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🧪 New in MSDE! Harnessing copovidone properties by hot melt extrusion with colloidal silicon dioxide for development of a novel co-processed pharmaceutical excipient by Himanshu Vishwakarma, Shubham Ghatole, Ujjwal Gupta, Awesh Yadavb and Santanu Kaity This latest MSDE paper explores how molecular-level design principles can be used to control structure, behaviour and function in complex engineered systems. By connecting molecular interactions to emergent properties, the study demonstrates how targeted design strategies can help create materials with improved performance and functionality, highlighting the power of combining molecular understanding with systems-level engineering. 🔗Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/eegrTnyS

📢 CrystEngComm issue 20 is online and ready to read! Be sure to read the article showcased on this week's cover and much more in the issue!👇 An article by Eamor M. Woo and colleagues at National Cheng Kung University,  Institut Teknologi Bandung and Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS) is featured on the cover this week: Spiral-stacked crystal assembly leading to intensified iridescence in poly(trimethylene terephthalate). Take a look👀 🔗https://lnkd.in/eSqkPZQb Also in this issue... 🔓An #OpenAccess communication by Mingoo Jin and co-workers at Hokkaido University and Jichi Medical University. The authors report that the stepwise introduction of difluorophenylene as dipolar blades into triptycenes diversifies the intermolecular packing modes in crystals. Check it out! 💎 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eN8UV58G 🔓Don't miss this recent #OpenAccess work by Benita Barton and team at Nelson Mandela University, in which they discuss the host potential of N,N′-bis(9-(4-methoxyphenyl)-9H-xanthen-9-yl)ethane-1,2-diamine for xylene and ethylbenzene isomers, and its selectivity behaviour in mixed guest solutions ⬇️ 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eiTPKjfu 🔓Be sure to read the #OpenAccess article by Kazuteru Shinozaki and colleagues at Yokohama City University and the Institute of Science Tokyo (Science Tokyo), demonstrating the structure and luminescence colour change of an iridium(III) bis-terpyridine complex crystal triggered by water sorption/desorption. 💡 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eYTW2VFQ If you found these articles interesting, the full issue can be accessed here: 📰https://lnkd.in/ebY4bSsD #CrystEngComm #RSCEng

🧪 Check out this article recently published in MSDE! Surface molecular engineering of membranes for oil-in-water emulsion separation: where we are and where to go by Qi-Rui Jiang, Xing-Jie Shen, Hao-Cheng Yang and Zhi-Kang Xu In this new Perspective, the authors explore advances in surface molecular engineering of separation membranes, examining how surface chemistry and microstructure govern wettability, capillary behaviour, and separation efficiency. They review strategies for creating superhydrophilic and underwater superoleophobic membranes, alongside emerging concepts including Janus membrane architectures and next-generation antifouling approaches. 🔗Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/eXa3Gnha

🧪 New in MSDE! Conformational behaviour of photoresponsive single-chain polymeric nanoparticles by Tessa Loman, Yagmur Altunsoy, Andra-Maria Olaru, Harshit Singh, A. J. H. Spieringa and Anja Palmans This recent MSDE paper provides a new insight into the design of light-responsive soft materials and highlight opportunities for future biological and functional materials applications through precise molecular engineering. 🔗Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/edKtejmp Also featured in - 👉MSDE 10th Anniversary Collection - https://lnkd.in/eFmZ7s7G

📢 The latest issue of CrystEngComm is now published! Explore the work behind this week's cover and more in the issue👇 An article by Angshuman Roychoudhury and colleagues at IISER Mohali is showcased on this week's front cover ‒ "Synthesis and structural characterization of novel salts of ticlopidine with enhanced solubility and dissolution rate". The authors employ crystal engineering principles to design and characterize novel pharmaceutical salts of ticlopidine with selected organic acids, with the aim of enhancing its solubility and dissolution behaviour. Read more! 👀 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eqCD5GQn Also in this issue... A Highlight review article by Reda M. Abdelhameed and co-workers at the National Research Centre (NRC), Egypt and Beni-Suef University discussing how the integration of molecular simulations (GCMC, MD, DFT) with experimental data elicits the structure–property relationships and host–guest interactions essential for the rational design of MOFs in targeted water remediation. Check it out! 👏 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e-WT4f6b Be sure to read this Communication by Hongmei Zeng, Zhien Lin and co. at Sichuan University reporting second-harmonic generation responses in low-dimensional metal bromides functionalized with L-arginine ⬇️ 🔗 https://lnkd.in/evJ3g6Vq Read this recent work by Chandan Kumar Ghosh and team at Jadavpur University and the CSIR-Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute on GQD-assisted MnO₆ octahedra engineering in CuMnO₂ for high-performance coin-cell supercapacitors. 👇 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eMNAsVrR Access the complete issue here:🔗https://lnkd.in/eQVUU6uC #CrystEngComm #RSCEng

