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Volume 8 Issue 5, May 2015

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PP. 1373-1769

30 articles

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Review Article

Applications of phototheranostic nanoagents in photodynamic therapy

Jayeeta Bhaumik, Amit Kumar Mittal, Avik Banerjee, [...], Yusuf Chisti, Uttam Chand Banerjee << Fewer

Published: 28 November 2014

2015, 8(5): 1373-1394

Review Article

Metal-assisted chemical etching of silicon and the behavior of nanoscale silicon materials as Li-ion battery anodes

William McSweeney, Hugh Geaney, Colm O'Dwyer

Published: 26 March 2015

2015, 8(5): 1395-1442

Research Article

Excellent photothermal conversion of core/shell CdSe/Bi₂Se₃ quantum dots

Guo Zhi Jia, Wen Kai Lou, Fang Cheng, [...], Xiong Long Wang, Jiang Hong Yao, Ning Dai, Hai Qing Lin, Kai Chang << Fewer

Published: 28 April 2015

2015, 8(5): 1443-1453

Research Article

Covalent functionalization/polycarboxylation of tungsten disulfide inorganic nanotubes (INTs-WS₂)

Daniel Raichman, David A. Strawser, Jean-Paul Lellouche

Published: 01 December 2014

2015, 8(5): 1454-1463

Research Article

An effective method to reduce residual lithium compounds on Ni-rich Li[Ni_0.6Co_0.2Mn_0.2]O₂ active material using a phosphoric acid derived Li₃PO₄ nanolayer

Chang-Heum Jo, Dae-Hyun Cho, Hyung-Joo Noh, [...], Hithshi Yashiro, Yang-Kook Sun, Seung Taek Myung << Fewer

Published: 04 December 2014

2015, 8(5): 1464-1479

Research Article

Shaped Pt-Ni nanocrystals with an ultrathin Pt-enriched shell derived from one-pot hydrothermal synthesis as active electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction

Jun Gu, Guangxu Lan, Yingying Jiang, [...], Yanshuang Xu, Wei Zhu, Chuanhong Jin, Yawen Zhang << Fewer

Published: 01 December 2014

2015, 8(5): 1480-1496

Research Article

Hydrothermal synthesis of nano-silicon from a silica sol and its use in lithium ion batteries

Jianwen Liang, Xiaona Li, Yongchun Zhu, [...], Cong Guo, Yitai Qian << Fewer

Published: 03 December 2014

2015, 8(5): 1497-1504

Research Article

A prospective cancer chemo-immunotherapy approach mediated by synergistic CD326 targeted porous silicon nanovectors

Mohammad-Ali Shahbazi, Neha Shrestha, Ermei Mäkilä, [...], Francisca Araújo, Alexandra Correia, Tomás Ramos, Bruno Sarmento, Jarno Salonen, Jouni Hirvonen, Hélder A. Santos << Fewer

Published: 03 December 2014

2015, 8(5): 1505-1521

Research Article | Open Access

Solution processed MoS₂-PVA composite for sub-bandgap mode-locking of a wideband tunable ultrafast Er: fiber laser

Meng Zhang, Richard C. T. Howe, Robert I. Woodward, [...], Edmund J. R. Kelleher, Felice Torrisi, Guohua Hu, Sergei V. Popov, J. Roy Taylor, Tawfique Hasan << Fewer

Published: 11 March 2015

2015, 8(5): 1522-1534

Research Article

Contracted interlayer distance in graphene/sapphire heterostructure

Shiro Entani, Liubov Yu. Antipina, Pavel V. Avramov, [...], Manabu Ohtomo, Yoshihiro Matsumoto, Norie Hirao, Iwao Shimoyama, Hiroshi Naramoto, Yuji Baba, Pavel B. Sorokin, Seiji Sakai << Fewer

Published: 15 January 2015

2015, 8(5): 1535-1545

Research Article

Cytotoxicity and non-specific cellular uptake of bare and surface-modified upconversion nanoparticles in human skin cells

Anna E. Guller, Alla N. Generalova, Elena V. Petersen, [...], Andrey V. Nechaev, Inna A. Trusova, Nikolay N. Landyshev, Annemarie Nadort, Ekaterina A. Grebenik, Sergey M. Deyev, Anatoly B. Shekhter, Andrei V. Zvyagin << Fewer

Published: 23 January 2015

2015, 8(5): 1546-1562

Research Article

Aggregation-induced emission (AIE) dye loaded polymer nanoparticles for gene silencing in pancreatic cancer and their in vitro and in vivo biocompatibility evaluation

Rui Hu, Chengbin Yang, Yucheng Wang, [...], Guimiao Lin, Wei Qin, Qingling Ouyan, Wing-Cheung Law, Quoc Toan Nguyen, Ho Sup Yoon, Xiaomei Wang, Ken-Tye Yong, Ben Zhong Tang << Fewer

Published: 06 December 2014

2015, 8(5): 1563-1576

Research Article

Nickel-coated silicon photocathode for water splitting in alkaline electrolytes

Ju Feng, Ming Gong, Michael J. Kenney, [...], Justin Z. Wu, Bo Zhang, Yanguang Li, Hongjie Dai << Fewer

Published: 17 January 2015

2015, 8(5): 1577-1583

Research Article

Three-dimensional porous graphene-metal oxide composite microspheres: Preparation and application in Li-ion batteries

Seung Ho Choi, Jung-Kul Lee, Yun Chan Kang

Published: 27 January 2015

2015, 8(5): 1584-1594

Research Article

Aerosol-assisted rapid synthesis of SnS-C composite microspheres as anode material for Na-ion batteries

