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Graphene oxide–based nanocarrier for targeted anticancer therapy

Current sensors are not good enough. Scientists propose a new way to monitor plant health

CATRIN researchers offer a "greener" way to make supercapacitors

Thanks to the LESIA project, doctoral students from the University of Trieste gained new experience at CATRIN

A new generation of solar catalyst converts biomass into raw materials for bioplastics

Belcastro: I look forward to continuing to work with my colleagues from CATRIN

Single-atom engineering and AI driving innovation: researchers explore pathways to practical applications

Revolution in water purification: Membrane removes dangerous bacteria and heavy metals

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Top 2026 publications

D. Nandi, S. Talande, A. Cheruvathoor Poulose, G. Ersek, G. Portale, M. Otyepka, R. Zbořil and A. Bakandritsos

High Energy Density Asymmetric Aqueous Supercapacitor Based on a 2D Manganese Carbide as a Positive Electrode

ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS, Article in press, 2026
IF = 19

DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202527953

D. Nandi, S. Talande, A. Cheruvathoor Poulose, G. Ersek, G. Portale, M. Otyepka, R. Zbořil and A. Bakandritsos

High Energy Density Asymmetric Aqueous Supercapacitor Based on a 2D Manganese Carbide as a Positive Electrode

ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS, Article in press, 2026
IF = 19

DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202527953

P. Basumatary, J. H. Choi, M. Sk, S. Venkateswarlu, B. Misra, R. Thapa, S. H. Choi, R. V. Jagadeesh, R. Zboril, D. Konwar and Y. S. Yoon

Elucidating the Electrocatalytic Activities of Pr‐Doped PtTiP Nanocomposites for Hydrogen Evolution and Methanol Oxidation Reactions

ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS, Article in press, 2026
IF = 19

DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202519452

D. Bano, S. Qin, H. Kim, X. Zhou, X. Zhou and P. Schmuki

Platinum as Co-catalyst in Photocatalysis: Single Atoms vs Nanoparticles

ACS ENERGY LETTERS, vol. 11, iss. 1, pp. 892-898, 2026
IF = 18.9

DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.5c03789

D. Panáček, V. Kupka, M. Nalepa, I. Dědek, R. Álvarez-Diduk, S. Olenik, J. Flauzino, J. Zdražil, P. Jakubec, L. Zdražil, L. Spíchal, K. K. Sonigara, R. Zbořil, M. Pumera, A. Merkoçi, J. Wang, N. De Diego, F. Güder and M. Otyepka

Printing technologies for monitoring crop health

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, Article in press, 2026
IF = 15.7

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-68778-6

R. Arshad, I. Skalidis, D. Kopečný, S. Brabencová, M. Opatíková, P. Ilík, P. Pospíšil, F. Hamdi, S. Ćavar Zeljković, M. Kopečná, P. Roudnický, D. Lazár, E. Elias, R. Croce, P. L. Kastritis and R. Kouřil

Cryo-EM structure of photosystem II supercomplex from a green microalga with extreme phototolerance

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, vol. 17, article no. 341, 2026
IF = 15.7

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-65861-2

I. Dědek, V. Kupka, V. Šedajová, P. Jakubec, M. Navrátil and M. Otyepka

Toward transitioning to green and sustainable supercapacitors

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL, vol. 529, pp. 172220, 2026
IF = 13.2

DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.172220

D. Panáček, M. Urban, A. Silvestri, I. Dědek, M. Nalepa, A. Merkoçi, M. Prato and M. Otyepka

Nanomaterial‐Based Inkjet Printing for Electrochemical Sensing

SMALL, Article in press, 2026
IF = 12.1

DOI: 10.1002/smll.202513028

M. Langer, L. Zdražil, A. L. Rogach, S. Osella and M. Otyepka

Photoexcited species localize on solvent-accessible fluorophore-rich domains inside carbon dots

CARBON, vol. 249, pp. 121228, 2026
IF = 11.6

DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2026.121228

S. Kalytchuk, T. Malina, F. Mravec, K. Poláková, L. Zdražil, Š. Kment, A. L. Rogach, M. Otyepka and R. Zbořil

pH sensing and imaging in living cells based on fluorescence lifetime of carbon dot nanosensors

BIOSENSORS AND BIOELECTRONICS, vol. 291, pp. 118022, 2026
IF = 10.5

DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2025.118022

D. S. Chaudhari, R. P. Gaikwad, I. Warkad, R. Langer, M. Otyepka and M. B. Gawande

Harnessing mpg-C3N4 Photocatalyst for Selective Oxidative Coupling of Amines to Azoaromatics Compounds

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A, Article in press, 2026
IF = 9.5

DOI: 10.1039/d5ta08970k

M. Mishra, R. Patil, A. Bakandritsos, S. Venkateswarlu, R. Zboril and S. Dutta

Paired Electrolysis by Regulated Electronic Distribution and Lowering of Overpotential with Enhanced Current Density

JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A, vol. 14, iss. 2, pp. 880-908, 2026
IF = 9.5

DOI: 10.1039/d5ta06627a

I. Obraztsov, A. Cymann-Sachajdak, K. Bruniecka, P. Madajski, V. Šedajová, G. Trykowski, A. Bakandritsos and M. Wilamowska-Zawłocka

Densely Carboxylated Graphene for Synthesis of High-Performing NASICON Cathodes for Na-Ion Batteries

ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES, vol. 18, iss. 3, pp. 5279–5289, 2026
IF = 8.2

DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5c21272

S. R. Gujjula, S. Manchala, S. Karingula, E. Cho, J. Kim and V. Narayanan

Fabrication of Ag(l) MOF nanoparticles and ultrathin g-C3N4 nanosheets Co-decorated with Ag3VO4: A versatile bifunctional catalyst for efficient green hydrogen production

FUEL, vol. 405, Part C, pp. 136592, 2026
IF = 7.5

DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2025.136592

S. Sharma, A. Shekhawat, S. Srivastava, S. Siddhanta, M. A. A. Mahbub, J. Masa, R. Lo, R. Zbořil, W. Schuhmann and K. Jayaramulu

Synergistic surface chemistry in rhodium metal–organic polyhedra for tunable electrochemical CO2-to-syngas conversion

APPLIED MATERIALS TODAY, vol. 48, 103025, 2026
IF = 6.9

DOI: 10.1016/j.apmt.2025.103025

P. Madajski, I. Obraztsov, A. Cymann-Sachajdak, M. Wilamowska-Zawłocka, A. Bakandritsos, M. Sprynskyy and G. Trykowski

Native minerals boost the performance of coal-derived hard carbon at low pyrolysis temperatures

JOURNAL OF PHYSICS: ENERGY, vol. 8, iss. 1, pp. 015008, 2026
IF = 6.3

DOI: 10.1088/2515-7655/ae1e2b

M. Nalepa, L. Kulla, P. Jakubec, V. Hrubý, D. Panáček, I. Dědek, M. Vasjari and M. Otyepka

Scalable Fabrication of Electrochemical Sensors Via Inkjet Printing of Functionalized Graphene for Pesticide Detection

ADVANCED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES, vol. 11, iss. 1, pp. e01765, 2026
IF = 6.2

DOI: 10.1002/admt.202501765

L. R. Kjølbye, M. Valério, M. Paloncýová, L. Borges-Araújo, R. Pestana-Nobles, F. Grünewald, B. M. H. Bruininks, R. Araya-Osorio, M. Šrejber, R. Mera-Adasme, L. Monticelli, S. J. Marrink, M. Otyepka, S. Wu and P. C. T. Souza

Martini 3 Building Blocks for Lipid Nanoparticle Design

JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL THEORY AND COMPUTATION, Article in press, 2026
IF = 5.5

DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.5c01207

A. B. Ibrahim, Z. Trávníček and G. A. Mahmoud

Synthesis, crystal structures, and anti-pathogenic activity of cobalt(II) and zinc(II) N-Phenylpiperidine-1-carbothioamide complexes against fusarium oxysporum

INORGANIC CHEMISTRY COMMUNICATIONS, vol. 183, Part 1, pp. 115798, 2026
IF = 5.4

DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2025.115798

S. Ntousi, M. Pykal, M. Gatou, V. Hrubý, P. Papakyriakopoulou, S. Kalytchuk, T. Aivaliotis, N. Lagopati, P. Pantelis, E. A. Pavlatou, V. G. Gorgoulis, N. Pippa and D. D. Chronopoulos

Fluorographene-derived colloidal dispersions for donepezil delivery: From chemical synthesis to engineering of drug carriers

COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A: PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS, vol. 732, pp. 139225, 2026
IF = 5.4

DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2025.139225

A. M. Mitroshin, E. A. Stepanidenko, A. A. Vedernikova, I. A. Arefina, S. A. Cherevkov, E. V. Kundelev, M. D. Miruschenko, A. V. Koroleva, E. V. Zhizhin, A. V. Sokolova, S. A. Miltsov, A. V. Yakimansky, M. Langer, L. Zdražil, M. Otyepka, Y. Liang, S. Qu, E. V. Ushakova and A. L. Rogach

Preparation of chiral red-emitting carbon dots by isocyanate post-synthetic treatment with specific interaction with bio-objects

MICROCHIMICA ACTA, vol. 192, iss. 12, article no. 854, 2026
IF = 5.3

DOI: 10.1007/s00604-025-07671-3

A. Nedělníková, P. Stadlbauer, P. Banáš, J. Šponer, M. Otyepka, P. Kührová and M. Paloncýová

Interaction of Carbon Dots with Nucleic Acids Is Driven by Their Surface Charge

JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL INFORMATION AND MODELING, vol. 66, iss. 1, pp. 591-604, 2026
IF = 5.3

DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.5c02242

B. C. Bernardo Port, R. H. Saatkamp, M. Gomes, J. E. Pigatto Stringhi, G. S. Rauber, A. L. Parize and T. Caon

Development of sublingual films and electrospun nanofibers of pramipexole for the immediate relief of dyskinesias in Parkinson’s disease

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS, vol. 689, pp. 126496, 2026
IF = 5.2

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2025.126496

P. Saharan, M. Singh, C. Kumar, S. Sundriyal and S. R. Dhakate

In Situ Growth of Highly Porous Zeolitic‐Imidazolate Frameworks‐8 on Copolymer Derived Carbon for High‐Performance Supercapacitor

BATTERIES & SUPERCAPS, vol. 9, iss. 1, pp. e202500477, 2026
IF = 4.7

DOI: 10.1002/batt.202500477

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