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

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• Suzuki–Miyaura coupling reaction [14]. In 2011, metal carbonyls in dispersion with TRGO and ionic liquid (IL) were exposed to short low-energy microwave irradiation. The resulting Ru@TRGO and Rh@TRGO particles had high catalytic hydrogenation activity [12]. Metallic nanoparticles on graphene have

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

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• predicted values for cytotoxicity of TiO2-based NPs. Correlations value for each type of equation. Acknowledgements E.M., A.M., M.N., P.J., S.H., A.Z.-M., J.L., A.G., T.P. acknowledge the funding received from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7-PEOPLE-2011-IRSES) under Grant Agreement

Synthesis and characterization of noble metal–titania core–shell nanostructures with tunable shell thickness

• Bartosz Bartosewicz,
• Marta Michalska-Domańska,
• Malwina Liszewska,
• Dariusz Zasada and
• Bartłomiej J. Jankiewicz

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• spectra and TBT concentration information. Acknowledgements This work was supported by the Polish National Science Centre [grant no. 2011/03/D/ST5/06038]. The TRPS instrument used in this research was obtained with funds from the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education grant for investment in

Identifying the nature of surface chemical modification for directed self-assembly of block copolymers

• Laura Evangelio,
• Federico Gramazio,
• Matteo Lorenzoni,
• Michaela Gorgoi,
• Francisco Miguel Espinosa,
• Ricardo García,
• Francesc Pérez-Murano and
• Jordi Fraxedas

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• the projects CoLiSA (FP7-ICT-2013-11) and SNM (FP7-ICT-2011-8) and from MINECO (Nanointegra, TEC2015-69864-R). Financial support under the CALIPSO Programme (HZBPHOTONS_CALIPSO-96) is highly appreciated. ICN2 acknowledges support from the Severo Ochoa Program (MINECO, Grant SEV-2013-0295) and from the

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

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

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Parylene C as a versatile dielectric material for organic field-effect transistors

• Tomasz Marszalek,
• Maciej Gazicki-Lipman and
• Jacek Ulanski

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 1532–1545, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.155

• amplitude map of the Parylene C/glass interface (left, bottom). Boundary box indicates the size of the volume 2000 × 2000 × 208 µm. Zoom-in image (right). Coating defects and gas chambers are clearly visible. Reprinted with the permission from [68], copyright 2011 Springer. Volumetric reconstruction of the

• ], copyright 2011 Springer. Transfer characteristics recorded under ambient conditions of a fullerene transistor without encapsulation (a), encapsulated with 1 μm thick layer of Parylene C (b) and encapsulated with 0.5 μm thick layer of Parylene C followed by 0.5 μm layer of benzocyclobutene (c). Reprinted

Atomic structure of Mg-based metallic glass investigated with neutron diffraction, reverse Monte Carlo modeling and electron microscopy

• Rafał Babilas,
• Dariusz Łukowiec and
• Laszlo Temleitner

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• coordination numbers (N) of Mg65Cu20Y10Ni5 glass. Acknowledgements The work was financed by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Poland as the statutory financial grant of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering SUT in 2016 and partially by the National Science Centre under research project no.: 2011

The integration of graphene into microelectronic devices

• Guenther Ruhl,
• Sebastian Wittmann,
• Matthias Koenig and
• Daniel Neumaier

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• . Schematic illustration of dry and wet transfer processes. (a) Dry transfer onto shallow depressions. Wet transfer onto (b) perforated substrates and (c) flat substrates. The boxes with dashed lines in (a3) and (a4) show magnified views. Reprinted with permission from [19], copyright 2011 American Chemical

• CxHy size and silanol group density (expected). Reprinted with permission from [45], copyright 2011 AIP Publishing. (a) Schematic showing the layers of material used in fabrication of a back-gated graphene RF-transistor. (b) Transfer function of the transistor before and after passivation. Reproduced

Needs and challenges for assessing the environmental impacts of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs)

• Michelle Romero-Franco,
• Hilary A. Godwin,
• Muhammad Bilal and
• Yoram Cohen

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• product meets the definition of “nano-relevant” using the European Union regulatory recommendation of 2011 [57]. According to this recommendation, a nanomaterial is defined as “an unknown material containing primary particles in an unbound state or as an aggregate or as an agglomerate and where, for 50

BTEX detection with composites of ethylenevinyl acetate and nanostructured carbon

