Nanotechnology 2010

Nanoscale Materials Characterization Advanced nanoscale elastic property measurement by contact-resonance atomic force microscopy, G. Stan, R.F. Cook Nanoscale Chemical Spectroscopy with the Atomic Force Microscope C.B. Prater, D. Cook, R. Shetty, K. Kjoller Subsurface characterization of high dielectric nanostructures in low dielectric polymer matrix using Electric Force Microscopy and Scanning Electron Microscopy M. Zhao, B. Ming, P. Stutzman, G. Chen, X. Gu, C. Park, Y.C. Jean, T. Nguyen Mechanical Characterization of Metallic Nanowires by Combining Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) E. Celik, E. Madenci Imaging three-dimensional microstructures fabricated by two-photon polymerization using CARS microscopy T. Baldacchini Individual SiGe Nanowire Chemical Composition Depth Profiling and Surface Oxidation Analyzed by Auger Electron Spectroscopy J.S. Hammond, U. Givan, D. Paul, F. Patolsky Advances in Helium Ion Microscopy for High Resolution Imaging and Material Modification W. Thompson, J. Notte, L. Scipioni, M. Ananth, L. Stern, S. Sijbrandij, C. Sanford Atomic scale dopant detection in an individual silicon nanowire by atom probe tomography W.H. Chen, R. Larde, E. Cadel, T. Xu, B. Grandidier, J.P. Nys, D. Stievenard, P. Pareige In situ Surface Characterization of Nano- and Microparticles by Optical Second Harmonic Generation B. Schurer, S. Wunderlich, U. Peschel, W. Peukert Size and Count of Nanoparticles by Scattering and Fluorescence Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis (NTA) D. Griffiths, P. Hole, J. Smith, A. Malloy, B. Carr Conformation of pH Responsive Alternating Copolymers and Self-Assembly in Nanoarchitectures A.S.W. Chan, M. Groves, C. Malardier-Jugroot Intense room-temperature photoluminescence of crystalline I -Ta2O5 nanobrick arrays Y-R Ma, J-H Lin, W-D Ho, R.S. Devan Nano-scale TEM studies of the passive film and the chloride-induced depassivation of carbon steel in concrete P. Ghods, O.B. Isgor, J. Li, G. Carpenter, G. McRae, G.P. Gu Enhanced ferromagnetism and weak polarization of multiferroic BiFeO3 synthesized by sol-gel autocombustion method G.M. Wang, J.M. Xu, D. Zhang Size distribution determination of nanoparticles and nanosized pores by small-angle X-Ray scattering on a multi-purpose X-ray diffractometer platform J. Bolze, S. Rekhi, K. Macchiarola, B. Litteer Effect of local curvature on the interaction between hydrophobic surfaces P. Hansson, A. Swerin, E. Thormann, P.M. Claesson, J. Schoelkopf, P.A.C. Gane Structural Elucidation of Doxorubicin-Loaded Liposomes by Atomic Force Microscopy in air and water B.W. Tian, W.T. Al-Jamal, M. Stuartb, K. Kostarelos High resolution imaging of biological materials using hydrophobic carbon nanotube AFM probes J.-H. Lee, C.K. Najeeb, J. Chang, W.-S. Kang, G.-H. Nam, J.