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Comparative study of antibacterial properties of polystyrene films with TiOx and Cu nanoparticles fabricated using cluster beam technique

  • Vladimir N. Popok,
  • Cesarino M. Jeppesen,
  • Peter Fojan,
  • Anna Kuzminova,
  • Jan Hanuš and
  • Ondřej Kylián

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 861–869, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.80

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  • [9][10][11][12][13][14][15]. In the current work, both Ti and Cu clusters are produced using magnetron sputtering in special cluster sources and deposited on substrates coated by a thin layer of polystyrene (PS). The focus is on the optimization of the nanocomposite formation using the cluster beam
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Published 12 Mar 2018

Graphene composites with dental and biomedical applicability

  • Sharali Malik,
  • Felicite M. Ruddock,
  • Adam H. Dowling,
  • Kevin Byrne,
  • Wolfgang Schmitt,
  • Ivan Khalakhan,
  • Yoshihiro Nemoto,
  • Hongxuan Guo,
  • Lok Kumar Shrestha,
  • Katsuhiko Ariga and
  • Jonathan P. Hill

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 801–808, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.73

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  • method to make large quantities of few-layer graphene which was then incorporated into a common dental polymer to fabricate graphene-composites which shows very promising mechanical properties. Keywords: biocompatibility; bioglass; graphene; mechanical properties; nanocomposite; Introduction Now that
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Published 05 Mar 2018

Facile synthesis of a ZnO–BiOI p–n nano-heterojunction with excellent visible-light photocatalytic activity

  • Mengyuan Zhang,
  • Jiaqian Qin,
  • Pengfei Yu,
  • Bing Zhang,
  • Mingzhen Ma,
  • Xinyu Zhang and
  • Riping Liu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 789–800, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.72

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  • a lower energy of 529.5 eV should be Zn–O. The subtle deviation between the peak positions in the O 1s spectra of the ZnO/BiOI sample and pure ZnO and BiOI confirms the formation of the heterojunction and the charge transfer from Bi–O bonds to Zn–O bonds in the nanocomposite sample [45]. The high
  • -resolution scan of Bi 4f is displayed in Figure 4b. Both pure BiOI and the nanocomposite sample consist of a doublet which can be well-assigned to Bi 4f5/2 at 164.5 eV and Bi 4f3/2 at 159.2 eV with an energy difference of 5.3 eV [39][46], revealing that +3 is the main valence state of the Bi element in B-1
  • and the nanocomposite sample [17]. A pair of satellite peaks centered at about 1.8 eV higher than the main peaks can be identified as Bi5+ defects and agreed well with the reported values [30][32]. As shown in Figure 4c, there are two separate peaks with a difference of 23 eV in Zn 2p region of B-4
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Published 05 Mar 2018

Surface-plasmon-enhanced ultraviolet emission of Au-decorated ZnO structures for gas sensing and photocatalytic devices

  • T. Anh Thu Do,
  • Truong Giang Ho,
  • Thu Hoai Bui,
  • Quang Ngan Pham,
  • Hong Thai Giang,
  • Thi Thu Do,
  • Duc Van Nguyen and
  • Dai Lam Tran

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 771–779, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.70

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  • investigated for photocatalytic activity as reported previously [8][20]. The photocatalytic activity of the Pt/ZnO hybrid nanocomposite under photodegradation of rhodamine B (RhB) was higher compared to commercial TiO2 [21]. Here, it is quite reasonable to note that the plasmonic metal NP/metal-oxide
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Published 01 Mar 2018

Perovskite-structured CaTiO3 coupled with g-C3N4 as a heterojunction photocatalyst for organic pollutant degradation

  • Ashish Kumar,
  • Christian Schuerings,
  • Suneel Kumar,
  • Ajay Kumar and
  • Venkata Krishnan

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 671–685, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.62

