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Journal for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (JNN) is an international and multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal with a wide-ranging coverage, consolidating research activities in all areas of nanoscience and nanotechnology into a single and unique reference source. JNN is the first cross-disciplinary journal to publish original full research articles, rapid communications of important new scientific and technological findings, timely state-of-the-art reviews with author's photo and short biography, and current research news encompassing the fundamental and applied research in all disciplines of science, engineering and medicine.

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Reviews

Recent Developments in Tip-Based Nanofabrication and Its Roadmap
pp. 2167-2186(20)
Authors: Tseng, Ampere A.; Jou, Shyankay; Notargiacomo, Andrea; Chen, T.P.

Non-Viral Lipid-Based Nanoparticles for Targeted Cancer Systemic Gene Silencing
pp. 2187-2204(18)
Authors: Moreira, J.N.; Santos, A.; Moura, V.; Pedroso de Lima, M.C.; Simões, S.

The Use of Ultrasound and Micelles in Cancer Treatment
pp. 2205-2215(11)
Authors: Husseini, Ghaleb A.; Pitt, William G.

New Aspects of Nanopharmaceutical Delivery Systems
pp. 2216-2229(14)
Authors: Marcato, Priscyla D.; Durán, Nelson

Alternative Materials and Processing Techniques for Optimized Nanostructures in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
pp. 2230-2248(19)
Authors: Hart, Judy N.; Cheng, Yi-Bing; Simon, George P.; Spiccia, Leone

Research Articles

Cell-Type Specific and Cytoplasmic Targeting of PEGylated Carbon Nanotube-Based Nanoassemblies
pp. 2259-2269(11)
Authors: Cato, Matthew H.; D'Annibale, Federica; Mills, David M.; Cerignoli, Fabio; Dawson, Marcia I.; Bergamaschi, Enrico; Bottini, Nunzio; Magrini, Andrea; Bergamaschi, Antonio; Rosato, Nicola; Rickert, Robert C.; Mustelin, Tomas; Bottini, Massimo

New Biomimetic Constructs for Improved In Vivo Circulation of Superparamagnetic Nanoparticles
pp. 2270-2278(9)
Authors: Antonelli, Antonella; Sfara, Carla; Mosca, Luca; Manuali, Elisabetta; Magnani, Mauro

Protein-Conjugated Quantum Dots Effectively Delivered into Living Cells by a Cationic Nanogel
pp. 2279-2285(7)
Authors: Toita, Sayaka; Hasegawa, Urara; Koga, Hideyuki; Sekiya, Ichiro; Muneta, Takeshi; Akiyoshi, Kazunari

Protein Arrays Based on Biotin-Streptavidin System for the Simultaneous Detection of TORCH Infections
pp. 2286-2292(7)
Authors: Jiang, Li; Yu, Zhangbin; Tang, Zuming; Jiang, Tao; Zhang, Chunxiu; Lu, Zuhong

Liposome Delivery of Quantum Dots to the Cytosol of Live Cells
pp. 2293-2300(8)
Authors: Dudu, Veronica; Ramcharan, Melissa; Gilchrist, M. Lane; Holland, Eric C.; Vazquez, Maribel

In Vitro Cellular Uptake and Cytotoxic Effect of Functionalized Nickel Nanoparticles on Leukemia Cancer Cells
pp. 2301-2307(7)
Authors: Guo, Dadong; Wu, Chunhui; Li, Xiaomao; Jiang, Hui; Wang, Xuemei; Chen, Baoan

Decaarginine-PEG-Artificial Lipid/DNA Complex for Gene Delivery: Nanostructure and Transfection Efficiency
pp. 2308-2315(8)
Authors: Furuhata, Masahiko; Danev, Radostin; Nagayama, Kuniaki; Yamada, Yoshifumi; Kawakami, Hiroko; Toma, Kazunori; Hattori, Yoshiyuki; Maitani, Yoshie

Apoferritin-Templated Yttrium Phosphate Nanoparticle Conjugates for Radioimmunotherapy of Cancers
pp. 2316-2322(7)
Authors: Wu, Hong; Wang, Jun; Wang, Zhemin; Fisher, Darrell R.; Lin, Yuehe

Hyperthermia with Magnetic Nanowires for Inactivating Living Cells
pp. 2323-2327(5)
Authors: Choi, D.S.; Park, J.; Kim, S.; Gracias, D.H.; Cho, M.K.; Kim, Y.K.; Fung, A.; Lee, S.E.; Chen, Y.; Khanal, S.; Baral, S.; Kim, J.H.

