Fabrication of Ag-modified hollow titania spheres via controlled silver diffusion in Ag–TiO₂ core–shell nanostructures

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• Marta Michalska-Domańska,
• Krzysztof Kopczyński and
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Internalization mechanisms of cell-penetrating peptides

• Ivana Ruseska and
• Andreas Zimmer

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 101–123, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.10

Photoactive nanoarchitectures based on clays incorporating TiO₂ and ZnO nanoparticles

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• Makoto Ogawa

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CuInSe₂ quantum dots grown by molecular beam epitaxy on amorphous SiO₂ surfaces

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• Pedro M.P. Salomé,
• Rodrigo Ribeiro-Andrade,
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• blue data points. Acknowledgements The authors would like to acknowledge the CAPES (CAPES-INL 04/14), CNPq, and FAPEMIG funding agencies for financial support. We acknowledge the collaboration project with IMM-CSIC (AIC-B-2011-0806). P. M. P. S. acknowledges financial support from EU through the FP7

Integration of LaMnO_3+δ films on platinized silicon substrates for resistive switching applications by PI-MOCVD

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• nanostructure growth was further analyzed in cross section by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), a JEOL 2011 equipment operating at 200 kV with a 0.19 nm point-to-point resolution. X-ray absorption near-edge spectroscopy (XANES) spectra at the Mn K-edge of LMO thin films were collected at the ESRF ID12

Characterization and influence of hydroxyapatite nanopowders on living cells

• Przemyslaw Oberbek,
• Tomasz Bolek,
• Adrian Chlanda,
• Seishiro Hirano,
• Sylwia Kusnieruk,
• Julia Rogowska-Tylman,
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• Framework Programme FP7/2007-2013/ under REA grant agreement no. 295128 for supporting NanoBRIDGES. Data collected during the research is available through the project webpage: http://nanobridges.eu/. The research was financially supported by the National Science Centre of Poland under grant UMO-2011/01/B

A new bioinspired method for pressure and flow sensing based on the underwater air-retaining surface of the backswimmer Notonecta

• Matthias Mail,
• Adrian Klein,
• Horst Bleckmann,
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• Robin Fröhlingsdorf,
• Stanislav N. Gorb and
• Wilhelm Barthlott

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 3039–3047, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.282

• underwater sensors. Experimental Animals Adult Notonecta glauca and N. maculata, caught between 2011 and 2017 in a semi-natural pond (“Melbweiher”) in the Botanical Garden of the University of Bonn, have been studied. For our experiments, the hemelytra of Notonecta were either fresh, fixed for electron

Ternary nanocomposites of reduced graphene oxide, polyaniline and hexaniobate: hierarchical architecture and high polaron formation

• Claudio H. B. Silva,
• Maria Iliut,
• Christopher Muryn,
• Christian Berger,
• Zachary Coldrick,
• Vera R. L. Constantino,
• Marcia L. A. Temperini and
• Aravind Vijayaraghavan

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2936–2946, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.272

• The authors acknowledge the Brazilian agencies FAPESP (projects 2014/05048-4, 2013/03013-6, 2012/13119-3 and 2011/50318-1) and CNPq (project 302792/2015-5) for fellowships and financial support. The authors are grateful for funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Grand Challenge Explorations

Charged particle single nanometre manufacturing

• Philip D. Prewett,
• Cornelis W. Hagen,
• Claudia Lenk,
• Steve Lenk,
• Marcus Kaestner,
• Tzvetan Ivanov,
• Ahmad Ahmad,
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2855–2882, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.266

Biomimetic surface structures in steel fabricated with femtosecond laser pulses: influence of laser rescanning on morphology and wettability

• Camilo Florian Baron,
• Alexandros Mimidis,
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• Evangelos Skoulas,
• Emmanuel Stratakis,
• Javier Solis and
• Jan Siegel

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2802–2812, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.262

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Enhanced antineoplastic/therapeutic efficacy using 5-fluorouracil-loaded calcium phosphate nanoparticles

• Shanid Mohiyuddin,
• Saba Naqvi and
• Gopinath Packirisamy

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2499–2515, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.233

• the globe next to cardiovascular disorders. As reported by the World Health Organization, about 7.9 million deaths were documented in 2011 as cancer-related [1]. Furthermore, cancer leads to increased socioeconomic burden to the world. The conventional cancer therapeutic strategies invite unresolved

Block copolymers for designing nanostructured porous coatings

• Roberto Nisticò

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2332–2344, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.218

• mol−1) at low magnification. c) PS-b-PEO (10.6-b-5.0 kg mol−1) at high magnification. d) Freeze fracture cross section PS-b-PEO (10.6-b-5.0 kg mol−1). Reprinted with permission from [62], copyright 2011 The Royal Society of Chemistry. a) Atomic force microscopy (AFM) images of a composite nanoporous