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  • of a wide band gap material with a low band gap material [30]. Natarajan et al. have demonstrated the enhanced degradation of isoniazid (a pharmaceutical pollutant) over the g-C3N4–TiO2 nanocomposite via a direct Z-scheme charge transfer mechanism [31]. The enhanced photocatalytic activity has been
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Published 21 Feb 2018

Mechanistic insights into plasmonic photocatalysts in utilizing visible light

  • Kah Hon Leong,
  • Azrina Abd Aziz,
  • Lan Ching Sim,
  • Pichiah Saravanan,
  • Min Jang and
  • Detlef Bahnemann

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 628–648, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.59

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  • broad LSPR absorption band at ≈630 nm [93]. The Ag@C nanocomposite exhibited excellent removal of aqueous rhodamine B and gaseous acetaldehyde (CH3CHO) under visible light irradiation. There have been some research reports on the combination of either Pd or Pt (considered to induce a reduced plasmonic
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Published 19 Feb 2018

Engineering of oriented carbon nanotubes in composite materials

  • Razieh Beigmoradi,
  • Abdolreza Samimi and
  • Davod Mohebbi-Kalhori

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 415–435, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.41

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  • under the elastic field from the polymer matrix [33] (Figure 3). The stretching ratio depends on the length ratio of the thin layer before/after stretching. Yao et al. prepared a MWCNT/polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) nanocomposite at a relatively high concentration of CNTs and aligned them inside the
  • recommended for producing concentrated and aligned composite nanomaterials. In this method SWCNTs are initially dispersed in an aqueous solution of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and are stabilized using surfactants. By applying the wet spinning method, a web of nanocomposite material fibers is produced where the
  • composite behavior [139][145][147]. Conclusion The arrangement and sorting of CNTs is an important factor in engineering and design of nanocomposite materials with desired structures. This article reviews the latest methods that have been proposed to arrange and align CNTs after growth in the structure of
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Published 05 Feb 2018

Electrical properties of a liquid crystal dispersed in an electrospun cellulose acetate network

  • Doina Manaila Maximean,
  • Octavian Danila,
  • Pedro L. Almeida and
  • Constantin Paul Ganea

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 155–163, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.18

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  • dielectric loss with the Havriliak–Negami functions. To determine the electrical characteristics of the studied samples, impedance measurements results were treated using the Cole–Cole diagram and the three-element equivalent model. Keywords: cellulose nanocomposite; dielectric spectroscopy; impedance
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Published 15 Jan 2018

Atomic layer deposition and properties of ZrO2/Fe2O3 thin films

  • Kristjan Kalam,
  • Helina Seemen,
  • Peeter Ritslaid,
  • Mihkel Rähn,
  • Aile Tamm,
  • Kaupo Kukli,
  • Aarne Kasikov,
  • Joosep Link,
  • Raivo Stern,
  • Salvador Dueñas,
  • Helena Castán and
  • Héctor García

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 119–128, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.14

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  • results in a significantly higher saturation magnetization than doping ZrO2 with the other transition metals studied. Fe–ZrO2 nanocomposite thin films have been synthesized using a solid state reaction between the Zr and Fe2O3 layers, and their composition, structure, chemical stability and magnetic
  • properties were characterized [5]. Upon annealing at 500 °C, the metastable cubic phase of ZrO2 was stabilized and ferromagnetic hysteresis of the nanocomposite film was confirmed. Saturation magnetization was measured to be ≈173 emu/g [5]. Undoped ZrO2, prepared by pulsed electron beam deposition [6] or
  • saturation magnetization of the film (Figure 8). For comparison with the literature, Myagkov et al. [5] have synthesized Fe–Fe3O4–ZrO2 nanocomposite films by thermally depositing and oxidizing Fe films, followed by the sequential deposition of Zr layers and annealing of the double metal oxide–metal stacks. In
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Published 10 Jan 2018

Comparative study of post-growth annealing of Cu(hfac)2, Co2(CO)8 and Me2Au(acac) metal precursors deposited by FEBID