Seung Ho Choi, Yun Chan Kang

Published: 28 April 2015

2015, 8(5): 1595-1603

Research Article

Highly stretchable, electrically conductive textiles fabricated from silver nanowires and cupro fabrics using a simple dipping-drying method

Hui-Wang Cui, Katsuaki Suganuma, Hiroshi Uchida

Published: 05 March 2015

2015, 8(5): 1604-1614

Research Article

Optical response and SERS properties of individual large scale supracrystals made of small silver nanocrystals

Pierre Aubertin, Mohamed Ali Ben Aissa, Noureddine Raouafi, [...], Suzanne Joiret, Alexa Courty, Emmanuel Maisonhaute << Fewer

Published: 28 April 2015

2015, 8(5): 1615-1626

Research Article

Ultra-sensitive graphene strain sensor for sound signal acquisition and recognition

Yan Wang, Tingting Yang, Junchao Lao, [...], Rujing Zhang, Yangyang Zhang, Miao Zhu, Xiao Li, Xiaobei Zang, Kunlin Wang, Wenjian Yu, Hu Jin, Li Wang, Hongwei Zhu << Fewer

Published: 15 January 2015

2015, 8(5): 1627-1636

Research Article

Real-time in vivo visualization of tumor therapy by a near-infrared-Ⅱ Ag₂S quantum dot-based theranostic nanoplatform

Feng Hu, Chunyan Li, Yejun Zhang, [...], Mao Wang, Dongming Wu, Qiangbin Wang << Fewer

Published: 28 April 2015

2015, 8(5): 1637-1647

Research Article

Visible-light-driven enhanced antibacterial and biofilm elimination activity of graphitic carbon nitride by embedded Ag nanoparticles

Wei Bing, Zhaowei Chen, Hanjun Sun, [...], Peng Shi, Nao Gao, Jinsong Ren, Xiaogang Qu << Fewer

Published: 28 April 2015

2015, 8(5): 1648-1658

Research Article

Fe₃O₄-nanoparticle-decorated TiO₂ nanofiber hierarchical heterostructures with improved lithium-ion battery performance over wide temperature range

Hengguo Wang, Guangsheng Wang, Shuang Yuan, [...], Delong Ma, Yang Li, Yu Zhang << Fewer

Published: 26 March 2015

2015, 8(5): 1659-1668

Research Article

Realization of low contact resistance close to theoretical limit in graphene transistors

Hua Zhong, Zhiyong Zhang, Bingyan Chen, [...], Haitao Xu, Dangming Yu, Le Huang, Lianmao Peng << Fewer

Published: 26 March 2015

2015, 8(5): 1669-1679

Research Article

Crystal-oriented wrinkles with origami-type junctions in few-layer hexagonal boron nitride

Camilla K. Oliveira, Egleidson F. A. Gomes, Mariana C. Prado, [...], Thonimar V. Alencar, Regiane Nascimento, Leandro M. Malard, Ronaldo J. C. Batista, Alan B. de Oliveira, Helio Chacham, Ana M. de Paula, Bernardo R. A. Neves << Fewer

Published: 13 February 2015

2015, 8(5): 1680-1688

Research Article

First-principles calculations of the dissolution and coalescence properties of Pt nanoparticle ORR catalysts: The effect of nanoparticle shape

Mary Clare Sison Escaño

Published: 11 February 2015

2015, 8(5): 1689-1697

Research Article

Functionalized CVD monolayer graphene for label-free impedimetric biosensing

Shimaa Eissa, Gaston Contreras Jimenez, Farzaneh Mahvash, [...], Abdeladim Guermoune, Chaker Tlili, Thomas Szkopek, Mohammed Zourob, Mohamed Siaj << Fewer

Published: 08 April 2015

2015, 8(5): 1698-1709

Research Article

Conductive resilient graphene aerogel via magnesiothermic reduction of graphene oxide assemblies

Huang Tang, Peibo Gao, Zhihao Bao, [...], Bin Zhou, Jun Shen, Yongfeng Mei, Guangming Wu << Fewer

Published: 14 March 2015

2015, 8(5): 1710-1717

Research Article

Facile production of ultrathin graphitic carbon nitride nanoplatelets for efficient visible-light water splitting

Qing Han, Fei Zhao, Chuangang Hu, [...], Lingxiao Lv, Zhipan Zhang, Nan Chen, Liangti Qu << Fewer

Published: 04 February 2015

2015, 8(5): 1718-1728

Research Article

Biotinylated polyurethane-urea nanoparticles for targeted theranostics in human hepatocellular carcinoma

Genoveva Morral-Ruíz, Pedro Melgar-Lesmes, Andrea López-Vicente, [...], Conxita Solans, María José García-Celma << Fewer

Published: 04 February 2015

2015, 8(5): 1729-1745

Research Article

Direct fabrication of carbon nanotube-graphene hybrid films by a blown bubble method

Shiting Wu, Enzheng Shi, Yanbing Yang, [...], Wenjing Xu, Xinyang Li, Anyuan Cao << Fewer

Published: 27 January 2015

2015, 8(5): 1746-1754

Research Article

Bench-top aqueous two-phase extraction of isolated individual single-walled carbon nanotubes

Navaneetha K. Subbaiyan, A. Nicholas G. Parra-Vasquez, Sofie Cambré, [...], Miguel A. Santiago Cordoba, Sibel Ebru Yalcin, Christopher E. Hamilton, Nathan H. Mack, Jeffrey L. Blackburn, Stephen K. Doorn, Juan G. Duque << Fewer

Published: 03 March 2015

2015, 8(5): 1755-1769