Special Issue: Special focus on "Safety of Nanoparticles"/Guest Edited by Frédéric Schuster, Carole Sentein
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Perspectives
Open AccessIs there a shift to “active nanostructures”?
Vrishali Subramanian, Jan Youtie, Alan L. Porter and Philip Shapira
11-20
Perspectives
Open AccessRisk perceptions starting to shift? U.S. citizens are forming opinions about nanotechnology
Susanna Priest, Ted Greenhalgh and Victoria Kramer
21-37
Special focus: Safety of Nanoparticles
Monitor for detecting and assessing exposure to airborne nanoparticles
Johan Marra, Matthias Voetz and Heinz-Jürgen Kiesling
39-46
Special focus: Safety of Nanoparticles
Effect of water and UV passivation on the luminescence of suspensions of silicon quantum dots
J. Vincent, V. Maurice, X. Paquez, O. Sublemontier and Y. Leconte, et al.
47-53
Special focus: Safety of Nanoparticles
Characterisation of nanoparticle size and state prior to nanotoxicological studies
Iker Montes-Burgos, Dorota Walczyk, Patrick Hole, Jonathan Smith and Iseult Lynch, et al.
55-60
Special focus: Safety of Nanoparticles
Analysis of the toxicity of gold nano particles on the immune system: effect on dendritic cell functions
Christian L. Villiers, Heidi Freitas, Rachel Couderc, Marie-Bernadette Villiers and Patrice N. Marche
61-73
Special focus: Safety of Nanoparticles
Toxicological consequences of TiO2, SiC nanoparticles and multi-walled carbon nanotubes exposure in several mammalian cell types: an in vitro study
Sabrina Barillet, Angélique Simon-Deckers, Nathalie Herlin-Boime, Martine Mayne-L’Hermite and Cécile Reynaud, et al.
75-82
Special focus: Safety of Nanoparticles
Dispersion of multi-walled carbon nanotubes in biocompatible dispersants
J.-P. Piret, S. Detriche, R. Vigneron, S. Vankoningsloo and S. Rolin, et al.
83-89
Special focus: Safety of Nanoparticles
Experimental evaluation of individual protection devices against different types of nanoaerosols: graphite, TiO2, and Pt
L. Golanski, A. Guiot and F. Tardif
91-99
Special focus: Safety of Nanoparticles
Occupational and consumer risk estimates for nanoparticles emitted by laser printers
Otto Hänninen, Irene Brüske-Hohlfeld, Miranda Loh, Tobias Stoeger and Wolfgang Kreyling, et al.
101-109
Research Paper
One-pot synthesis of oleic acid-capped cadmium chalcogenides (CdE: E = Se, Te) nano-crystals
P. K. Khanna, K. Srinivasa Rao, K. R. Patil, V. N. Singh and B. R. Mehta
111-120
Research Paper
Layered double hydroxide nanoparticles incorporating terbium: applicability as a fluorescent probe and morphology modifier
Anthony W. Musumeci, Zhi Ping Xu, Suzanne V. Smith, Rodney F. Minchin and Darren J. Martin
121-133
Research Paper
Pt nanoparticles supported over Ce–Ti–O: the solvothermal and photochemical approaches for the preparation of catalytic materials
Adrián M. T. Silva, Bruno F. Machado, Helder T. Gomes, José L. Figueiredo and Goran Dražić, et al.
135-142
Research Paper
Photoactivity passivation of TiO2 nanoparticles using molecular layer deposited (MLD) polymer films
Xinhua Liang and Alan W. Weimer
143-150
Research Paper
Porous ZnO nanobelts: synthesis, mechanism, and morphological evolutions
Xia Cao, Ning Wang, Long Wang and Lin Guo
151-160
Research Paper
Immunological impact of magnetic nanoparticles (Ferucarbotran) on murine peritoneal macrophages
Chen-Hao Yeh, Jong-Kai Hsiao, Jaw-Lin Wang and Fuu Sheu
161-168
Research Paper
Molten salt synthesis of LaF3:Eu3+ nanoplates with tunable size and their luminescence properties
Yang Tian, Xiuling Jiao, Juan Zhang, Ning Sui and Dairong Chen, et al.
169-176
Research Paper
Blue electroluminescence nanodevice prototype based on vertical ZnO nanowire/polymer film on silicon substrate
Ying He, Jun-An Wang, Xiao-Ban Chen, Wen-Fei Zhang and Xu-Yu Zeng, et al.
