An overview of the current issue of Angewandte Chemie

Angewandte Chemie 19/2011 – Porphyrins and More

2D Beats 3D
Ceria, present in catalytic converters, stores more oxygen in its 2D platelet form than its 3D nanocrystalline form

Microbubbles and Microelectrolysis Decompose Pollutant
Combination of microelectrolysis and oxygen microbubbles proves effective for the degradation of phenol

New Concept For Multilayer Films
New way to make self-assembled multilayer films use electrochemistry to trigger click reaction between polymers

Improved Model for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
Improved tank in series model for solid oxide fuel cells cuts computational time and predicts potentiostatic operation parameters

Templated Fullerene Synthesis
Can fullerenes be synthesized from simple and abundant precursors with the help of templates?

Stopping Amyloid Fibrillation with Nanoparticles
Can amyloid fibrillation associated with degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s be stopped by nanoparticles that act like proteins?

Cavitand Sensor for Alcohol Detection
Gas-phase sensing by chemical class rather than polarity possible with P=O containing cavitand that detects short chain alcohols

Endocytic-Targeting, pH-Responsive Nanoparticles
Tunable, pH-responsive nanoparticles can be selectively activated in different endocytic compartments

Hot off the Press
Researchers in Australia and the USA have developed a nanoscale Gutenberg-style printing press