• Santa Stepina,
• Astrida Berzina,
• Gita Sakale and
• Maris Knite

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• detect gasoline and BTEX vapours and could be applied in future for fuel quality control. Schematic structure and dimensions of an EVA–CB sample. Reproduced with permission from [20], copyright 2011 Versita Warsaw and Springer-Verlag Wien. Expected relative change of the electrical resistance as a

Recombinant DNA technology and click chemistry: a powerful combination for generating a hybrid elastin-like-statherin hydrogel to control calcium phosphate mineralization

• Mohamed Hamed Misbah,
• Mercedes Santos,
• Luis Quintanilla,
• Christina Günter,
• Matilde Alonso,
• Andreas Taubert and
• José Carlos Rodríguez-Cabello

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• -2011-278557, PITN-GA-2012-317306 and MSCA-ITN-2014-642687), the MINECO of the Spanish Government (MAT2013-42473-R and MAT2013-41723-R) and the Junta de Castilla y León (VA244U13, VA313U14 and GRS/516/A/10), Spain. The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, TA571/11-1), and the University of Potsdam are

Selective detection of Mg²⁺ ions via enhanced fluorescence emission using Au–DNA nanocomposites

• Tanushree Basu,
• Khyati Rana,
• Niranjan Das and
• Bonamali Pal

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• the change in fluorescence quenching due to the interaction of the DNA–Ag nanocluster with Hg2+ ions in water. Also, Ma and co-workers reported the emission modulation of DNA-templated fluorescent Ag nanocomposites by divalent Mg2+ ions in 2011 [7]. Presently, there are many biosensors which are based

Modeling adsorption of brominated, chlorinated and mixed bromo/chloro-dibenzo-p-dioxins on C₆₀ fullerene using Nano-QSPR

• Piotr Urbaszek,
• Agnieszka Gajewicz,
• Celina Sikorska,
• Maciej Haranczyk and
• Tomasz Puzyn

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 752–761, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.78

• energies for all chlorinated and/or brominated dibenzo-p-dioxin congeners are provided for training and validation sets and for the prediction set. Acknowledgements This material is based on research sponsored by the Polish National Science Center (grant no. UMO-2011/01/M/NZ7/01445). M.H. acknowledges

Vapor deposition routes to conformal polymer thin films

• Priya Moni,
• Ahmed Al-Obeidi and
• Karen K. Gleason

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• initiator. Parts a) and b) reprinted with permission from [25], copyright 2010 John Wiley and Sons. c) Reprinted with permission from [21], copyright 2008 John Wiley and Sons. d) Reprinted with permission from [24], copyright 2011 American Chemical Society. a) Step coverage as function of aspect ratio and

• ], copyright 2011 American Chemical Society. SEM images of iCVD pEGDA on micro-trenches with aspect ratios of a) 1.4 b) 3.5, c) 5.5 and d) 8.4. e) Cross-sectional SEM of 25 µm stainless-steel wire with 16 µm fluoropolymer coating formed via iCVD. f) iCVD pDMAMS on nylon fiber ion beam ablated to reveal

Synthesis of graphene–transition metal oxide hybrid nanoparticles and their application in various fields

• Arpita Jana,
• Elke Scheer and
• Sebastian Polarz

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 688–714, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.74

Photocatalysis applications of some hybrid polymeric composites incorporating TiO₂ nanoparticles and their combinations with SiO₂/Fe₂O₃

• Andreea Laura Chibac,
• Tinca Buruiana,
• Violeta Melinte and
• Emil C. Buruiana

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• the financial support offered by CNCSIS-UEFISCDI, project number PN-II-ID-PCE-2011-3-0164 (40/5.10.2011).

Nanocrystalline TiO₂/SnO₂ heterostructures for gas sensing

• Barbara Lyson-Sypien,
• Anna Kusior,
• Mieczylaw Rekas,
• Jan Zukrowski,
• Marta Gajewska,
• Katarzyna Michalow-Mauke,
• Thomas Graule,
• Marta Radecka and
• Katarzyna Zakrzewska

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 108–122, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.12

• : specific surface area. Theoretical and experimental results of power law analysis. Acknowledgements This work has been financed by the National Science Centre, Poland grant decision DEC-2011/03/B/ST7/01840. M Radecka has performed her research within National Science Centre, Poland project DEC-2012/07/B

Nanostructured SnO₂–ZnO composite gas sensors for selective detection of carbon monoxide

• Paul Chesler,
• Cristian Hornoiu,
• Susana Mihaiu,
• Cristina Vladut,
• Jose Maria Calderon Moreno,
• Mihai Anastasescu,
• Carmen Moldovan,
• Bogdan Firtat,
• Costin Brasoveanu,
• George Muscalu,
• Ion Stan and
• Mariuca Gartner