-H. Kim Dynamics of intermediate to late stage concentration fluctuations during free diffusion experiments A. Oprisan, S.A. Oprisan, A. Teklu Effects of Non-radiative energy transfer processes on the visible upconversion in ZrO2:Yb3+/Er3+ nanocrystals O. Meza, L.A. Diaz-Torres, P. Salas, E. De la Rosa, C.D. Solis Acyl ascorbate in enzymatic synthesis: Industrial use as a food nano additive R. Sharma, Y. Pathak Method of enhancing polyaniline conductivity using different oxidizing agents as dopant M.A. Iqbal, S. Manzoor Synthesis of Magnetically Separable Photocatalyst-TiO2/SiO2 coated Mn-Zn Ferrite-and its Photocatalytic study K. Laohhasurayotin, S. Pookboonmee, D. Viboonratanasri Effect of compounding method on the thermal, mechanical, and molphological properties of Polypropylene-Nanoclay nanocomposites J. Nader, H. Dagher, D. Gardner, A. Duguay, J. Parent, A. Kiziltas High Strain Rate Compression Behavior of Conventional and CNF-Filled-Nanophased Glass/Polyester Composites M.K. Hossain, M.E. Hossain, M. Hosur, S. Jeelani, V. Rangari In-situ techniques in optical spectroscopy for the analysis of carbon nanotubes G. Freihofer, B. Mohan, S. Raghavan Synthesis and Characterizations of nano sized Barium hexa-ferrites using sol gel method M.A. Iqbal, A. Mir Fabrication of bulk Al-TiB2 nanocomposite by spark plasma sintering of mechanically alloyed powder Z. Sadeghian, M.H. Enayati, P. Beiss Fabrication and Thermomechanical Characterization of CNF-Filled Polyester and E-Glass/Polyester Nanophased Composites M.K. Hossain, M.E. Hossain, M. Hosur, S. Jeelani, V. Rangari The Effects of POSS on the Interlaminar Shear Strength of Marine Composites under Various Environmental Conditions H. Mahfuz, F. Powell, R. Granata, M. Hosur Volume Grain Analysis in Organic Thin Film Semiconductors D. Bergman, K.P. Gentry, T. Gredig Characterization of an electrical powering nano-generator based on aluminum doped ZnO thin films N. Munoz Aguirre, J.E. Rivera Lopez, L. Martinez Perez, P. Tamayo Meza Growth and optical properties of high-density InN nanodots W.C. Ke, S.J. Lee, C.Y. Kao, W.K. Chen, W.C. Chou, W.H. Chang, W.J. Lin, Y.C. Cheng, T.C. Lee, J.C. Lin Theoretical Studies in Epitaxial Stabilization of ZnO-based Light-emitting Semiconductors P-L Liu, Y-J Siao, M-H Lee Magnetic properties of Sputter deposited and magnetically annealed IrMn/CoFeB nanometric bilayers for exchange biased magnetic tunnel junctions H. Fulara, M. Raju, S. Chaudhary, S.C. Kashyap, D.K. Pandya Synthesis and Characterization of ZnO Nanorods using Molecular Beam Epitaxy M. Asghar, A. Ali, M.-A. Hasan, M. Yasin Akhtar Raja Novel Nanoparticles Dispersing Beads Mill with Ultra Small Beads and its Application M. Inkyo Evaluation of Tools for Nanoparticles-modulated Hyperthermia by Atomic Force Microscopy I.V. Reshetov, V.I. Chissov, S.S. Sukharev, O.V. Matorin, A.V. Korizky Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) for on-line monitoring and workplace surveillance of nanoparticle production processes E. Frejafon Application of nanoindentation for constituent phases testing I. Hussainova, I. Jasiuk Oxygen Vacancies induced ferromagnetism in undoped and Cr doped SnO2 nanowires L. Zhang, S. Ge, Y. Zuo, Q. Jing Evaluation of Uncertainty in Nanoparticle Size Measurement by Differential Mobility Analysis C.M. Lin, T.C. Yu, S.H. Lai, H.C. Ho, H.F. Weng, S.H. Wang, C.J. Chen Nano Crystalline Cellulosic Nematic monocrystals optical properties G. Picard, Y. Kadiri, D. Simon, F. Ghozayel, J.