Delivery of Molecules to Cancer Cells Using Liposomes from Bacterial Cultures
pp. 2328-2333(6)
Authors: Gupta, Vibhuti; Gupta, Roohi; Grover, Rahul; Khanna, Rajat; Jangra, Vijeta; Mittal, Aditya

Combination of Nanogel Polyethylene Glycol-Polyethylenimine and 6(hydroxymethyl)-1,4-anthracenedione as an Anticancer Nanomedicine
pp. 2334-2340(7)
Authors: Ganta, Chanran; Shi, Aibin; Battina, Srinivas K.; Pyle, Marla; Rana, Sandeep; Hua, Duy H.; Tamura, Masaaki; Troyer, Deryl

Preparation of Anti-Sperm Protein 17 Immunomagnetic Nanoparticles for Targeting Cell
pp. 2341-2346(6)
Authors: Zhang, Song; Zhang, Yu; Liu, Jiwei; Zhang, Chunhua; Gu, Ning; Li, Fangqiu

Effects of Covalent Functionalization on the Biocompatibility Characteristics of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
pp. 2347-2356(10)
Authors: Salvador-Morales, Carolina; Basiuk, Elena V.; Basiuk, Vladimir A.; Green, Malcolm L.H.; Sim, Robert B.

Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor Loaded Biodegradable PCL-PEG-PCL Copolymeric Nanoparticles: Preparation, In Vitro Release and Immunogenicity Study
pp. 2357-2361(5)
Authors: Gou, Maling; Dai, Mei; Gu, Yinchun; Li, Xingyi; Wen, Yanjun; Yang, Li; Wang, Ke; Wei, Yuquan; Qian, Zhiyong

Nano-Sized Micelles of Block Copolymers of Methoxy Poly(ethylene glycol)-Poly(ε-caprolactone)-Graft-2-Hydroxyethyl Cellulose for Doxorubicin Delivery
pp. 2362-2368(7)
Authors: Hsieh, Ming-Fa; Van Cuong, Nguyen; Chen, Chao-Hsuan; Chen, Yung Tsung; Yeh, Jui-Ming

Increase in the Vascular Residence Time of Propranolol-Loaded Nanoparticles Coated with Heparin
pp. 2369-2376(8)
Authors: Socha, Marie; Lamprecht, Alf; El Ghazouani, Fatima; Emond, Emeric; Maincent, Philippe; Barré, Jérôme; Hoffman, Maurice; Ubrich, Nathalie

Polyethyleneimine Modified Biocompatible Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-Based Nanogels for Drug Delivery
pp. 2377-2384(8)
Authors: Quan, Chang-Yun; Wei, Hua; Sun, Yun-Xia; Cheng, Si-Xue; Shen, Kun; Gu, Zhong-Wei; Zhang, Xian-Zheng; Zhuo, Ren-Xi

In Vitro Biological Activities of Anionic γ-Fe2O3 Nanoparticles on Human Melanoma Cells
pp. 2385-2391(7)
Authors: de Freitas, Erika Regina Leal; Soares, Paula Roberta Otaviano; de Paula Santos, Rachel; dos Santos, Regiane Lopes; da Silva, Joel Rocha; Porfirio, Elaine Paulucio; Báo, Sônia N.; de Oliveira Lima, Emilia Celma; Morais, Paulo César; Guillo, Lidia Andreu

Photoluminescence of Silica Nanostructures from Bioreactor Culture of Marine Diatom Nitzschia frustulum
pp. 2392-2398(7)
Authors: Qin, Tian; Gutu, Timothy; Jiao, Jun; Chang, Chih-Hung; Rorrer, Gregory L.

