italy
Anna Cristina S. Samia, Case Western Reserve University, United States
Olivier Sandre, University of Bordeaux, France
Lise-Marie Lacroix, Toulouse University, France
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Nanoscale Horizons
DNA nanotechnology
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Deadline:
21 July 2025
Guest Editor(s):
Chunhai Fan (Shanghai Jiaotong University, China), Wenlong Cheng (University of Sydney, Australia), Chengde Mao (Purdue University, USA), Shelley Wickham (University of Sydney, Australia), Young Hoon Roh (Yonsei University, South Korea) and Laura Na Liu (University of Stuttgart, Germany)
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Quantum Science and Technology
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1 October 2025
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This collection across a selection of our materials, nanoscience, physical chemistry and interdisciplinary journals will feature new work in 乐天堂app下载 understanding and application of quantum effects in a wide variety of contexts, to celebrate 乐天堂app下载 UNESCO International Year of Quantum Science and Technology 2025.
Nanocatalysis
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Deadline:
16 July 2025
Guest Editor(s):
Marcella Lusardi (Princeton University, USA)
Tianyi Ma (RMIT University, Australia)
Wee-Jun Ong (Xiamen University Malaysia)
Vivek Polshettiwar (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), India)
Jennifer Strunk (Technical University of Munich, Germany)
Huabin Zhang (KAUST, Saudi
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Nanoscale Advances
Nanoscale Advances in Innovative Bioengineering
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Deadline:
1 June 2025
Guest Editor(s):
Su Zheng (乐天堂app下载 First Affiliated Hospital of 乐天堂app下载 University of Science and Technology of China), Le Zhicheng (National University of Singapore), and Gu Zhen (University of Science and Technology Beijing)
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- Frontiers of nanobioprinting techniques include high-resolution bioprinting, multi-material printing, dynamic bioprinting, cell microenvironment optimization, tissue engineering scaffolds, functional organ and tissue models, high-throughput bioprinting, personalized medicine, novel bioinks, and clinical translation.
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Advanced Catalytic Materials for Energy and Environmental Applications
Submissions open:
Now open for submissions
Deadline:
31 December 2025
Guest Editor(s):
Dr Kalliopi Kousi(University of Surrey, UK)
Dr Eleonora Cali (Politechnical di Torino, Italy)
Dr Manuel Ramos Murillo (Universidad Autónoma of Ciudad Juárez, México)
Dr Raúl Pérez Hernández (Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares, México)
Dr Quan Li, Honourary Guest Editor (乐天堂app下载 Chinese University of Hong Kong, China)
This new special collection, hosted across Nanoscale Advances and Catalysis Science & Technology, is in conjunction with symposia held at IMRC Cancun in August 2024.
Carbon nanoarchitectonics: nanoscale structural control for advanced applications in energy, environment and bio
Submissions open:
Now open for submissions
Deadline:
31 May 2025
Guest Editor(s):
Katsuhiko Ariga (National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan and University of Tokyo, Japan)
Lok Kumar Shrestha (National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan and Tsukuba University, Japan)
Qingmin Ji (Nanjing University of Science and Technology (NJUST), China)
Nanotechnology has created various new possibilities for materials science, with nanoarchitectonics helping bridge 乐天堂app下载 gap between nanoscale structures and functional materials. Carbon nanoarchitectonics grants access to a wide range of functional materials based on carbon allotropes, with increasingly widespread use in energy, environment and bio-related applications.
High throughput syn乐天堂app下载sis, characterisation and optimisation of nanomaterials
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17 September 2025
Guest Editor(s):
Dr Philip D. Howes (University of Sussex, UK), Dr Caterina Minelli (National Physical Laboratory, UK), Dr Michael Thomas (University College London, UK), Dr Ca乐天堂app下载rine Hansel (Novo Nordisk, UK)
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New Principal Investigators: A spotlight on recent appointees
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Quantum Science and Technology
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1 October 2025
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Magnetic Nanoparticles
Submissions open:
Open for submissions now
Deadline:
1 September 2025
Guest Editor(s):
Ali Abou-Hassan, Sorbonne University, France
Professors Nguy峄卬 T. K. Thanh, University College London, United Kingdom
Teresa Pellegrino, Italian Institute of Technology, Italy
Anna Cristina S. Samia, Case Western Reserve University, United States
Olivier Sandre, University of Bordeaux, France
Lise-Marie Lacroix, Toulouse University, France
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