📢Check out the new issue of MSDE, now online! 🔗Read the cover article - Using electrolyte solvent embeddings to guide battery electrolyte discovery by Ritesh Kumar, Ke-Hsin Wang and Chibueze Amanchukwu - https://lnkd.in/eE7DrUjx 🔗Read this #OpenAccess article - Effect of the graft architecture of polymer-grafted nanoparticles on tribological behavior in polymer-brushed nanochannels by Taiga Morioka, Yusei Kobayashi, Takahiro Ikeda and Masashi Yamakawa 🔗Also in this issue - Ion-pair receptors based on tripodal building blocks: perspective on cooperative recognition and extraction of inorganic salts by Sandeep Kumar Dey and Arghya Basu 🔗Read the full issue here - https://lnkd.in/ejGDf_TP

📢 CrystEngComm issue 18 is now published and ready to read! Don't miss the article featured on this week's cover and more in the issue!👇 An article by W. Rameshwor Singh, Raju Laishram and co-workers at Manipur University is showcased on the cover this week. The authors synthesised lanthanide-doped YPO₄ nanoparticles at room temperature by a facile co-precipitation method using sodium dodecyl sulphate and citric acid as capping ligands to control the morphology, crystallinity, and luminescence. Take a look! 💡 🔗 https://lnkd.in/egkQ5yGT Also in this issue... A HOT, reviewer recommended article by Chen Yang, Changlin Zhou and team at China Three Gorges University: "Pushing the limits of oxygen balance in pentazolate salts via the theoretical construction of oxidizer-based cocrystal". The authors introduce a zero-oxygen-balance (based on CO) cocrystal strategy, pairing c-N₅⁻  salts with energetic oxidizers such as ammonium dinitramide (ADN) and hydrazinium nitroformate (HNF). Not to be missed!🔥 🔗https://lnkd.in/eBS7JTWy 🔓Be sure to read the #OpenAccess article by Heike Lorenz and co-workers at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, Ruhr University Bochum and Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg: "Solid–liquid equilibria in the aqueous chiral homophenylalanine system and solid-state characterisation of the racemic species". Check it out! 👇 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eHEF9yGF Don't miss the Highlight review by Sahil Kumar, Ph.D. and colleagues at Shoolini University, presenting a comprehensive and systematic survey of perovskite materials spanning oxide, halide, hybrid, and double-perovskite systems, with a discussion focused on their structure–property correlations and their significance in next-generation energy conversion and storage technologies. 👀⬇️ 🔗https://lnkd.in/eYSGDFR5 Enjoyed reading these? Access the full issue, here: 📰https://lnkd.in/e9ZeK-tF #CrystEngComm #RSCEng

📣We are delighted to announce the launch of the CrystEngComm Emerging Talent Series! If you are interested in submitting to the series or would like to nominate someone else, read our blog post for more information👇 https://lnkd.in/e6BPnyXc #RSCEng #CrystEngComm

🧪 New in MSDE! Polymerisation mechanisms as the missing link in rational design of imprinted polymer networks by Carmelo Herdes This recent MSDE paper presents a novel approach to understanding and engineering complex molecular systems, combining computational modelling and system-level design principles to unlock new functionality. By bridging molecular-scale interactions with emergent behaviour, this work highlights how targeted design strategies can enable more efficient, predictable, and scalable materials and processes. 🔗Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/g_NinYQu Also featured in - 👉MSDE Open Access Spotlight 2026 - https://lnkd.in/eeZWeNJe

📢 CrystEngComm issue 17 is online and ready to read! Be sure to read the article showcased on this week's cover and much more in the issue!👇 An article by prasitaditya kuri and Jagadeesh Babu Nanubolu at CSIR-INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY is featured on the cover this week. The authors report and discuss the elusive nature of form II of the favipiravir–theophylline cocrystal. Take a look👀 🔗https://lnkd.in/eUnY-rBV Also in this issue... A Highlight review article by Xun Sun and co-workers at Shandong University: "Research progress on defect theory of KDP crystals". In their review the authors systematically review theoretical research progress on three typical defect types in KDP crystals: point defects, dislocations, and inclusions. Check it out! 💎 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e-RdwXKD Read the Highlight by Yuan Gao, Xin Huang and colleagues at Nanjing University of Science and Technology and Tianjin University, in which they discuss energetic crystal engineering via intermolecular interactions: from fundamental understanding to advanced application ⬇️ 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eEUys-6a 🔓Don't miss the #OpenAccess work by Patricia Dove and colleagues at Virginia Tech and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. In situ observations of CaCO₃ formation near polysaccharides (PSs) using LP-TEM show nucleation is favored at PS–TEM membrane–solution interfaces. Timing and size are also dependent on macromolecular and solution properties of the interphase region. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eKjB8EWJ If you found these articles interesting, the full issue can be accessed here: 📰https://lnkd.in/eqYu4Aya #CrystEngComm #RSCEng