Synthesis, Physicochemical Characterization and MR Relaxometry of Aqueous Ferrofluids
pp. 2399-2409(11)
Authors: Hodenius, Michael A.J.; Niendorf, Thoralf; Krombach, Gabriele A.; Richtering, Walter; Eckert, Thomas; Lueken, Heiko; Speldrich, Manfred; Günther, Rolf W.; Baumann, Martin; Soenen, Stefaan J.H.; De Cuyper, Marcel; Schmitz-Rode, Thomas

Effect of Nb and Sc Doping on the Phase Transformation of Sol-Gel Processed TiO2 Nanoparticles
pp. 2410-2418(9)
Authors: Ahmad, A.; Buzby, S.; Ni, C.; Shah, S. Ismat

Current Rectification in a Single Silicon Nanowire p-n Junction
pp. 2419-2421(3)
Authors: Rangineni, Yaswanth; Qi, Cheng; Goncher, Gary; Solanki, Raj; Langworthy, Kurt

Absorption Mechanism of Cyclosporine A Loaded pH-Sensitive Nanoparticles in Rats
pp. 2422-2431(10)
Authors: Wang, Xue-Qing; Dai, Jun-Dong; Zhang, Hua; Zhang, Xuan; Wang, Jian-Cheng; Zhang, Qiang

Light Emitting Diodes Containing Langmuir-Blodgett Films of Copolymer of a Poly(p-phenylene-vinylene) Derivative and Poly(octaneoxide)
pp. 2432-2435(4)
Authors: Olivati, Clarissa A.; Péres, Laura O.; Wang, Shu H.; Giacometti, José A.; Oliveira, Osvaldo N.; Balogh, Débora T.

The Role of Sulphur in the Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes by Chemical Vapour Deposition at High Temperatures
pp. 2442-2449(8)
Authors: Motta, M.S.; Moisala, A.; Kinloch, I.A.; Windle, A.H.

Towards the Large-Scale Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes in Fluidised Beds
pp. 2450-2457(8)
Authors: Harris, A.T.; See, C.H.; Liu, J.; Dunens, O.; Mackenzie, K.

Functionalisation of Glass with Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Produced by Laser Pyrolysis
pp. 2458-2462(5)
Authors: de Castro, V.; Benito, G.; Hurst, S.; Cebollada, F.; Serna, C.J.; Morales, M.P.; Veintemillas-Verdaguer, S.

Communications

Luminescent Lanthanide Nanoparticles as Labels in DNA Microarrays for Quantification of Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether Degrading Bacteria
pp. 2463-2467(5)
Authors: Son, Ahjeong; Nichkova, Mikaela; Dosev, Dosi; Kennedy, Ian M.; Hristova, Krassimira R.

Size-Controlled Oxidation-Resistant Copper Fine Particles Covered by Biopolymer Nanoskin
pp. 2468-2471(4)
Authors: Tomonari, Masanori; Ida, Kiyonobu; Yamashita, Hiromi; Yonezawa, Tetsu

Carbon Nanotubes Produced from Natural Cellulosic Materials
pp. 2472-2474(3)
Authors: Goodell, Barry; Xie, Xinfeng; Qian, Yuhui; Daniel, Geoffrey; Peterson, Michael; Jellison, Jody

Stability and Physicochemical Principles for Icosahedral Ti12X (X = Li to Xe) Clusters: A DFT Study
pp. 2475-2478(4)
Authors: Salazar-Villanueva, M.; Hernandez Tejeda, P.H.; Rivas-Silva, J.F.; Ascencio, J.A.

An Atomic Force Microscopy Tip Model for Investigating the Mechanical Properties of Materials at the Nanoscale
pp. 2479-2482(4)
Authors: Alderighi, Michele; Ierardi, Vincenzo; Allegrini, Maria; Fuso, Francesco; Solaro, Roberto

Imaging Breast Cancer Cells and Tissues Using Peptide-Labeled Fluorescent Silica Nanoparticles
pp. 2483-2487(5)
Authors: Wu, Ping; He, Xiaoxiao; Wang, Kemin; Tan, Weihong; Ma, Ding; Yang, Wanhua; He, Chunmei

A Special Section - Editorial

Research Articles

The Integration Solution of Copper Barrier Deposition for Nanometer Interconnect Process
pp. 2500-2504(5)
Authors: Chen, Kei-Wei; Wang, Ying-Lang; Tsao, Jung-Chih; Lo, Kuang-Yao

Synthesis of Nanoscale Copper Nitride Thin Film and Modification of the Surface Under High Electronic Excitation
pp. 2505-2508(4)
Authors: Ghosh, S.; Tripathi, A.; Ganesan, V.; Avasthi, D.K.

