The Applied Materials section of the journal Current Chinese Science publishes original research articles, letters, reviews/mini-reviews and guest-edited thematic issues in all areas of applied materials. Articles may focus largely, but not exclusively, on contributions from China.

This section is not limited to a specific aspect of the field but is instead devoted to a wide range of sub-fields in the area. Articles of interdisciplinary nature are particularly welcome. Submissions in the following applied material areas are of special interest to the readers of this journal:

• • Applications of polymer, composite, and coating materials
• • Biological and medical applications of materials and interfaces
• • Energy, environmental, and catalysis applications
• • Functional inorganic materials and devices
• • Functional nanostructured materials
• • Organic electronic materials, and devices
• • Surfaces, interfaces, and applications
• • Others