Encapsulation of nanoparticles into single-crystal ZnO nanorods and microrods

• Jinzhang Liu,
• Marco Notarianni,
• Llew Rintoul and
• Nunzio Motta

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 485–493, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.56

• synthesis methods and applications. ZnO is a multifunctional material with semiconducting, photonic, and piezoelectric properties. Potential applications of ZnO 1D nanostructures include gas sensor [1], transistor [2], light-emitting device [3], optical waveguide [4], nanolaser [5], and piezoelectric power

Extracellular biosynthesis of gadolinium oxide (Gd₂O₃) nanoparticles, their biodistribution and bioconjugation with the chemically modified anticancer drug taxol

• Shadab Ali Khan,
• Sanjay Gambhir and
• Absar Ahmad

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2014, 5, 249–257, doi:10.3762/bjnano.5.27

• responsible for the tumor killing efficiency of Gd-NCT [8]. Gd-157 not only requires shorter neutron irradiation time but also has a large neutron capture cross section area than boron-10, so that it is an ideal substitute for boron-10. As far as synthesis methods for Gd2O3 nanoparticles are concerned, the

Synthesis and catalytic applications of combined zeolitic/mesoporous materials

• Jarian Vernimmen,
• Vera Meynen and
• Pegie Cool

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2011, 2, 785–801, doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.87

• section, the synthesis methods and formation mechanisms of the combined zeolitic/mesoporous materials are described. In addition, a thorough evaluation of the different synthesis strategies leading towards combined zeolitic/mesoporous materials is carried out, in which their advantages and disadvantages

• , such as nuclear track imprinting [63], but since their use is not very widespread, they will not be dealt with here. The synthesis methods can be roughly divided into three different classes, namely postsynthetic, templating and nontemplating approaches. In the postsynthetic approach, a zeolite or

• with organosilane surfactants and postsynthetic routes). All synthesis methods have their advantages and disadvantages, meaning that there is no obviously superior synthesis strategy. Therefore, the applied synthesis approach should depend on the final application, the desired properties of the

Review and outlook: from single nanoparticles to self-assembled monolayers and granular GMR sensors

• Alexander Weddemann,
• Inga Ennen,
• Anna Regtmeier,
• Camelia Albon,
• Annalena Wolff,
• Katrin Eckstädt,
• Nadine Mill,
• Michael K.-H. Peter,
• Jochen Mattay,
• Carolin Plattner,
• Norbert Sewald and
• Andreas Hütten

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2010, 1, 75–93, doi:10.3762/bjnano.1.10

• mentioned in the preliminary section, bottom-up synthesis methods are well suited for these requirements. In addition, particle size distributions can be further refined via sedimentation or by magnetic separation subsequent to chemical synthesis [15]. 2.1 Driving forces to self-assemblies The organization