Applied Sciences | Top 10 Cited Papers in 2021 in the Section “Chemical and Molecular Sciences”

1. “Smartphone-Based NFC Potentiostat for Wireless Electrochemical Sensing”
by Karnpimon Krorakai, Supannika Klangphukhiew, Sirinan Kulchat and Rina Patramanon
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(1), 392; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11010392
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/1/392

2. “Arsenic Contamination of Groundwater and Its Implications for Drinking Water Quality and Human Health in Under-Developed Countries and Remote Communities—A Review”
by Samuel B. Adeloju, Shahnoor Khan and Antonio F. Patti
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(4), 1926; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11041926
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/4/1926

3. “Thermal Conductivity of Nanofluids: A Review on Prediction Models, Controversies and Challenges”
by Inês Gonçalves, Reinaldo Souza, Gonçalo Coutinho, João Miranda, Ana Moita, José Eduardo Pereira, António Moreira and Rui Lima
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(6), 2525; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11062525
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/6/2525

4. “Synthesis and Characterization of ZnBi2O4 Nanoparticles: Photocatalytic Performance for Antibiotic Removal under Different Light Sources”
by Oussama Baaloudj, Achraf Amir Assadi, Mohamed Azizi, Hamza Kenfoud, Mohamed Trari, Abdeltif Amrane, Aymen Amine Assadi and Noureddine Nasrallah
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(9), 3975; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11093975
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/9/3975

5. “Deep Eutectic Solvents for the Extraction of Bioactive Compounds from Natural Sources and Agricultural By-Products”
by Bárbara Socas-Rodríguez, Monica Vanessa Torres-Cornejo, Gerardo Álvarez-Rivera and Jose A. Mendiola
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(11), 4897; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11114897
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/11/4897

6. “Current View on Green Tea Catechins Formulations, Their Interactions with Selected Drugs, and Prospective Applications for Various Health Conditions”
by Magdalena Cerbin-Koczorowska, Magdalena Waszyk-Nowaczyk, Paweł Bakun, Tomasz Goslinski and Tomasz Koczorowski
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(11), 4905; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11114905
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/11/4905

7. “Five-Membered Cyclic Carbonates: Versatility for Applications in Organic Synthesis, Pharmaceutical, and Materials Sciences”
by Patrick Rollin, Liane K. Soares, Angelita M. Barcellos, Daniela R. Araujo, Eder J. Lenardão, Raquel G. Jacob and Gelson Perin
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(11), 5024; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11115024
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/11/5024

8. “Chemical Profiling, Antioxidant, and Antimicrobial Activity against Drug-Resistant Microbes of Essential Oil from Withania frutescens L”
by Abdelfattah EL Moussaoui, Mohammed Bourhia, Fatima Zahra Jawhari, Ahmad Mohammad Salamatullah, Riaz Ullah, Ahmed Bari, Hafiz Majid Mahmood, Muhammad Sohaib, Bohza Serhii, Alexander Rozhenko et al.
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(11), 5168; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11115168
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/11/5168

9. “A Review on the Advancements in the Field of Metal Complexes with Schiff Bases as Antiproliferative Agents”
by Alessia Catalano, Maria Stefania Sinicropi, Domenico Iacopetta, Jessica Ceramella, Annaluisa Mariconda, Camillo Rosano, Elisabetta Scali, Carmela Saturnino and Pasquale Longo
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(13), 6027; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11136027
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/13/6027

10. “Recovery of Heavy Metal Ions Using Magnetic Glycine-Modified Chitosan—Application to Aqueous Solutions and Tailing Leachate”
by Asmaa Benettayeb, Amine Morsli, Khalid Z. Elwakeel, Mohammed F. Hamza and Eric Guibal
Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(18), 8377; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11188377
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/18/8377