Prediction of Nanofiber Diameter and Optimization of Electrospinning Process via Response Surface Methodology
pp. 2509-2515(7)
Authors: Naderi, Nader; Agend, Farima; Faridi-Majidi, Reza; Sharifi-Sanjani, Naser; Madani, Mohammad

Low Temperature Synthesis of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes in an Inductively Coupled Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition System
pp. 2526-2533(8)
Authors: Weng, Cheng-Hui; Yang, Chao-Shun; Lin, Hsuan; Tsai, Chuen-Horng; Leou, Keh-Chyang

Effect of Carbon Concentration on the Optical Properties of Nanocrystalline Diamond Films Deposited by Hot-Filament Chemical Vapor Deposition Method
pp. 2534-2539(6)
Authors: Wang, Linjun; Liu, Jianmin; Ren, Ling; Su, Qingfeng; Shi, Weimin; Xia, Yiben

Luminescence Tuning of Amorphous Si Quantum Dots Prepared by Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition
pp. 2540-2543(4)
Authors: Kang, S.M.; Yoon, S.G.; Kim, S.W.; Yoon, D.H.

Red Shift for CdTe Nanoparticle Thin Films and Suspensions During Heating
pp. 2544-2548(5)
Authors: Dunn, S.; Gardner, H.C.; Bertoni, C.; Gallardo, D.E.; Gaponik, N.; Eychmüller, A.

The Effects of Oxygen Content on Bonding Configurations and Properties of Low-k Organosilicate Glass Dielectric Films
pp. 2549-2553(5)
Authors: Chen, Sheng-Wen; Liu, Chuan-Pu; Jangjian, Shiu-Ko; Wang, Ying-Lang

Effect of Surface Roughness on the Subsequent Growth of MgO Nanowires
pp. 2554-2559(6)
Authors: Kim, Hyoun Woo; Shim, Seung Hyun; Lee, Jong Woo

Pulse Electroplating of Copper Film: A Study of Process and Microstructure
pp. 2568-2574(7)
Authors: Zhang, Xi; Tu, K.N.; Chen, Zhong; Tan, Y.K.; Wong, C.C.; Mhaisalkar, S.G.; Li, X.M.; Tung, C.H.; Cheng, C.K.

A Photoluminescence Study of Film Structure in CdTe Nanoparticle Thin Films
pp. 2578-2581(4)
Authors: Gardner, H.C.; Gallardo, D.E.; Dunn, S.; Gaponik, N.; Eychmüller, A.

Direct Alpha Ta Formation on TaN by Resputtering for Low Resistive Diffusion Barriers
pp. 2582-2587(6)
Authors: Tsao, Jung-Chih; Liu, Chuan-Pu; Wang, Ying-Lang; Chen, Kei-Wei

In-Situ Observation of Transition Between Surface Relief and Wrinkling in Thin Film Shape Memory Alloys
pp. 2588-2596(9)
Authors: Fu, Y.Q.; Sanjabi, S.; Barber, Z.H.; Huang, W.M.; Cai, M.; Zhang, S.; Luo, J.K.; Flewitt, A.J.; Milne, W.I.

Functional Metal Oxide Coatings by Molecule-Based Thermal and Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition Techniques
pp. 2597-2603(7)
Authors: Mathur, S.; Ruegamer, T.; Donia, N.; Shen, H.

Nano-Polycrystalline Vanadium Oxide Thin Films Prepared by Pulsed Laser Deposition
pp. 2604-2608(5)
Authors: Wang, Y.L.; Li, M.C.; Chen, X.K.; Wu, G.; Yang, J.P.; Wang, R.; Zhao, L.C.

Characteristics of Hydrothermally Deposited Nanostructured (NiZn) Fe2O4 Films
pp. 2609-2612(4)
Authors: Pramoda, K.P.; Mun, Tang Seow; Goh, G.K.L.; Lok, B.K.; Lu, Albert

Ruthenium Interlayer as Diffusion Barrier Under Carbon Overcoat in Magnetic Recording Media
pp. 2613-2617(5)
Authors: Wang, Jianhui; Zhang, Sam; Wang, Huili; Xu, Ping; Iha, Dwight; Sawasaki, Steven

Effect of Ta Nanobarrier in Magnetron Sputtering of Nd-Doped SrBi2Ta2O9 Thin Films
pp. 2618-2622(5)
Authors: Li, Yibin; Zhang, Sam; Sritharan, Thirumany; Li, Xiaomin; Liu, Yang; Chen, T.P.

