pp 1-5 February 2016

Biogenic ZnO nanoparticles synthesized using L. aculeata leaf extract and their antifungal activity against plant fungal pathogens

S Narendhran Rajeshwari Sivaraj

pp 7-12 February 2016

Synthesis, structural and optical properties of nanoparticles (Al, V) co-doped zinc oxide

J El Ghoul

pp 13-17 February 2016

Ti/TiO₂ nanotube array electrode as a new sensor to photoelectrocatalytic determination of ethylene glycol

Reza Ojani Akbar Khanmohammadi Jahan-Bakhsh Raoof

pp 19-26 February 2016

Hydrothermal growth of ZnO nanoflowers and their photocatalyst application

Jincheng Fan Tengfei Li Hang Heng

pp 27-33 February 2016

Band gap narrowing and photocatalytic studies of Nd³⁺ ion-doped SnO₂ nanoparticles using solar energy

Dhanya Chandran Lakshmi S Nair S Balachandran K Rajendra Babu M Deepa

pp 35-39 February 2016

Effects of surfactants on size and structure of amylose nanoparticles prepared by precipitation

Yan Dong Yanjiao Chang Qian Wang Jin Tong Jiang Zhou

pp 41-46 February 2016

Effect of high-temperature heat treatment duration on the purity and microstructure of MWCNTs

I Srikanth N Padmavathi P S R Prasad P Ghosal R K Jain Ch Subrahmanyam

pp 47-55 February 2016

Carbon nanotubes dispersed polymer nanocomposites: mechanical, electrical, thermal properties and surface morphology

Nitin Sankar Mamilla Nagarjun Reddy R Krishna Prasad

pp 57-68 February 2016

Mechanisms of antibacterial activity and stability of silver nanoparticles grown on magnetron sputtered TiO₂ coatings

K Zawadzka A Kisielewska I Piwoński K Kądzioła A Felczak S Różalska N Wrońska K Lisowska

pp 69-77 February 2016

Size-controlled synthesis of biodegradable nanocarriers for targeted and controlled cancer drug delivery using salting out cation

Madasamy Hari Balakrishanan Mariappan Rajan

pp 79-84 February 2016

Investigation of TaC–TaB₂ ceramic composites

Behzad Mehdikhani Gholam Hossein Borhani Saeed Reza Bakhshi Hamid Reza Baharvandi

pp 85-89 February 2016

Effect of cerium additive and secondary phase analysis on Ag_0.5Bi_0.5TiO₃ ceramics

S Supriya Antonio J Dos Santos-García F Fernández-Martinez

pp 91-96 February 2016

The enhanced interface effect induced by thermal pressure in Nd_0.7Sr_0.3MnO_y ceramics

Shunsheng Chen Dawei Shi Shaozhen Li Changping Yang Yali Zhang

pp 97-107 February 2016

Spray pyrolytically grown NiAlOx cermets for solar thermal selective absorbers: spectral properties and thermal stability

A Bagheri Khatibani S M Rozati

pp 109-117 February 2016

Regenerated thermosetting styrene-co-acrylonitrile sandwich composite panels reinforced by jute fibre: structures and properties

Jinglong Li Qin Peng Anrong Zeng Junlin Li Xiaole Wu Xiaofei Liu

pp 119-123 February 2016

Structural and magnetic properties of Sr_1−xLa_xFe_12−x(Cu_0.5Co_0.5)_xO₁₉ hexaferrites prepared by the solid-state reaction method

Yujie Yang Fanhou Wang Juxiang Shao Duohui Huang Xiansong Liu Shuangjiu Feng Mingjie Wan Qilong Cao

pp 125-131 February 2016

Effect of Bi and Sr doping on morphological and magnetic properties of LaCo_0.6Fe_0.4O₃ nanosized perovskites

U Megha George Varghese K Shijina

pp 133-145 February 2016

Nanohydroxyapatite synthesis using optimized process parameters for load-bearing implant

Feven Mattews Michael M Khalid C T Ratnam W Rashmi M E Hoque Mohammad Reza Ketabchi

pp 147-157 February 2016

Mechanical property analysis of kenaf–glass fibre reinforced polymer composites using finite element analysis

M Ramesh S Nijanthan

pp 159-165 February 2016

Synthesis and characterization of stable aqueous dispersions of graphene

Ujjal Kumar Sur Abhijit Saha Aparna Datta Balaprasad Ankamwar Farah Surti Sannak Dutta Roy Debasish Roy

pp 167-175 February 2016

Processing and characterization of extruded PET and its r-PET and MWCNT nanocomposite thin films by spin coating