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• were analyzed directly (samples were immobilized on a double-sided carbon tape, without coating). AFM measurements were carried in noncontact mode with an XE-100 apparatus from Park Systems (2011), using sharp tips (<8 nm tip radius; PPP-NCHR type from Nanosensors). The XEI (v.1.8.0) image processing

Nanostructured TiO₂-based gas sensors with enhanced sensitivity to reducing gases

• Wojciech Maziarz,
• Anna Kusior and
• Anita Trenczek-Zajac

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• financially supported by the Polish National Center for Science NCN, grant decision DEC-2011/03/B/ST7/01840. A.T-Z and A.K. are grateful for a financial support of the Statutory Project for Science (Ministry of Science and Higher Education no. 11.11.160.438) at the Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics

Scanning probe microscopy studies on the adsorption of selected molecular dyes on titania

• Jakub S. Prauzner-Bechcicki,
• Lukasz Zajac,
• Piotr Olszowski,
• Res Jöhr,
• Antoine Hinaut,
• Thilo Glatzel,
• Bartosz Such,
• Ernst Meyer and
• Marek Szymonski

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 1642–1653, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.156

• has been adapted with permission from [33], copyright 2011 AIP Publishing LLC. STM images of 2H-TPP and NiTPP molecules on the TiO2(110)-(1 × 1) surface. (a) and (b) 2H-TPP molecules imaged before the deposition of Ni atoms. (c–e) STM images obtained after the deposition of Ni atoms with Ni/2H-TPP

Nanostructured germanium deposited on heated substrates with enhanced photoelectric properties

• Ionel Stavarache,
• Valentin Adrian Maraloiu,
• Petronela Prepelita and
• Gheorghe Iordache

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• , Project: PN16-480102 and CNCS-UEFISCDI Contracts No. PNII-PT-PCCA-9/2012 and No. PNII-ID/289-2011.

Functional diversity of resilin in Arthropoda

• Jan Michels,
• Esther Appel and
• Stanislav N. Gorb

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 1241–1259, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.115

Hierarchical coassembly of DNA–triptycene hybrid molecular building blocks and zinc protoporphyrin IX

• Rina Kumari,
• Sumit Singh,
• Mohan Monisha,
• Sourav Bhowmick,
• Anindya Roy,
• Neeladri Das and
• Prolay Das

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• and some computational data. Supporting Information File 34: Characterization of DNA–TPA conjugates. Acknowledgements This work was supported by a grant to P. D. and N. D. from Department of Biotechnology (DBT) Govt. of India, project No. BT/PR3444/NNT/28/560/2011. R. K. and S. B. are thankful to IIT

Gold nanoparticles covalently assembled onto vesicle structures as possible biosensing platform

• M. Fátima Barroso,
• M. Alejandra Luna,
• Juan S. Flores Tabares,
• Cristina Delerue-Matos,
• N. Mariano Correa,
• Fernando Moyano and
• Patricia G. Molina

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 655–663, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.58

• ) and National Funds (FCT-Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia) through UID/QUI/50006/2013 and through grants no. PEst-C/EQB/LA0006/2013 and FCOMP-01-0124-FEDER-037285. Fátima Barroso is grateful to FCT by the grant SFRH/BPD/78845/2011, respectively financed by POPH–QREN–Tipologia 4.1–Formação

Novel roles for well-known players: from tobacco mosaic virus pests to enzymatically active assemblies

• Claudia Koch,
• Fabian J. Eber,
• Carlos Azucena,
• Alexander Förste,
• Stefan Walheim,
• Thomas Schimmel,
• Alexander M. Bittner,
• Holger Jeske,
• Hartmut Gliemann,
• Sabine Eiben,
• Fania C. Geiger and
• Christina Wege

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2016, 7, 613–629, doi:10.3762/bjnano.7.54

• recent ICTV report from the end of 2011 [13] lists 87 families with 2,284 virus and viroid species and many yet unassigned viruses, which had increased to 3,186 species by end of 2015 [14]: The identification of further viruses is accelerating rapidly due to next generation sequencing techniques

• -directing RNA. After decoration with bioactive molecules, such arrays ensure stable interlinkage of technical surfaces and biological effector molecules. Adapted with permission from [54], copyright (2011) American Chemical Society. B: Engineered TMV-like particles coating the waveguide setup of an optical