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Nanomaterials, Volume 4, Issue 3

September 2014 - 17 articles

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Articles (17)

  • Review
  • Open Access
25 Citations
18,319 Views
58 Pages

4 August 2014

The synthesis of superparamagnetic nanoparticles (NPs) for various technological applications continues to be an interesting research topic. The successful application of superparamagnetic NPs to each specific area typically depends on the achievemen...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
8,050 Views
14 Pages

Fabrication of Meso-Porous Sintered Metal Thin Films by Selective Etching of Silica Based Sacrificial Template

  • Ludovic F. Dumée,
  • Fenghua She,
  • Mikel Duke,
  • Stephen Gray,
  • Peter Hodgson and
  • Lingxue Kong

4 August 2014

Meso-porous metal materials have enhanced surface energies offering unique surface properties with potential applications in chemical catalysis, molecular sensing and selective separation. In this paper, commercial 20 nm diameter metal nano-particles...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
10,241 Views
16 Pages

Design of Magnetic Gelatine/Silica Nanocomposites by Nanoemulsification: Encapsulation versus in Situ Growth of Iron Oxide Colloids

  • Joachim Allouche,
  • Corinne Chanéac,
  • Roberta Brayner,
  • Michel Boissière and
  • Thibaud Coradin

31 July 2014

The design of magnetic nanoparticles by incorporation of iron oxide colloids within gelatine/silica hybrid nanoparticles has been performed for the first time through a nanoemulsion route using the encapsulation of pre-formed magnetite nanocrystals a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
8,445 Views
16 Pages

Mesoporous Titania Powders: The Role of Precursors, Ligand Addition and Calcination Rate on Their Morphology, Crystalline Structure and Photocatalytic Activity

  • Elisabetta Masolo,
  • Manuela Meloni,
  • Sebastiano Garroni,
  • Gabriele Mulas,
  • Stefano Enzo,
  • Maria Dolors Baró,
  • Emma Rossinyol,
  • Agnieszka Rzeszutek,
  • Iris Herrmann-Geppert and
  • Maria Pilo

30 July 2014

We evaluate the influence of the use of different titania precursors, calcination rate, and ligand addition on the morphology, texture and phase content of synthesized mesoporous titania samples, parameters which, in turn, can play a key role in tita...

  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
7,089 Views
13 Pages

30 July 2014

Poly(anthraquinonyl sulfide) (PAQS)/graphene sheets (GSs) composite was synthesized through in situ polymerization to evaluate its performance as an electrode material for electrochemical capacitors. PAQS was successfully synthesized in the presence...

  • Review
  • Open Access
57 Citations
13,602 Views
35 Pages

Autophagy as a Possible Underlying Mechanism of Nanomaterial Toxicity

  • Vanessa Cohignac,
  • Marion Julie Landry,
  • Jorge Boczkowski and
  • Sophie Lanone

8 July 2014

The rapid development of nanotechnologies is raising safety concerns because of the potential effects of engineered nanomaterials on human health, particularly at the respiratory level. Since the last decades, many in vivo studies have been intereste...

  • Article
  • Open Access
45 Citations
8,769 Views
13 Pages

27 June 2014

Cu is an essential trace element but can be highly toxic to aquatic organisms at elevated concentrations. Greater use of CuO engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) may lead to increased concentrations of CuO ENPs in aquatic environments causing potential ec...

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