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CeO₂-TiO₂ Coated Ceramic Membrane with Catalytic Ozonation Capability for Treatment of Tetracycline
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Effect of Biologically Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles on Human Cancer Cells
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Alcohol Vapour Sensing of Nanocrystalline Antimony Doped Zinc Oxide
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Fabrication of TiO₂ Nanotube Films Modified with Ag₂S and Photoelectrocatalytic Decolorization of Methyl
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Electrical Properties of Electrospun Polyaniline-Carbon Black Composite Nanofibers
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Band Structure and Photoelectrochemical Properties of AgNbO₃-SrTiO₃ Solid Solution Thin Films
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Potentiometric Sensor for the Determination of Lead(II) Ion Based on Zirconium(IV) Iodosulphosalicylate
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GC-MS Analysis and Evaluation of Antimicrobial, Free Radical Scavenging and In Vitro Cytotoxic Activities
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Structural, Optical and Dielectric Properties of PbS-PVA-PEG Nanocomposite Film
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Electrochemical Deposition and Characterization of Cu-Ni Multilayer Nanowires
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Influence of Fe Ions on the Structural and Dielectric Properties of SnO₂ Nanoparticles
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Novel Technique for Polymeric Nanofibers Preparation: Air Jet Spinning
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Studies on Rod Shaped Bismuth Strontium Manganite Ceramics
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Table of Contents to Volume 4, Numbers 1-12, 2012
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Efficient Amphiphilic Poly(propyleneimine) Dendrimer Stabilized Gold Nanoparticle Catalysts for Aqueous
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Antibacterial Activity of Graphene Oxide Nanosheets
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Polyaniline-Poly(vinyl acetate) Electrospun Nanofiber Mats as Novel Organic Semiconductor Material
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Hierarchical Porous SnO2 Microflowers Photocatalyst
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Effect of Neutron Exposure on Transport of Charge Carriers in Poly-Crystalline Cu Nanowires
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Analytical Modeling of Graphene-Based DNA Sensor
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Two-Phase Route to High Quality ZnO Quantum Dots with High Stability of Dispersity, Structure and
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Growth of (111) Oriented CeO₂ Thin Films and Their Structural and Optical Properties
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Ginsenoside Rg3: Spectral Analysis and Sensitive Detection with Silver Nanoparticles Decorated
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Wear Behavior of Spark Plasma Sintered Al2124 Aluminum Alloy Containing Carbon Nanotubes
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ZnO-Nanowire-Based Extended-Gate Field-Effect-Transistor pH Sensors Prepared on Glass Substrate
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Facile Synthesis of Mesoporous -MnO₂ Flower-Like Nanostructures and Their Catalytic Performance
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Synthesis, Characterization and Growth Mechanism of Bi₂Te₃ and Te Nanostructures by Vapor-Phase Deposition
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Macroporous Carbon Nitride: Synthesis, Loading with Metal Nanoparticles and Catalytic Activity
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CdS/CdSe Co-Sensitized Solar Cell Prepared by Jointly Using Successive Ion Layer Absorption and
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Zhou Yang, Qifeng Zhang, Junting Xi, Kwangsuk Park, Xiaoliang Xu, Zhiqiang Liang, and Guozhong Cao
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Novel Fabrication and Synthetic Mechanism of CeO₂ Nanorods by a Chloride-Assisted Hydrothermal Method
Fanming Meng, Fei Lu, Leini Wang, Jingbiao Cui, and Jianguo Lü
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Modifications Induced by Swift Heavy Ion Beam of 60 MeV Si⁵⁺ in Poly(3-octylthiophene)
G. B. V. S. Lakshmi, Jai Prakash, S. A. Khan, Azher M. Siddiqui, and M. Zulfequar
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Photo-Tunable Morphologies of -Cyclodextrin-Threaded Inclusion Complexes Containing a Terminal
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Wen-Tzu Liu, Norimitsu Tohnai, Ichiro Hisaki, Mikiji Miyata, Dolok Steven, Yi-Hong Chiu, and Jui-Hsiang Liu
