28 December 2020

Materials Technology, Vol. 36, No. 2 out now

Chitosan features in two papers in this journal issue, while facile synthesis of Cu and CuO nanoparticles from copper scrap using plasma arc discharge are evaluated for antibacterial activity and a paraffin wax and poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) blend is considered for tissue engineering.

Bacterial colonies grown on an agar plate in combination with iron powder
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This new issue contains the following articles, which are available to IOM3 members without charge via My IOM3.

Preparation and performance of a solid-state thin-film Ag/AgCl quasi-reference electrode modified by chitosan-graphene

Kun Xu, Yujie Xin, Xiliang Zhang, Yunqing Tang & Caizhang Wu

Pages: 63-71

DOI: 10.1080/10667857.2020.1728059

Preparation of ZnO-carbon quantum dot composite thin films with superhydrophilic surface

Mohammad Zirak, Hassan Alehdaghi & Amir M. Shakoori

Pages: 72-80

DOI: 10.1080/10667857.2020.1728863

Spectrophotometric study of the interaction of active pharmaceutical ingredients with colloidal silver nanoparticles capped by sulfonato-calix[6]arene derivatives

Imed Montasser, Paul Robert, Amor Hafiane, M. Rita Correro & Patrick Shahgaldian

Pages: 81-90

DOI: 10.1080/10667857.2020.1728864

A novel chitosan based fluorescence chemosensor for selective detection of Fe (III) ion in acetic aqueous medium

Mehrad Pournaki, Amirhossein Fallah, Hayrettin Ozan Gülcan & Mustafa Gazi

Pages: 91-96

DOI: 10.1080/10667857.2020.1730565

Facile synthesis of Cu and CuO nanoparticles from copper scrap using plasma arc discharge method and evaluation of antibacterial activity

S. B. Tharchanaa, K. Priyanka, K. Preethi & G. Shanmugavelayutham

Pages: 97-104

DOI: 10.1080/10667857.2020.1734721

Evaluation of paraffin wax and poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) blend patch for tissue engineering

Meryem Akkurt Yıldırım, Murat Demirbilek & Nelisa Türkoğlu

Pages: 105-117

DOI: 10.1080/10667857.2020.1734722

Passivation potential regulating corrosion resistance and antibacterial property of 316L-Cu stainless steel in different simulated body fluids

Yujun Sun, Jinlong Zhao, Lichu Liu, Tong Xi, Chunguang Yang, Qi Li & Ke Yang

Pages: 118-130

DOI: 10.1080/10667857.2020.1734723