• titania films. Reproduced with permission from [105], copyright 2011 The Royal Society of Chemistry. Schematic cross section of a screen filter (A) and a depth filter (B). Reprinted with permission from [4], copyright 2017 Elsevier. Block copolymers (BCs), sacrificial components (SC), and the

Interaction-induced zero-energy pinning and quantum dot formation in Majorana nanowires

• Samuel D. Escribano,
• Alfredo Levy Yeyati and
• Elsa Prada

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2171–2180, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.203

• supported by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness through Grants FIS2014-55486-P, FIS2016-80434-P (AEI/FEDER, EU), the Ramón y Cajal programme Grants RYC-2011-09345 and the María de Maeztu Programme for Units of Excellence in R&D (MDM-2014-0377).

Electrospun one-dimensional nanostructures: a new horizon for gas sensing materials

• Muhammad Imran,
• Nunzio Motta and
• Mahnaz Shafiei

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2128–2170, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.202

Metal-free catalysis based on nitrogen-doped carbon nanomaterials: a photoelectron spectroscopy point of view

• Mattia Scardamaglia and
• Carla Bittencourt

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 2015–2031, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.191

• possibility of co-doping the carbon nanomaterials with nitrogen and another element aiming at a further enhancement of those properties through synergistic effects. The first report showing co-doping to enhance the metal-free catalytic activities of carbon-based catalysts dates back to 2011 and it is based on

• isosurface of electron density for the band of the peak position around −2 eV. The blue and red atoms are nitrogen and oxygen, respectively. Reproduced with permission from [112], copyright 2011 Royal Society of Chemistry. (a) Normalized ratios of nitrogen functionalities as functions of the annealing

Andreev spectrum and supercurrents in nanowire-based SNS junctions containing Majorana bound states

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• Elsa Prada and
• Ramón Aguado

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1339–1357, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.127

Understanding the performance and mechanism of Mg-containing oxides as support catalysts in the thermal dry reforming of methane

• Nor Fazila Khairudin,
• Mohd Farid Fahmi Sukri,
• Mehrnoush Khavarian and
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1162–1183, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.108

Field-controlled ultrafast magnetization dynamics in two-dimensional nanoscale ferromagnetic antidot arrays

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• Rajib Kumar Mitra and
• Anjan Barman

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1123–1134, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.104

• 2D-PBC. Acknowledgements The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial supports from S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences (grant no. SNB/AB/12-13/96) and Department of Science and Technology, Government of India (grant No.SR/NM/NS-09/2011 (G)). A.D. and S.M. would like to acknowledge

Review on nanoparticles and nanostructured materials: history, sources, toxicity and regulations

• Jaison Jeevanandam,
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• Alain Dufresne and
• Michael K. Danquah

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Mechanistic insights into plasmonic photocatalysts in utilizing visible light

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

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Green synthesis of fluorescent carbon dots from spices for in vitro imaging and tumour cell growth inhibition

• Nagamalai Vasimalai,
• Vânia Vilas-Boas,
• Juan Gallo,
• María de Fátima Cerqueira,
• Mario Menéndez-Miranda,
• José Manuel Costa-Fernández,
• Lorena Diéguez,
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• María Teresa Fernández-Argüelles

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• Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT) for her PhD grant SFRH/BD/82556/2011.

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

• of Advanced Materials. Schematic of a general dielectrophoresis (DEP) system to fabricate the oriented CNT patterns by an AC electric field. The SEM image of the aligned CNTs adapted with permission from [115], copyright 2011 American Chemical Society. XRD results and SEM images of CNTs with various

Review: Electrostatically actuated nanobeam-based nanoelectromechanical switches – materials solutions and operational conditions

• Liga Jasulaneca,
• Jelena Kosmaca,
• Raimonds Meija,
• Jana Andzane and
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Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 271–300, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.29

Dielectric properties of a bisimidazolium salt with dodecyl sulfate anion doped with carbon nanotubes

• Doina Manaila Maximean,
• Viorel Cîrcu and
• Constantin Paul Ganea

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 164–174, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.19

• and CNT-doped ILC. Acknowledgements Constantin Paul Ganea thanks the Romanian Ministry of Education and Research for financial support under PN16-480101 of CORE Program. Viorel Cîrcu acknowledges the funding from UEFISCDI, project number PN-II-ID-PCE-2011-3-0384. Doina Manaila Maximean thanks Ligia

Review on optofluidic microreactors for artificial photosynthesis

• Xiaowen Huang,
• Jianchun Wang,
• Tenghao Li,
• Jianmei Wang,
• Min Xu,
• Weixing Yu,
• Abdel El Abed and
• Xuming Zhang

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 30–41, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.5

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