  • Marcos V. Puydinger dos Santos,
  • Aleksandra Szkudlarek,
  • Artur Rydosz,
  • Carlos Guerra-Nuñez,
  • Fanny Béron,
  • Kleber R. Pirota,
  • Stanislav Moshkalev,
  • José Alexandre Diniz and
  • Ivo Utke

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 91–101, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.11

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  • materials. We present the potential of this protocol with respect to the aforementioned works for the fabrication of pure copper and gold nanocrystals embedded in a graphitic matrix, as well as cobalt–carbon nanocomposite films, from the as-prepared amorphous metal–C deposit. Finally, a new H2-assisted Au–C
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Published 09 Jan 2018

Material discrimination and mixture ratio estimation in nanocomposites via harmonic atomic force microscopy

  • Weijie Zhang,
  • Yuhang Chen,
  • Xicheng Xia and
  • Jiaru Chu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2771–2780, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.276

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  • almost no sensitivity to material differences. Material discrimination and mixture ratio estimation After systematic investigations on the influencing factors, we turn to the application of harmonic imaging in material discrimination and mixture ratio estimation of nanocomposite components. The samples
  • of nanocomposite samples that were composed of several kinds of NPs of almost the same diameter. It was shown that AFM higher harmonic imaging offers improved information on the NP distribution than other methods including topography and tapping phase. The results show that higher harmonic imaging is
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Published 21 Dec 2017

Exploring wear at the nanoscale with circular mode atomic force microscopy

  • Olivier Noel,
  • Aleksandar Vencl and
  • Pierre-Emmanuel Mazeran

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2662–2668, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.266

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  • . Finally, we describe the advantages of this method and we report a relevant application example addressing a Cu/Al2O3 nanocomposite material used in industrial applications. Keywords: circular mode atomic force microscopy; composite materials; image processing; nanowear; wear mechanisms; Introduction
  • wear experiment) become visible and help to understand the wear process. Application of CM-AFM to study wear of a Cu-based nanocomposite An application example to assess the promising potential of CM-AFM to explore wear of materials at the nanoscale is addressed with a copper-based nanocomposite (see
  • of the applied load (1 µN and 3 µN). Wear profiles (Figure 3D) obtained with the analysis procedure show also that the AFM tip conforms to the nanocomposite wear track during the wear process. The plateau could not be attributed to the wear of the probe during the wear process. At least, if the tip
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Published 11 Dec 2017

Synthesis of metal-fluoride nanoparticles supported on thermally reduced graphite oxide

  • Alexa Schmitz,
  • Kai Schütte,
  • Vesko Ilievski,
  • Juri Barthel,
  • Laura Burk,
  • Rolf Mülhaupt,
  • Junpei Yue,
  • Bernd Smarsly and
  • Christoph Janiak

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2474–2483, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.247

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  • nanocomposite materials in ionic liquids (ILs) to yield selectively phase-pure metal-fluoride nanoparticles (MFx-NPs) supported on the TRGO as stable colloids (Scheme 1). The used TRGO starting materials differed in the temperatures at which they were reduced (300, 400 or 750 °C) and in the presence of sulfur
  • decomposition by microwave irradiation of the precursors in IL was achieved after only 10 min for Co(II) and 15 min for Fe(II), Eu(III) and Pr(III) using a low power of 50 W to give a temperature of 220 °C in the reaction mixture (Scheme 1). Black dispersions of nanocomposite materials were reproducibly
  • [BMIm][FeCl4] as carbon and iron source [68]. CuCl nanoplatelets were obtained from mixtures of a Cu-containing ionic liquid crystal and 6-O-palmitoyl ascorbic acid [69]. Analysis of the MFx@TRGO nanocomposite materials by (high-resolution) transmission electron microscopy ((HR-)TEM) (Figure 1, Figures
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Published 22 Nov 2017

Evaluating the toxicity of TiO2-based nanoparticles to Chinese hamster ovary cells and Escherichia coli: a complementary experimental and computational approach