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Pulse and Pulse Reverse Current Electrodeposition and Characterization of Ni-W-TiN Composites
K. Arunsunai Kumar, G. Paruthimal Kalaignan, and V. S. Muralidharan
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Novel Molecular Specific Detection of Glucose Using a Raman Probe Molecule with Surface Enhanced
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Alissa Zhang, Damon Wheeler, Yichuan Ling, Gongming Wang, Xuan Yang, Boaz Vilozny, Bakthan Singaram,
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Photoluminescent Mesoporous Silica Core-Shell Nanospheres with Covalently Embedded Eu³⁺-Tb³⁺ Complexes
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Tunable Synthesis and Photoelectric Sensitivity of CdSe Microwires
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Annealing-Ambient-Dependent Thermal Stability of Ultrathin AlOxNy Films Grown by Metalorganic
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Gang He, Zhaoqi Sun, Hanshuang Chen, Zebo Fang, Xiaoshuang Chen, Peihong Wang, Shiwei Shi, and Mao Liu
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Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes/Polyacrylonitrile Composite as Novel Semi-Permeable Filter for
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Morphology-Controlled Synthesis of CdS Nanostructures and Their Optical Properties
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Anisotropy Analysis of the Mechanical Property of K_{1 - x}A_xDP Crystals by the Oriented Distribution of
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Fabrication of Micro-Structured Surfaces on Bulk Metallic Glasses Based on Fast Tool Servo Assisted
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Synthesizing Electrically Conductive Graphene-Poly(methyl methacrylate) (GNS-PMMA) Composites and
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Electrocatalytic Oxidation of NADH Using a Pencil Graphite Electrode Modified with Hematoxylin
Yusuf Dilgin, Bensu Ertek, Bayram K?z?lkaya, Didem Giray Dilgin, and H. ?smet Gökçel
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Study on the Micro-Region Structure and Optical Properties of Azobenzene Dye Langmuir-Blodgett Films
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Hydrogen Peroxide Detection with n-Silicon Photoelectrodes Modified by Nickel Hexacyanoferrate Films
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A Facile Method for Preparation of Monodispersed Au/Polystyrene Composite Microspheres and
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Jinping Li, Xinjian Cheng, Daohong Zhang, Tingcheng Li, and Aiqing Zhang
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Preparation, Characterization and Evaluation of Bromocriptine Loaded Chitosan Nanoparticles for Intranasal
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Low-Temperature Growth and Properties of Nanocrystalline Thin ZnO Nanosheet Interconnects on Zinc Foil
H. Algarni, M. M. El-Gomati, and M. S. Al-Assiri
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Mg-Cu(Ag)-Gd Bulk Metallic Glass Forming Alloy: Phase Selection of Melt Crystallization
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Solution-Processed Solid-State Solar Cells of ZnO/CuO Core/Shell Nanrods
Rahul Sharma, Jin Hwan Kim, and Yoon-Bong Hahn
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The Potential of Functionalized Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Materials for Influencing the Thermal Stability of Cotton
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Shuang Hu, Yuan Hu, and Lei Song
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Non-Enzymatic Glucose Sensor Based on Well-Crystallized ZnO Nanoparticles
Kulvinder Singh, Ahmad Umar, Arun Kumar, G. R. Chaudhary, Sukhjinder Singh, and S. K. Mehta
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Metallic Nanoparticles as Advanced Electrocatalysts
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High Output Piezoelectric Nanogenerator: Development and Application
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Hydrothermal Synthesis and Electrochemical Characteristics of Crystalline -MnO₂ Nanotubes
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Decomposition of Amino Acids Catalyzed by Plasmonic Gold Nanoparticles
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Synthesis and Thermal Degradation of Fire-Retardant Zinc Hydroxystannate Nanocube Coated Textiles
Gregory Wrobel, Caihong Liu, Martin Piech, Sameh Dardona, and Pu-Xian Gao
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Copper Nanowires-SWCNTs Hybrid Composite for Enhanced Glucose Electrooxidation and Detection in
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Yuchan Zhang, Liang Su, Klair Lubonja, Cong Yu, Yixin Liu, Danqun Huo, Changjun Hou, and Yu Lei