-D. Lebreux Interfacial Effect in Fe/ InGaAs Magnetism N. Berrouachedi, S. Rioual, B. Lescop, B. Rouvellou, J. Langlois, M. Bouslama, Z. Lounis, A. Abdellaoui Carbon Nano Structures & Devices Review of Double Wall Carbon Nanotubes, Synthesis and Applications (overview presentation) W. Bacsa Carbon-based nanocomposite EDLC supercapacitors C. Lei, C. Lekakou Carbon Nanotube Field Effect Transistors using Printed Semiconducting Tubes N. Rouhi, D. Jain, K. Zand, P.J. Burke Gels of Carbon Nanotubes and Nonionic Surfactant and High-quality Carbon Nanotube Films Prepared by Gel Coating J. Ouyang An Amplification Strategy to Label Free Opiate Drug Detection using Liquid-Gated Carbon Nanotubes Transistor J.N. Tey, I.P.M. Wijaya, J. Wei, I. Rodriguez, S.G. Maisalkar RNA Functionalized Carbon Nanotube for Chemical Sensing M. Chen, S.A. Datta, S.M. Khamis, J.E. Fischer, A.T. Johnson, Jr. Incorporation of plasma modified multi-walled carbon nanotubes into TiO2 photoanode for dyesensitized solar cells (DSSC) Y.F. Chan Large area, directionally aligned single-walled carbon nanotube thin film by self-assembly and compressed sliding methods C.K. Najeeb, J.-H. Lee, J. Chang, J.-H. Kim Characterizing the Oxygen Reduction Reaction for the Proton Exchange Fuel Cell with with Novel Nanotechnology-based Catalyst Supports M.N. Groves, A.S.W. Chan, C. Malardier-Jugroot, M. Jugroot Influence of Silica Precursor in the Cobalt Incorporation in Mesoporous Silica MCM-41 Used for the Synthesis of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes F.C. Ramirez, B.L. Lopez, L.F. Giraldo Spin Dependent Transport in Carbon Nanostructures N.M. Harrison, B. Montanari Effect of Position and Orientation of Stone-Wales Defects on the Fracture Behavior of a Zigzag Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube K. Talukdar, A.K. Mitra Controlled Dispersion of Carbon Nanotubes Wrapped in Amphiphilic Block Copolymers: Elaboration of Polymer Nanocomposite C. Semaan, G. Pecastaings, M. Schappacher, A. Soum Catalyst-Free Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes with Low-Intensity Lasers V. Krishna, B. Koopman, B. Moudgil Direct growth of carbon nanotubes on a plastic substrate D. Carnahan, D. Esposito, I. Izrailit, A.V. Vasenkov Electric-Arc Plasma Instalation and method for Preparing Nanodispersed Carbon Structures G.P. Vissokov, D.T. Garlanov, K.L. Zaharieva, S.K. Rakovski Large area graphene sheets synthesized on a bi-metallic catalyst system E. Dervishi, Z. Li, J. Shyaka, F. Watanabe, A. Biswas, J.L. Umwungeri, A. Courte, A.R. Biris, A.S. Biris Is Aluminum Suitable Buffer Layer for Growth of Carbon Nanowalls? P. Alizadeh Eslami, M. Ghoranneviss, S. Nasiri Laheghi Fabrication of Nanoporous Ultrananocrystalline Diamond Membranes O.V. Makarova, R. Divan, N. Moldovan, C.-M. Tang Quantum Electrodynamics of Nanosystems S.S. Masood Electron irradiation induced stuructural changes in nickel nanorods encapsulated in carbon nanotubes N. Kulshrestha, K.S. Hazra, S. Roy, R. Bajpai, D.R. Mohapatra, D.S. Misra Tuning the electronic and chemical surface properties of graphane combining alkali deposition and low-energy ion irradiation B. Heim, J.P. Allain, D. Zemlyanov, C.N. Taylor, O. El-Atwani Fabrication and characterization of optoelectric device using CdSe nanocrystal quantum dots/singlewalled carbon nanotubes heterostructure H.C. Shim, S. Jeong, S. Kim, C.S. Han Effect of Source, Surfactant, and Deposition Process on Electronic Properties of Nanotube Arrays D. Jain, N. Rouhi, C. Rutherglen, P.J. Burke Novel Electrostatic Digital