  • Alicja Mikolajczyk,
  • Natalia Sizochenko,
  • Ewa Mulkiewicz,
  • Anna Malankowska,
  • Michal Nischk,
  • Przemyslaw Jurczak,
  • Seishiro Hirano,
  • Grzegorz Nowaczyk,
  • Adriana Zaleska-Medynska,
  • Jerzy Leszczynski,
  • Agnieszka Gajewicz and
  • Tomasz Puzyn

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2171–2180, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.216

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  • (Fe/N-co-doped) TiO2 nanocomposite particles were detectably cytotoxic [22]. More complex nanostructures of TiO2 bilayer nanosheets doped with bismuth tungstate (Bi2WO6) nanoclusters demonstrated enhanced antimicrobial activity towards E. coli: the bacteria population continuously decreased with the
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Published 17 Oct 2017

In situ controlled rapid growth of novel high activity TiB2/(TiB2–TiN) hierarchical/heterostructured nanocomposites

  • Jilin Wang,
  • Hejie Liao,
  • Yuchun Ji,
  • Fei Long,
  • Yunle Gu,
  • Zhengguang Zou,
  • Weimin Wang and
  • Zhengyi Fu

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2116–2125, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.211

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  • composites with distinguished properties [9][10]. Thus, in our opinion, the understanding of the fabrication of homogeneously dispersed, high activity TiB2/TiN nanocomposite powders is of great importance. As for the preparation of TiB2/TiN composite powders, the common synthesis routes are combustion
  • . After cooling to room temperature naturally, the crude product was collected and washed with hydrochloric acid, ethanol and distilled water. Finally, TiB2/(TiB2–TiN) nanocomposite powders were collected by drying in vacuum at 80 °C for 24 h. Characterization The phase structure of the samples was
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High-stress study of bioinspired multifunctional PEDOT:PSS/nanoclay nanocomposites using AFM, SEM and numerical simulation

  • Alfredo J. Diaz,
  • Hanaul Noh,
  • Tobias Meier and
  • Santiago D. Solares

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2069–2082, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.207

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  • nacre-mimetics by designing an optically transparent and electron conductive coating based on PEDOT:PSS and nanoclays Laponite RD and Cloisite Na+. We carry out extensive characterization of the nanocomposite using transmittance spectra (transparency), conductive atomic force microscopy (conductivity
  • the barriers changes under the application of pressure, and that the direction of the change depends on the energy of the electrons. We did not observe changes in conductivity under the application of pressure with AFM for the Cloisite Na+ nanocomposite, which has a large platelet size compared with
  • have been at the forefront of artificial nanocomposite developments [1]. Complex architectures in bones [2][3], mollusk shells [4][5], and fish scales [6][7], among other biological systems, offer enhancements over the intrinsic properties of the individual constituents. Particularly, nacre has
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Published 04 Oct 2017

Preparation and characterization of polycarbonate/multiwalled carbon nanotube nanocomposites

  • Claudio Larosa,
  • Niranjan Patra,
  • Marco Salerno,
  • Lara Mikac,
  • Remo Merijs Meri and
  • Mile Ivanda

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2026–2031, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.203

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  • , Latvia 10.3762/bjnano.8.203 Abstract A polymer nanocomposite was produced by ultrasonic-assisted dispersion of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) in a polycarbonate matrix using p-xylene and dichloromethane as the solvents. The filler loading was varied from 1 to 3 wt % in order to examine the effect
  • of 1–15 µm. PC pellets were used (Makrolon®, Bayer), having nominal density of 1.19 g cm−3, molecular weight of ≈Mw 54000 and polydispersity of 1.77. p-Xylene and dichloromethane of analytical grade (99.99% purity) were used (Sigma-Aldrich, Italy) without further purification. Nanocomposite film
  • vortex mechanical agitator followed by sonication for thorough mixing of the two components without agglomeration. The obtained nanocomposite solutions (at different MWCNT loadings of 0, 1, 2 and 3 wt %) were cast into glass Petri dishes filled up to similar levels in order to maintain similar film
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Published 27 Sep 2017