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Evolution of Lead Titanate Nanostructures from Nanoparticle Self-Assembly
Maybelyn Leong, Dylan J. Bayerl, Jian Shi, and Xudong Wang
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Conversion of Functional Nanofilm Into Nanostructures Using Combination of In-Situ Carbothermal and
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Pre-Charge Treatment of Li-Riched Li[Li_0.2Co_0.4Mn_0.4]O₂ Cathode Material for Lithium Ion Batteries
Zhe Li, Kai Zhu, Yuhui Wang, Chunzhong Wang, Gang Chen, and Yingjin Wei
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Young's Modulus Determination of Unpolled Electrospun PZT Nanofibers
Xi Chen, Shiyou Xu, Nan Yao, and Yong Shi
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Formation Mechanism of Nanoscale Oxide Particles in Mechanically Milled Fe-Cr
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Development of Hydrophilic Iron Oxide Nanocubes
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Facile Synthesis of Visible-Light-Activated F-Doped TiO₂ Hollow Spheres by Ultrasonic Spray Pyrolysis
Jianhui Huang, Wingkei Ho, and Frank S. C. Lee
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Phase Transformation Kinetics from Ferrite to Austenite in Fe-Cr Oxide-Dispersion-Strengthened Ferrite Steels
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Carbon Nanofibers as Effective, Low Cost Replacements for Carbon Nanotubes in High Performance
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Ryan Lawrence, Joe Gnanaraj, Xi Geng, and Jianyu Liang
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Fast Diffusion and Void Formation in a Two-Segment Copper-Tin Lead-Free Nanowire System with
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Measurement of Interfacial Energy and Friction Between Carbon Nanotubes and Polymer Matrix by a
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CuO Nanocubes Based Highly-Sensitive 4-Nitrophenol Chemical Sensor
M. Abaker, G. N. Dar, Ahmad Umar, S. A. Zaidi, Ahmed A. Ibrahim, S. Baskoutas, and A. Al-Hajry
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Mesoporous NiO Nanoclusters Through Calcination of PS@Ni(OH)₂ Core-Shells Prepared by Esterification of
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Mohammad Vaseem, Kil Mok Lee, and Yoon-Bong Hahn
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Hex Nut Shaped Mesocrystals from Hierarchical Organization of Hexagonal WO₃ Microcrystals
Cecilia Chacón, Manuel Ávila, J. A. I. Díaz Góngora, G. Alarcón-Flores, and Geonel Rodríguez-Gattorno
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SnO₂ Core-Shell Microspheres with Excellent Photocatalytic Properties
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Formation and Evolution of Nanoscale Metal Structures on ITO Surface by Nanosecond Laser Irradiations of Thin
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F. Ruffino, E. Carria, S. Kimiagar, I. Crupi, F. Simone, and M. G. Grimaldi
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Titania Polyhedra via Sodium Fluorotitanate Intermediates
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Effect of Annealing Temperature on the Performances and Electrochemical Properties of TiO₂ Dye-Sensitized
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Evaluation of Acidic Properties of Al₂O₃-Doped Sulfated Tin Oxide Catalyst in Esterification and
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Effect of Homogenization on the Fate of True Nanoemulsion in Brain Translocation: A Gamma
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Gulam Mustafa, Sanjula Baboota, Javed Ali, Neeraj Kumar, Thakuri Singh, Aseem Bhatnagar, and Alka Ahuja
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Preparation and Piezoelectric Properties of PZT Nano Fibers and PZT Textured Ceramics
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Monolayer Graphene Nanoribbon Homojunction Characteristics
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Effect of Surface Topography on Wettability of ZnO Thin Films Deposited by Hydrothermal Method
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Effect of Flower Extracts on the Optoelectronic Properties of Cd and Sn Doped TiO2 Nanopowder
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Mercaptopropionic Acid Capped CdS@ZnS Nanocomposites: Interface Structure and Related Optical Properties
O. Estévez-Hernández, J. González, J. Guzmán, P. Santiago-Jacinto, L. Rendón, E. Montes, and E. Reguera
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Wall Rock-Like Y₂O₃ Nanorods by Hydrothermal Synthesis and their Luminescence Properties
V. H. Romero, E. De la Rosa, and P. Salas
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Photoluminescence of Europium-Activated Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles in Body Fluids
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