Printing Device Based on Single Walled Carbon Nanotube K.Y. Law, M. Kanungo A Dual-Frequency Wearable MWCNT Ink-Based Spiral Microstrip Antenna T.A. Elwi Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotube Arrays assembled on Glassy Carbon electrode J. Sun Carbon Nanotubes and Grephene for Solar Cells Z. Li, E. Dervishi, V. Saini, S. Bourdo, A.S. Biris Determination of Cefixime in aqueous solution using multiwalled carbon nanotubes solid- phase extraction cartridge M. Jafari, F. Aghamiri, G.R. Khaghani Wafer Level Assembly of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube (SWCNT) Arrays with Precise Positioning J. Cao, A. Arun, K. Lister, D. Acquaviva, J. Bhandari, A.M. Ionescu 100nm Range Short Tube Products of Nano Carbon from Solid Phase Synthesis Process Without Shortening Effort K.C. Nguyen, V.V. Tran, A.T.N. Mai, M.C. Bui, H.D. Dang Synthesis and Characterization of Single Wall Carbon Nanohorns Produced by Direct Vaporization of Graphite C. Pagura, M. Schiavon, S. Barison, S. Battiston Effect of Strain on the Energy Band Gaps of (13,0) and (15,0) Carbon Nanotubes G. Dereli, N. Vardar, O. Eyecioglu Ab initio investigation of Graphene Based Systems N.S. Virka, N.M. Harrisonb, B. Montanaric Enhanced Field Emission properties of Titanium decorated Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes H. Sharma, V. Kaushik, A.K. Shukla, V.D. Vankar Violet-Blue Emission From TiO2/SWCNT Hybrid Structure Synthesized by a Simple Chemical Route R. Paul, P. Kumbhakar, A.K. Mitra Novel interdigital actuators and sensors based on highly overlapped branched carbon nanotubes S. Darbari, Y. Abdi, A. Ebrahimi, S. Mohajerzadeh Computer Simulation and Study of Bridge--Like Radiation Defects in the Carbon Nano-Structures in Composite Materials A.M. Ilyin, G.W. Beall Rapid Determination of Purity of Carbon Nanotubes J. Hodkiewicz, M. Wall Introduction to Raman Spectroscopy as a Characterization Tool for Carbon Nanotubes, Graphene, and other Carbon Nanostructures J. Hodkiewicz, M. Wall CNT and Silver-CNT Nanoparticles provide immune responses against RSV S. Boyoglu, L. Adiani, C. Boyoglu, M. Mishra, V. Rangari, V. Dennis, S.R. Singh Morphology Changes and Defects in Carbon Nanoparticles Due to Different Atom Arrangements R. Sharma, S. Kwon, A. Sharma Nanoparticle Synthesis and Applications Gas-phase synthesis of highly-specific nanoparticles on the pilot-plant scale T. Huelser, S.M. Schnurre, C. Schulz, H. Wiggers Gas phase synthesis of silica nanoparticles in a hybrid microwave-plasma hot-wall reactor A. Abdali, B. Moritz, H. Wiggers, C. Schulz Ionic Liquids - Novel Tenside like Materials for size controlled Preparation of Nanoparticles and safe-to-handle Nanoparticle Dispersions T.F. Beyersdorff, F.M. Stiemke, A. Willm, T.J.S. Schubert Highly conducting nanosized monodispersed antimony-doped tin oxide particles synthesized via nonaqueous sol-gel method V. Muller, J. Rathousky, D. Fattakhova-Rohlfing Investigation of the stabilisation mechanism of small ZnO quantum dots below 20 nm D. Segets, R. Marczak, S. Schafer, W. Peukert The use of PEO-PPO-PEO block copolymers in the synthesis of nano ZnO via the hydrothermal method M. Young, X. Bao Au, Ag and Au-Ag nanoparticles: microwave-assisted synthesis in water and applications in ceramic and