Advances and challenges in the field of plasma polymer nanoparticles

  • Andrei Choukourov,
  • Pavel Pleskunov,
  • Daniil Nikitin,
  • Valerii Titov,
  • Artem Shelemin,
  • Mykhailo Vaidulych,
  • Anna Kuzminova,
  • Pavel Solař,
  • Jan Hanuš,
  • Jaroslav Kousal,
  • Ondřej Kylián,
  • Danka Slavínská and
  • Hynek Biederman

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2002–2014, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.200

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  • focus on the development of novel nanostructured surfaces. Keywords: gas aggregation cluster source; nanocomposite; nanoparticles; plasma polymer; sputtering; Review Historical background “A macromolecule is a molecule of high relative molecular mass, the structure of which essentially comprises the
  • chemical composition. Thus, it represents an attractive route for designing nanocomposite coatings with advanced properties. Conclusion Plasma polymer NPs have great potential and may provide a valuable addition to the field of nanoscale-dispersed polymers. The involvement of gas aggregation cluster
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Published 25 Sep 2017

Freestanding graphene/MnO2 cathodes for Li-ion batteries

  • Şeyma Özcan,
  • Aslıhan Güler,
  • Tugrul Cetinkaya,
  • Mehmet O. Guler and
  • Hatem Akbulut

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1932–1938, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.193

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  • hydrothermal method was demonstrated to synthesize α-, β-, and γ-MnO2 phases. Freestanding graphene/MnO2 was successfully prepared with no further additives. The prepared nanocomposite samples were operated as positive electrodes for Li-ion batteries. The SEM images showed that α-MnO2 nanowires and β-MnO2
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Published 14 Sep 2017

Enhancement of mechanical and electrical properties of continuous-fiber-reinforced epoxy composites with stacked graphene

  • Naum Naveh,
  • Olga Shepelev and
  • Samuel Kenig

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1909–1918, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.191

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  • surfaces of Kevlar fibers. Modification of epoxy resin with Triton X-100 and methacrylate-functionalized silane (MEMO) resulted in improved wetting of the Kevlar filaments with the nanocomposite matrix. Enhanced rigidity in three-point bending and increased DMA storage moduli were achieved for composites
  • possibility to form hybrid composite materials with regulated surface resistivity for the different external plies of the laminate. For fiberglass-based composites with various nanocomposite matrices no marked differences in the morphology were noticed. Epoxy-based compositions, even modified with SAA, do not
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Published 12 Sep 2017

Two-dimensional carbon-based nanocomposites for photocatalytic energy generation and environmental remediation applications

  • Suneel Kumar,
  • Ashish Kumar,
  • Ashish Bahuguna,
  • Vipul Sharma and
  • Venkata Krishnan

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1571–1600, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.159

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  • environmental remediation and energy generation applications [29][30][31][32]. Semiconductor nanocomposite-based photocatalytic reactions are generally initiated by absorbing light energy equal to or more than the band gap of semiconductor photocatalyst [4]. This leads to the excitation of electrons from the
  • scientific community such as heteroatom doping [34], noble metal doping [35], coupling with semiconductors [36] and nanocomposite formation with carbon-based materials, such as graphene [37] and g-C3N4 [38], to enhance the photocatalytic efficiency. Among the various types of nanocomposites, the materials
  • that nanocomposite formation of semiconductors with such 2D materials effectively improves the photocatalytic processes. In addition, these 2D materials possess several extraordinary properties, which makes them more advantageous over other materials as summarized below [39]: high specific surface area
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Published 03 Aug 2017

A biofunctionalizable ink platform composed of catechol-modified chitosan and reduced graphene oxide/platinum nanocomposite