177-185
Research Paper
Quantum spins in Mackay icosahedral gold nanoparticles
Chun-Ming Wu, Chi-Yen Li, Yen-Ting Kuo, Chin-Wei Wang and Sheng-Yun Wu, et al.
187-197
Research Paper
Liposome-coated quantum dots targeting the sentinel lymph node
Maoquan Chu, Shu Zhuo, Jiang Xu, Qiunan Sheng and Shengke Hou, et al.
199-207
Research Paper
Immobilization of silver nanoparticles on silica microspheres
Chih-Kai Huang, Chia-Yin Chen, Jin-Lin Han, Chii-Chang Chen and Meng-Dan Jiang, et al.
209-215
Research Paper
Nano-powders of Na0.5K0.5NbO3 made by a sol–gel method
Anirban Chowdhury, Jonathan Bould, Yifan Zhang, Craig James and Steven J. Milne
217-225
Research Paper
Morphology–luminescence correlations in europium-doped ZnO nanomaterials
Yuming Yang, Hua Lai, Haitao Xu, Chunyan Tao and Hua Yang
227-235
Research Paper
Electrochemical analysis of gold-coated magnetic nanoparticles for detecting immunological interaction
Thao Thi-Hien Pham and Sang Jun Sim
237-246
Research Paper
Process variables in biomimetic synthesis of silver nanoparticles by aqueous extract of Azadirachta indica (Neem) leaves
A. Tripathy, Ashok M. Raichur, N. Chandrasekaran, T. C. Prathna and Amitava Mukherjee
247-259
Research Paper
Generation of mixed metallic nanoparticles from immiscible metals by spark discharge
N. S. Tabrizi, Q. Xu, N. M. van der Pers and A. Schmidt-Ott
261-271
Research Paper
On the enzymatic formation of platinum nanoparticles
Y. Govender, T. L. Riddin, M. Gericke and C. G. Whiteley
273-284
Research Paper
Nanometer interatomic distances in Rydberg Matter clusters confirmed by phase-delay spectroscopy
Leif Holmlid
285-292
Research Paper
Ecosystem protection by effluent bioremediation: silver nanoparticles impregnation in a textile fabrics process
Nelson Durán, Priscyla D. Marcato, Oswaldo L. Alves, João P. S. Da Silva and Gabriel I. H. De Souza, et al.
293-300
Research Paper
Study on magnetic fluid optical fiber devices for optical logic operations by characteristics of superparamagnetic nanoparticles and magnetic fluids
J. J. Chieh, C. Y. Hong, S. Y. Yang, H. E. Horng and H. C. Yang
301-305
Research Paper
A novel method for preparing lithium manganese oxide nanorods from nanorod precursor
Haowen Liu and Long Tan
307-317
Research Paper
On the magnetic field architecture required to capture superparamagnetic nanoparticles in a microcapillary flow
Nicholas J. Darton, Bart Hallmark, Pulkit Agrawal, Tom James and Vincent H. B. Ho, et al.
319-325
Research Paper
Facile approach to prepare PIPD nano-spheres
Kejing Yu, Zhongjie Du, Hangquan Li and Chen Zhang
327-335
Research Paper
Microwave technique applied to the hydrothermal synthesis and sintering of calcia stabilized zirconia nanoparticles
Antonino Rizzuti, Anna Corradi, Cristina Leonelli, Roberto Rosa and Roman Pielaszek, et al.
337-345
Research Paper
From silver nanoparticles to nanostructures through matrix chemistry
Omar Ayyad, David Muñoz-Rojas, Judith Oró-Solé and Pedro Gómez-Romero
347-356
Research Paper
Patterning and photoluminescence of CdS nanocrystallites on silk fibroin fiber
Jie Han, Huilan Su, Qun Dong, Di Zhang and Xiaoxiao Ma, et al.
357-365
Brief Communication
Investigation of a Pt–Fe/C catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction in direct ethanol fuel cells
A. M. Castro Luna, A. Bonesi, W. E. Triaca, A. Di Blasi and A. Stassi, et al.
367-372
Brief Communication
Recycling dodecylamine intercalated vanadate nanotubes
Odair P. Ferreira, Antonio G. Souza Filho and Oswaldo L. Alves