catalysis M. Blosi, S. Albonetti, F. Gatti, M. Dondi, A. Migliori, L. Ortolani, V. Morandi, G. Baldi In Situ Quick XAFS Study on the Formation Mechanism of Cu Nanoparticles Synthesized in Aqueous Phase S. Nishimura, A. Takagaki, S. Maenosono, K. Ebitani Hydrothermal synthesis and Photoluminescent characterization of nanocrystalline BaZrO3 L.A. Diaz-Torres, P. Salas, V.M. Castano, J. Oliva, E. De la Rosa Synthesis of Sulfated and Carbon-Coated Al2O3 Aerogels and Their Activity in Dehydrochlorination of 1-Chlorobutane and (2-Chloroethyl)ethyl Sulfide A.F. Bedilo, A.M. Volodin, K.J. Klabunde Sol-gel Synthesis of Ferrite Foam Materials for H2 Generation from Water-Splitting Reaction R. Bhosale, R. Shende, J. Puszynski The Mechanochemical Formation of Functionalized Semiconductor Nanoparticles for Electronic and Superhydrophobic Surface Applications B.S. Mitchell, M.J. Fink Electrical Properties of Functionalized Silicon Nanoparticles S. Hartner, A. Gupta, H. Wiggers Precipitant molar concentration effect on the upconversion emission in BaZrO3:Er,Yb nanocrystalline phosphor L.A. Diaz-Torres, P. Salas, V.M. Castano, J. Oliva, C. Angeles-Chavez New ripening mechanism for silver and gold nanorods in aqueous solution D. Segets, C. Damm, G. Yang, E. Spiecker, W. Peukert Durability of Pt/MWCNT Nanocatalyst in High Temperature H3PO4/PBI PEMFC F. Buazarand, H. Khaledib, K. Almoora, Q. Lia, T. Steenbergc, J.O. Jensen, N.J. Bjerruma Nano Silver -- Why It is so Hot Now? K.W. Lem, J.R. Haw, D.S. Lee, C. Brumlik, S. Sund, S. Curran, P. Smith, S. Brauer, D. Schmidt Surface Enhanced Raman Utilizing Magentic Core Silver Shell Nanoparticles G.P. Glaspell Au nanoparticles functionnalized by J-aggregates for highly efficient strong coupling applications D. Djoumessi Lekeufack, A. Brioude, J. Bellessa, L. De Zeng, A.W. Coleman, P. Miele Electron instabilities in nanoclusters, nanostructures and inhomogeneous nanomaterials: bottom up approach A. Kocharian Ultrasonically sprayed nanostructured SnO2 thin films for highly sensitive hydrogen sensing L.A. Patil Synthesis of highly-doped silicon and germanium nanoparticles in a low-pressure plasma-reactor for thermoelectric and solar applications H. Grimm, N. Petermann, A. Gupta, H. Wiggers Cleaning 10nm ceramic particles by the supersonic particle beam I. Kim, K. Hwang, J.W. Lee Formation mechanism of copper-silver metal nanoparticle encapsulated in carbon shell H.Y. Kang, H.P. Wang, C.H. Huang, C.K. Tsai The Use of Taguchi Method to Determine Factors Affecting the size of fine attapulgite particles generated by rapid expansion supercritical solution with and without cosolvents I. Asghari, F. Esmaeilzadeh Manufacture of ultrafine drug particles via the Rapid Expansion of Supercritical Solution (RESS) Process using Taguchi approach I. Asghari, F. Esmaeilzadeh Synthesis of Cobalt-based Nanoparticles in Silicon Dioxide for Nonvolatile Memory Applications J-H Yoon Microwave-assisted superparamagnetic FePt synthesis for MRI application M.J. Tsai, T.Y. Tsai, J.L. Tsai, P.S. Lai Application of Sugimoto model on particle size prediction of colloidal TiO2 nanoparticles H. Mehranpour, M. Askari, M.S. Ghamsari, H. Farzalibeik Preparation of nitrogen-doped mesoporous TiO2 with a room-temperature ionic liquid T-L Hsiung, H.P. Wang, Y-L Wei Preparation of Nanosize Copper Recycled from an Electroplating Wastewater C.