387-391
Perspectives
Public perception of nanotechnology
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393-400
Research Paper
The detection of HBV DNA with gold-coated iron oxide nanoparticle gene probes
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401-407
Research Paper
Preparation and characterization of nanocrystalline ZnO particles from a hydrothermal process
Yi Hu and Hung-Jiun Chen
409-414
Research Paper
Effect of metal oxide and oxygen on the growth of single-walled carbon nanotubes by electric arc discharge
Delong He, Yongning Liu, Tingkai Zhao, Jiewu Zhu and Guang Yu
415-427
Research Paper
Grafting of PMMA brushes on titania nanoparticulate surface via surface-initiated conventional radical and “controlled” radical polymerization (ATRP)
G. K. Raghuraman, Jürgen Rühe and Raghavachari Dhamodharan
429-436
Research Paper
Potential application of palladium nanoparticles as selective recyclable hydrogenation catalysts
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437-448
Research Paper
The characters of self-assembly core/shell nanoparticles of amphiphilic hyperbranched polyethers as drug carriers
Wan Ajun and Kou Yuxia
449-454
Research Paper
Factors that affect the efficiency of antisense oligodeoxyribonucleotide transfection by insonated gas-filled lipid microbubbles
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455-463
Research Paper
Eu3+ doped yttrium oxysulfide quantum structures—structural, optical and electronic properties
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465-473
Research Paper
Foam droplet separation for nanoparticle synthesis
Corey A. Tyree and Jonathan O. Allen
475-486
Research Paper
Influence of several factors on the growth of selenium nanowires induced by silver nanoparticles
Xuchuan Jiang and Aibing Yu
487-497
Research Paper
Determination of the anisotropy constant and saturation magnetization of magnetic nanoparticles from magnetization relaxation curves
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499-506
Research Paper
Energy transfer from the host to Er3+ dopants in semiconductor SnO2 nanocrystals segregated in sol–gel silica glasses
Javier del-Castillo, V. D. Rodríguez, A. C. Yanes and J. Méndez-Ramos
507-517
Technology and Applications
Biosynthesis of nanoparticles: technological concepts and future applications
Prashant Mohanpuria, Nisha K. Rana and Sudesh Kumar Yadav
519-523
Brief Communication
Effect of thermal annealing on r.f. sputtering-deposited nanocrystalline GaN
x
As1−
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thin films
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525-529
Brief Communication
Synthesis of CdS hollow/solid nanospheres and their chain-structures by membrane technique
Shumin Duan, Qingsheng Wu, Runping Jia and Xinbo Liu
531-535
Brief Communication
Preparation and optical properties of silver chromate self-assembly necklace structures
Jin-Ku Liu, Chong-Xiao Luo and Nai-Jia Quan
537-542
Brief Communication
Plasma-activated core-shell gold nanoparticle films with enhanced catalytic properties
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543-548
Brief Communication
Fabrication and characterization of Pd/Ag alloy hollow spheres by the solvothermal method
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