Synthesis of Calcium Carbonate-Polyethylene Oxide Hybrid Nanofibers Through In-Situ Electrospinning
pp. 2627-2631(5)
Authors: Faridi-Majidi, Reza; Sharifi-Sanjani, Naser; Madani, Mohammad

TiO2 Array Films with Controllable Morphology
pp. 2632-2636(5)
Authors: Pan, Feng; Zhang, Junying; Zhang, Weiwei; Cai, Chao; Wang, Tianmin

Comparison Between Poly(methyl methacrylate)-Carbon Black and Polyaniline Conductive Coatings
pp. 2637-2642(6)
Authors: Li, L.; Liu, E.; Goh, L.Z.; Lee, Y.P.

Preparation of Polypyrrole Nanoparticles in Reverse Micelle and Its Application to Glucose Biosensor
pp. 2643-2646(4)
Authors: Ren, Xiangzhong; Zhao, Qi; Liu, Jianhong; Liang, Xun; Zhang, Qianling; Zhang, Peixin; Luo, Zhongkuan; Gu, Yi

Effect of Ammonia on the Growth of Carbon Nanotubes
pp. 2647-2650(4)
Authors: Lin, Szu-Hsien; Mishra, Dillip Kumar; Ting, Jyh-Ming

Synthesis and Photoluminescent Properties of Nanocrystalline CaMoO4 Thin Film via Chemical Solution Processing
pp. 2651-2654(4)
Authors: Yu, Ping; Hu, Guo-Bing; Tian, Yun-Fei; Xiao, Ding-Quan; Liu, Yang; Guo, Qing-Wu

Preparation of Rutile and Anatase Phases Titanium Oxide Film by RF Sputtering
pp. 2659-2664(6)
Authors: Huang, Hong-Hsin; Huang, Chia-Chen; Huang, Ping-Chih; Yang, Cheng-Fu; Hsu, Ching-Yun

Tribological Properties of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Solids
pp. 2665-2670(6)
Authors: Yamamoto, Go; Hashida, Toshiyuki; Adachi, Koshi; Takagi, Toshiyuki

Synthesis and Characteristics of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes-Polyimide Nanocomposite Films
pp. 2671-2675(5)
Authors: Tsai, Mei-Hui; Chen, Dong-Sen; Chiang, Pei-Chun; Lin, Hsin-Chuan; Jehng, Jih-Mirn

Poly(vinyl acetate)/Clay Nanocomposite Materials for Organic Thin Film Transistor Application
pp. 2676-2679(4)
Authors: Park, B.J.; Sung, J.H.; Park, J.H.; Choi, J.S.; Choi, H.J.

Dynamic Susceptibility Investigation of Maghemite Nanoparticles Incorporated in Bovine Serum Albumin Template
pp. 2684-2687(4)
Authors: Morais, P.C.; Silveira, L.B.; Oliveira, A.C.; Lacava, B.M.; Tedesco, A.C.; Santos, J.G.

Microstructure Characterization of Multilayered TiSiN/CrN Thin Films
pp. 2688-2692(5)
Authors: Yang, Sheng-Min; Chang, Yin-Yu; Lin, Dong-Yih; Wang, Da-Yung; Wu, Weite

Stress and Crystallization of Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapour Deposition Nanocrystalline Silicon Films
pp. 2693-2698(6)
Authors: Milne, S.B.; Fu, Y.Q.; Luo, J.K.; Flewitt, A.J.; Pisana, S.; Fasoli, A.; Milne, W.I.

Characteristics and Photocatalytic Activity of TiO2 Thin Film Sensitized with a Porphyrin Dye
pp. 2699-2702(4)
Authors: Yao, K.S.; Wang, D.Y.; Chang, C.Y.; Ho, W.Y.; Yang, L.Y.

Nanostructured Nickel Oxide Films Prepared by Chemical Vapor Deposition and Their Electrochromic Properties
pp. 2703-2706(4)
Authors: Vargas Garcia, J.R.; Lazcano Ugalde, E.M.; Hernandez Santiago, F.; Hallen Lopez, J.M.

Shape-Controlled Growth of Indium and Aluminum Nanostructures on MoS2(0001)
pp. 2707-2712(6)
Authors: Kushvaha, S.S.; Xu, H.; Zhang, H.L.; Wee, A.T.S.; Wang, X.S.

Surface Alloying of Mg Alloys After Surface Nanocrystallization
pp. 2724-2728(5)
Authors: Zhang, Ming-Xing; Shi, Yi-Nong; Sun, Haiqing; Kelly, Patrick M.

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Erratum
pp. 2729-2729(1)

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