-H. Huang, H.P. Wang Synthesis of nanocrystalline (Zn1-xCox)Al2O4 solid solution: structural and optical properties A. Fernandez-Osorio, D. Hernandez- Mendoza, E. Pineda-Villanueva Synthesis of Nanocrystalline VOx/MgO Aerogels and Their Application for Destructive Adsorption of CF2Cl2 E.V. Ilyina, I.V. Mishakov, A.A. Vedyagin, A.F. Bedilo, K.J. Klabunde Microwave-assisted synthesis of water soluble ZnSe@ZnS quantum dots S.J. Bailon-Ruiz, O. Perales-Perez, S.P. Singh Hydrothermal Growth of ZnO Nanostructures Using Zinc Thin Films as Seed Layer J.-Y. Yang, H.-W. Cheng, T.-C. Cheng, Y. Li Synergistic effect of Cobalt and Nitrogen doping on Anatase Titania for Photodegradation under Visible light N.N. Binitha, Z. Yaakob, P.P. Silija, M.R. Resmi, P.V. Suraja Size dependent photoluminescence characteristics of GaN nanoparticles Y. Chen, K.S. Kang, N. Jyoti, J. Kim Fuel cell catalysts based on core-shell nanoparticles H. Xu, C. Zalitis, M. Rivera-Hernandez, T. Albrecht, A. Kucernak Characterization and synthesis of nano magnetic particles M. Thiyagarajan Early Stages of Particle Formation by in-situ UV-Vis and HRS B. Schurer, D. Segets, W. Peukert Green Chemistry Used in the Synthesis and Characterization of Silver and Gold Nanoparticles R. Vallejo, P. Segovia, N. Elizondo, O. Vazquez, V. Coello, V. Castano Polarity sensitive colloidal gold nanoparticles F. Amin, D. Yushchenko, F. Zhang, A. Zulqurnain, W.J. Parak The Reaction of Nano-scale Iron Fluidized in Microwave Radiation Field to Treat Chlorobenzene C-L Lee, Y-S Wang, C-R Wu, H-P Wang, C.-J.G. Jou Effect of C Content and Calcination Temperatures on the Characteristics of C-doped TiO2 Photocatalyst F.Y. Chen, Y.-T. Lin Formation and stabilization of gold and silver clusters and nanoparticles in mordenites A. Pestryakov, N. Bogdanchikova, I. Tuzovskaya, M. Avalos, M.H. Farias SAPHIR -- European Project C. Goepfert Preparation of ZnAl2O4 Catalytic Support by Combustion Reaction: Influence of Type of Heating Source E. Leal, K.M.S. Viana, R.H.G.A. Kiminami, S.M.P. Meneghetti, A.C.F.M. Costa, H.L. Lira Catalytic Degradation of Substituted Phenols in Water by Chemically Synthesized Bimetallic Nanoalloys R. Nazir, M. Mazhar The influences of nanoscale titanium dioxide particle size and crystal structure on light absorbance M. Zou, F. Yang, J. Ma, Y. Chen, L. Cao, F. Liu Size-Controllable Synthesis and Characterization of Wide Band Gap Semiconductor Oxide Nanoparticles A. Sharma, A. Sharma, R. Sharma Effect of Grain Size on Neel Temperature, Magnetic and Electrical Properties of NiFe2O4 Nanoparticle Synthesized by Chemical Co-precipitation Technique Sk. Manjura Hoque Preparation and Characterization of Nanocrystalline GaP for Advanced Light Emissive Device Structures S.L. Pyshkin, J. Ballato, G. Chumanov, N. Tsyntsaru, E. Rusu Fabrication of size-tunable gold nanoparticles using plasmid DNA as a biomolecular reactor J. Samson, I. Piscopo, A. Yampolsky, P. Nahirney, A. Parpas, A. Toschi, C.M. Drain Synthesis and optical properties of L-cystine capped ZnS:Co nanoparticles P. Kumbhakar, R. Sarkar, A.K. Mitra Magnetite particle size dependence on the co-precipitation synthesis method for protein separation R.T. Reza, C.A. Martinez