  • Peter Sobolewski,
  • Agata Goszczyńska,
  • Małgorzata Aleksandrzak,
  • Karolina Urbaś,
  • Joanna Derkowska,
  • Agnieszka Bartoszewska,
  • Jacek Podolski,
  • Ewa Mijowska and
  • Mirosława El Fray

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1508–1514, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.151

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  • , Szczecin, Poland 10.3762/bjnano.8.151 Abstract We present an ink platform for a printable polymer–graphene nanocomposite that is intended for the development of modular biosensors. The ink consists of catechol-modified chitosan and reduced graphene oxide decorated with platinum nanoparticles (rGO–Pt). We
  • range of inks, and scalable, as well as cost effective, thanks to reduced material waste and no mask or tooling requirement. Here we present a chitosan–catechol/graphene nanocomposite suitable for use as ink for piezoelectric non-contact printing that can serve as a platform for biosensor development
  • aqueous polymer solution and can be printed by using a commercial non-contact piezoelectric microplotter. While the application of chitosan/graphene nanocomposites for biosensing is established [4], to our knowledge, this is the first time that such a nanocomposite has been formulated as ink. Importantly
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Cationic PEGylated polycaprolactone nanoparticles carrying post-operation docetaxel for glioma treatment

  • Cem Varan and
  • Erem Bilensoy

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1446–1456, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.144

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  • -insoluble drugs from HpC films was examined by different study groups and the release profile was shown to be completed within approximately 10 h [71][72][73]. In another study regarding the release of paclitaxel (which is another member of taxane class, such as docetaxel, released from nanocomposite film
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Synthesis of [Fe(Leq)(Lax)]n coordination polymer nanoparticles using blockcopolymer micelles

  • Christoph Göbel,
  • Ottokar Klimm,
  • Florian Puchtler,
  • Sabine Rosenfeldt,
  • Stephan Förster and
  • Birgit Weber

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1318–1327, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.133

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  • nanocomposite. Most commonly the inverse-micelle technique is used for the preparation of nanoparticles [35][36][37][38][39]. However, the spin-crossover properties of the bulk are often lost upon miniaturisation and only few examples preserving the hysteresis (bistability) in a nanostructured system are known
  • in Supporting Information File 1, Table S1) is observed and the doublet is very symmetric in each case. Thus the steps observed in the transition curve are due to the packing of the CP in the crystal and will strongly depend on the crystallinity of the material. Synthesis of the nanocomposite For the
  • micelle, in agreement with previous observations for [FeLeq(bipy)]n@BCP[13][58]. In the case of [FeLeq(bpea)]n@BCP a different behaviour is observed that is indicative for differences in the sample composition. Characterisation of the nanocomposite Particle sizes of the nanocomposites were determined by
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Published 26 Jun 2017

High photocatalytic activity of Fe2O3/TiO2 nanocomposites prepared by photodeposition for degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid

  • Shu Chin Lee,
  • Hendrik O. Lintang and
  • Leny Yuliati

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 915–926, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.93

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  • reduced the Eg from 3.29 to 3.25 eV (Table 1, entries 3–7). The insignificant change in the Eg suggested that the Fe species might be loaded on the surface instead of incorporated into the TiO2 lattice. The obtained results matched well with the nanocomposite prepared via adsorption and decomposition of
  • ratio in the Fe2O3/TiO2 nanocomposites prepared from the photodeposition method. The nanocomposite sample with the lowest Fe/Ti ratio of 0.1 mol % still showed a large surface area of 297 m2/g, while the nanocomposite sample with the highest Fe/Ti ratio of 1 mol % showed a value of 265 m2/g. These
  • several cycles of photocatalytic reactions under UV light irradiation for 1 h. The Fe2O3(0.5)/TiO2 (PD) sample gave a similar, comparable activity in a range of 82–88% even after 3 cycles of reactions, suggesting the good photostability of the Fe2O3(0.5)/TiO2 (PD) nanocomposite and its potential
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Published 24 Apr 2017
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