In this closing issue of 2021 (Issue 5) we offer seven original research reports on antimicrobial coating, magnetic membranes, photocatalytic nanoparticles, the use of iron phosphide as an energy-storage material, low-reflectivity coating for surgical instrumentation, inhibitor of corrosion, and the use of expired medication in lithium-based batteries:
Novel nanostructured and antimicrobial PVDF-HFP/PVP/MoO3 composite; Urška Gradišar Centa, Meta Sterniša, Bojana Višić, Žiga Federl, Sonja Smole Možina, Maja Remškar; pp. 256–266
Fabrication of homogeneous magnetic PDMS membranes to mediate cell behavior; Berkay Erenay, Bora Garipcan, Sedat Odabaş; pp. 267–276
One-pot green synthesis of Ag@AgCl nanoparticles with excellent photocatalytic performance; Xiaoyan Guo, Sakil Mahmud, Xiaomin Zhang, Ningya Yu, K M Faridul Hasan; pp. 277–284
Hierarchical carbon-coated FeP derived from FeOOH with enhanced sodium-storage performance; Xiaofeng Liu, Wenbo Zhang, Shaoyong Zhong, Mengke Zhang, Shuo Tao, Jianru Ma, Lizhi Li, Wendi Zhang, Xiangyun Xie, Jianmin Zhang, Dan Li; pp. 285–292
Detailed study of the electrochemical behavior of low-reflectivity TiAlN coatings; Hernán D Mejía V., Aida M Echavarría, Gilberto Bejarano G.; pp. 293–307
Synergistic effect of inhibitor mixture based on enhanced electron transfer; Peng Han, Xiuzhi Wang, Xing Yang, Chenyang Xu, Fei Du, Liqing Shi, Ruiping Liu, Liying Song, Junqing Zhang, Lei Zhang; pp. 308–316
The recycling of expired aminocaproic acid injection for mint-leaf-like zinc aminocaproate; Hongying Hou, Jian Lan, Yuan Yao, Kun Meng, Baoxiang Huang, Hao Li; pp. 317–323