Perez, C.A. Rodriguez Gonzalez, D.B. Baques, P.E. Garcia-Casillas Combustion synthesis and Magnetic Characterizations of Mn Substituted Ni--Zn Ferrite Nanoparticles D.R. Mane, D.D. Birajdar, S.E. Shirsath, R.H. Kadam Luminescent mechanism of bulk and nano ZnS:Mn2+ phosphors M.M. Biggs, O.M. Ntwaeaborwa, H.C. Swart, M.J.H. Hoffman From Micro to Nano Magnetic Spheres: Size-Controllable Synthesis, Multilayer Coatings, and Biomedical Applications K.C.F. Leung, S. Xuan Transport of large Particles and Macromolecules in Flow Through Inorganic Membrane A.O. Imdakm, T. Matsuura A facile low-temperature route for preparing monodisperse Mn3O4 nanopolyhedrons from amorphous MnO2 nanoparticles J. Ma, S. Zhang, W. Liu, Y. Zhao Preparation of Silver Nanoparticles via Ionomer Clusters P. Atorngitjawat, K. Pipatpanyanugoon Preparation and Application of Copper Oxide Nanoparticles M-H Chang, C.Y-D Tai Nanopowders of TiO2 obtained by combustion reaction: effect of fuels E.P. Almeida, J.P. Coutinho, N.L. Freitas, R.H.G.A. Kiminami, A.C.F.M. Costa, H.L. Lira Preparation and Characterization of BiFeO3 Nanosystems as Visible Light Driven Photo-degradation of Organic Compounds C. Hengky, S. Dunn, V. Singh, L. Loh Magnetite nanoparticles as moderators of extreme conditions during Bradyrhizobium japanicum growth M.R. Ghalamboran, J.J. Ramsden NanoZeolites - small particles, small pore, big impact! Porous nanoparticles for environmental applications W. Daniell, A. Kohl, J. Sauer Nanostructured Coatings, Surfaces and Films Adhesion of Water on Flat Polymer Surfaces and Superhydrophobic Surfaces K.Y. Law, H. Zhao, B. Samuel Biofouling control coatings utilizing VOC free biodegradable chitothane and nanotubes containing non-toxic natural product repellents R.R. Price, J. Matias Nanoscale Silver Coatings on Synthetic Fibers M. Amberg, E. Korner, D. Hegemann, M. Heuberger Tribological studies of conventional microcrystalline and engineered near-nanocrystalline WC-17Co HVOF coatings G. Saha, A. Mateen, T. Khan A Generalised Approach for the Surface Engineering of Nanoparticles in Suspension for Highly Efficient Hybrid Capture of Bio-molecules T. Sen, I.J. Bruceb Fabrication of superhydrophobic nanostructured films by Physical Vapour Deposition M. Yoldi, J.A. Garcia, R.J. Rodriguez, A. Martinez, M. Rico Development of Durable Nanostructured Superhydrophobic Self-Cleaning Surfaces in Glass Substrates Y.D. Jiang, M. White, A.T. Hunt, M. Kitada, T. Fitz Superhydrophobic coating using metallic nanorods for aerospace applications G.K. Kannarpady, Y. Lefrileux, T. Laurent, J. Woo, K.R. Khedir, H. Ishihara, S. Trigwell, C. Ryerson, A.S. Biris Durable Super-Hydrophobic Nano-Composite Films J. Chinn Tunable Wetting of Titanium and Gold Based Wicking Materials C. Ding Self Assembly of Colloidal Gold Nanoparticles on Diblock Copolymer Thin Film Templates S.M. Adams, R. Ragan Non-Silicone Based Nano Thickness Coating to Improve Protein Compatibility R. Yeh, M.T. Ling Transparent Conducting Films of Antimony-Doped Tin Oxide with Uniform Mesostructure Assembled from Pre-formed Nanocrystals V. Muller, J. Rathousky, D. Fattakhova-Rohlfing Correlation between the oxygen content and the structure of AlCrSiOxN(1-x) thin films deposited by pulsed DC magnetron sputtering H. Najafi, A. Karimi, M. Morstein, H. Najafi Mesoporous TiO2 hollow spheres on a DSSC photoanode C-Y Liao, H.P. Wang, H-P Lin Electronic properties control of single-walled carbon nanotube using spontaneous redox process of MnO4- and carbon nanotube D.