Arvind R Singh Vineeta D Deshpande

pp 177-186 February 2016

Structural, morphological, optical and opto-thermal properties of Ni-doped ZnO thin films using spray pyrolysis chemical technique

S Rajeh A Barhoumi A Mhamdi G Leroy B Duponchel M Amlouk S Guermazi

pp 187-193 February 2016

Enhanced emission of CaNb$_2$O$_6$ : Sm$^{3+}$ phosphor by codoping Na$^+$/B$^{3+}$ and the emission properties

Renping Cao Zhengdong Qin Shenhua Jiang Aihui Liang Zhiyang Luo Xiaoguang Yu

pp 195-200 February 2016

Structural and electronic properties of non-magnetic intermetallic YAuX (X = Ge and Si) in hexagonal and cubic phases

A Lekhal F Z Benkhelifa S Méçabih B Abbar B Bouhafs

pp 201-207 February 2016

Synthesis, characterization and drug-delivery activity of rifampin anchored poly(vinyl alcohol)

Palanichamy Jeyaraman Balakrishnan Meenarathi Ramasamy Anbarasan

pp 209-222 February 2016

Synthesis, spectral, thermal, optical dispersion and dielectric properties of nanocrystalline dimer complex (PEPyr–diCd) thin films as novel organic semiconductor

Ahmed Farouk Al-Hossainy

pp 223-228 February 2016

Glycine functionalized alumina nanoparticles stabilize collagen in ethanol medium

S Prabhu K Cheirmadurai J Raghava Rao P Thanikaivelan

pp 229-234 February 2016

Radical coupling of maleic anhydride onto graphite to fabricate oxidized graphene nanolayers

Fatemeh Samadaei Mehdi Salami-Kalajahi Hossein Roghani-Mamaqani

pp 235-240 February 2016

Synthesis of graphene through direct decomposition of CO$_2$ with the aid of Ni–Ce–Fe trimetallic catalyst

Ghazaleh Allaedini Siti Masrinda Tasirin Payam Aminayi

pp 241-248 February 2016

Electrochemical supercapacitor behaviour of functionalized candle flame carbon soot

C Justin Raj Byung Chul Kim Bo-Bae Cho Won-Je Cho Sung-Jin Kim Sang Yeup Park Kook Hyun Yu

pp 249-254 February 2016

Low dielectric loss in nano-Li-ferrite spinels prepared by sol–gel auto-combustion technique

Mamata Maisnam Nandeibam Nilima Maisnam Victory Sumitra Phanjoubam

pp 255-262 February 2016

Electrical conduction mechanism in GeSeSb chalcogenide glasses

Vandana Kumari Anusaiya Kaswan D Patidar Kananbala Sharma N S Saxena

pp 263-272 February 2016

Characterization of titanium–hydroxyapatite biocomposites processed by dip coating

R Baptista D Gadelha M Bandeira D Arteiro M I Delgado A C Ferro M Guedes

pp 273-278 February 2016

The impact of anode design on fuel crossover of direct ethanol fuel cell

Sethu Sundar Pethaiah Jayakumar Arunkumar Maximiano Ramos Ahmed Al-Jumaily Natarajan Manivannan

pp 279-284 February 2016

Development of hybrid composite radar wave absorbing structure for stealth applications

T Annil Kumar J Inayathullah V A Nagarajan S Hari Kumar

pp 285-291 February 2016

Surface modification of TiO₂ coatings by Zn ion implantation for improving antibacterial activities

Xiaobing Zhao Jiashen Yang Jing You

pp 293-298 February 2016

Low-temperature localization in the transport properties of self-doped La$_{0.9}$Mn$_{0.98}$Zn$_{0.02}$O$_3$

K De S Das

pp 299-305 February 2016

A low cost, light weight cenosphere–aluminium composite for brake disc application

V Saravanan P R Thyla S R Balakrishnan

pp 307-313 February 2016

Bias-dependent photo-detection of dual-ion beam sputtered MgZnO thin films

Saurabh Kumar Pandey Shaibal Mukherjee

pp 315-319 February 2016

Explanation of ferromagnetism origin in N-doped ZnO by first-principle calculations

A El Amiri H Lassri E K Hlil M Abid

pp 321-329 February 2016

High-temperature stability of yttria-stabilized zirconia thermal barrier coating on niobium alloy—C-103

S S Panwar T Umasankar Patro K Balasubramanian B Venkataraman

pp 331-336 February 2016

Preparation of new thermoluminescent material ($100−x$)B$_2$O$_3$–xLi$_2$O: Cu$^{2+}$ for sensing and detection of radiation

Zeid A Alothman Tansir Ahamad Mu Naushad Saad M Alshehri

pp 336a-336b February 2016

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