-W. Shin, J.H. Lee, J.-B. Yoo Dry native protein assays on on 3D and 2D substrates by non-contact Laser-Induced-Forward Transfer LIFT process S. Genov, I. Thurow, D. Riester, K. Borchers, T. Hirth, A. Weber, G.E.M. Tovar Novel Metal Oxide Deposition Method to Fabricate Nanostructures R. Mansouri, M. Sandooghchian, M.R. Mansouri Effect of nano-sized silica particle for high insulation resistance on the surface of non-oriented electrical steel J.W. Kim, M.S. Kwon, C.H. Han Rhodamine B degradation efficiency of differently annealed titanium dioxide nanotubes M.V. Diamanti, F. Stercal, MP. Pedeferri Control of solid surface properties by electron beam processing I.V. Vasiljeva, S.V. Mjakin Fabrication and assembly of nanowrinkle patterns on metallic surface: a nonlithography method for nano fabrication Z. Zhang, C. Guo, Q. Liu Simple Fabrication of Hierarchical Structures on a Polymer Surface B. Farshchian, S.M. Hurst, J.T. Ok, S. Park The Nanophysics of TiO2/Au Model Catalyst as a Key to Understanding the High Efficiency of Real Au/TiO2 Catalyst and Technological Consequences I.V. Tvauri, D.F. Remar, A.M. Turiev, N.I. Tsidaeva, K. Fukutani, T.T. Magkoev Production Technology for Nanofiber Filtration Media M. Maly, S. Petrik Atmospheric Plasma Surface Modification of Polytetrafluoroethylene Films for Metal Deposition B.E. Stein, A.A. Bujanda, K.E. Strawhecker, D.D. Pappas Bio-Molecules Immobilization on Nanowire Electronic Devices W. Maki, N. Mishra, M. Fellegy, E. Cameron, G. Maki Chemical structure of ZnO nanorod array on a DSSC photoanode Y-H Chang, C-Y Liao, H.P. Wang, Y-L Wei, Y. Fukushima, T-F Guo, Y-F Chiang An experimental and theoretical study of the inhibition mechanism of organic substances in concrete M.V. Diamanti, M. Ormellese, E.A. Perez-Rosales, MP. Pedeferri, G. Raffaini, F. Ganazzoli Thin-Film Deposition on Nanoparticles in Low-Pressure Plasma A. Shahravan, T. Matsoukas Composite Materials Surface Modification and Performance Analysis of Jute Based Nanophased Green Composite M.K. Hossain, M.W. Dewan, M. Hosur, S. Jeelani, V. Rangari Chemical and Phase Transformations of Nanocrystalline Oxides in a Carbon Nanoreactor A.M. Volodin, V.I. Zaikovskii, A.F. Bedilo, K.J. Klabunde Integration of SWCNT into Olefin polymer composites J. Guan, B. Simard Role of Nanoparticles in Life Cycle of Nanocomposites X. Gu, G. Chen, M. Zhao, S.S. Watson, D. Zhe, P.E. Stutzman, T. Nguyen, J.W. Chin, J.W. Martin Surface tailoring of carbon fabric reinforced PES composites with micro and nano PTFE fillers M. Sharma, J. Bijwe Characterizing Nanoparticle Emissions from Burning Polymer Nanocomposites M.R. Nyden, R.H. Harris, Y.S. Kim, R.D. Davis, N.D. Marsh, M. Zammarano New method for the caracterization of abrasion-induced nanoparticle release into air from nanomaterials L. 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Han Control of the morphology of nanoparticles resulting from the dynamic optimization of a fed-batch emulsion copolymerization process B. Benyahia, A. Latifi, C. Fonteix, F. Pla Index of Authors Index of Keywords