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Week 43 US Patents published 10/21/2008
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Week 44 US Patents published 10/28/2008
Week 43 US Patents published 10/21/2008
Week 42 US Patents published 10/14/2008
Week 41 US Patents published 10/7/2008
Week 40 US Patents published 9/30/2008
Week 39 US Patents published
9/23/2008
(No patents found this week)
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Nanotechnology
Journal Articles
926/2008
Nanotechnology
9/26/2008
Soft Nanopatterning on Light-Emitting Inorganic-Organic
Composites
(p 2692-2698)
Advanced Functional Materials 18 #18 (2008)
Abstract
Electrophoresis
9/26/2008
Mounting multi-walled carbon nanotubes on probes by dielectrophoresis
(1877-1880)
Diamond and Related Materials 17 #11 (2008)
Metamaterials
9/26/2008
Electromagnetic induction in metamaterials
(107-110 )
Applied Physics B Lasers and Optics 93 #1 (2008)
Microgels
9/26/2008
Characterizing charge and crosslinker distributions in polyelectrolyte
microgels
(413-428)
Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science 13 #6 (2008)
9/26/2008
Layer-by-layer assembly on stimuli-responsive microgels
(403-412)
Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science 13 #6 (2008)
Nanofluids
9/26/2008
Hysteresis and strain hardening in the creep response of a polyaniline ER
fluid
(122-129)
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 325 #1 (2008)
9/26/2008
Numerical study of natural convection in partially heated rectangular
enclosures filled with nanofluids
(1326-1336)
International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow 29 #5 (2008)
Nanoindentation
9/26/2008
The use of nanoindentation for characterizing the properties
of mineralized hard tissues: State-of-the art review
(p 286-301)
Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 87B #1 (2008)
Abstract
Nanoribbons
9/26/2008
Strain effect on electronic structures of graphene
nanoribbons: A first-principles study
(# 074704)
Journal of Chemical Physics 129 #7 (2008)
Abstract
Nanosheets
9/26/2008
Deoxidation of graphene oxide nanosheets to extended
graphenites by “unzipping” elimination
(# 114702 )
Journal of Chemical Physics 129 #11 (2008)
Abstract
Nanostructures
9/26/2008
Nanostructured PZT synthesized from metal-polyvinyl alcohol
gel: Studies on metal-polymer interaction
(p 2693-2697)
Journal of Applied Polymer Science 110 #5 (2008)
Abstract
Nanotubes
9/26/2008
Nanomechanical characterization of polyaniline coated
tobacco mosaic virus nanotubes
(p 8-14)
Journal of Biomedical Materials Research 87A #1 (2008)
Abstract
Patterns
9/26/2008
Polymer cell culture substrates with micropatterned carbon
nanotubes
(p 996-1001) Journal
of Biomedical Materials Research 86A #4 (2008)
Abstract
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Nanotechnology
US Patents
9/9/2008
Microfabrication
9/9/2008
7,421,780
Methods for fabricating thermal management systems for micro-components
Nanofluids
7,422,709
Electromagnetic rheological (EMR) fluid and method for using the EMR fluid
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Nanotechnology
Journal Articles
9/19/2008
Nanofibers
9/19/2008
Biodegradable polymeric micro-nanofibers by electrospinning of
polyester/polyether block copolymers
(p 253-261)
Journal of Applied Polymer Science 110 #1 (2008)
Abstract
Electrospun cellulose nanofiber reinforced soybean protein isolate composite
film
(p 641-646)
Journal of Applied Polymer Science 110 #2 (2008)
Abstract
Polymer micro or nanofibers for optical device applications
(p 1080-1084)
Journal of Applied Polymer Science 110 #2 (2008)
Abstract
Nanorods
9/19/2008
Controlled formation of porous magnetic nanorods via a liquid/liquid
solvothermal method
(4168 – 4170)
Chemical Communications #35 (2008)
Strategic synthesis of SBA-15 nanorods
(4288 – 4290)
Chemical Communications #36 (2008)
Nanotubes
9/19/2008
Synthesis and optical properties of ZnO and
carbon nanotube based coaxial heterostructures
(# 103108)
Applied Physics Letters 93 #10 (2008)
Abstract
Radial breathing modes of single-walled carbon nanotubes in resonance Raman
spectra at high temperature and their chiral index assignment
(7591-7595)
Applied Surface Science 254 #23 (2008)
Manipulation and soldering of carbon nanotubes using atomic force microscope
(7897-7900)
Applied Surface Science 254 #23 (2008)
Supported ionic liquid phase catalysis on functionalized carbon nanotubes
(4201 – 4203)
Chemical Communications #35 (2008)
An electrochemical sensor for 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid with carbon
nanotubes as electronic transducer and synthetic cyclophane as recognition
element
(4330 – 4332)
Chemical Communications #36 (2008)
Efficient anchorage of Pt clusters on N-doped carbon nanotubes and their
catalytic activity
(124-129)
Chemical Physics Letters 463 #1-3 (2008)
Over 1.0 mm-long boron nitride nanotubes
(130-133)
Chemical Physics Letters 463 #1-3 (2008)
Double-wall carbon nanotubes: The outer shell may pattern the structure of
the inner one
(139-140)
Chemical Physics Letters 463 #1-3 (2008)
Thermal stability, crystallization behavior, and phase morphology of poly(
-caprolactone)diol-grafted-multiwalled
carbon nanotubes
(p 1550-1558)
Journal of Applied Polymer Science 110 #3 (2008)
Abstract
Nanoreactors
9/19/2008
Precise Tuning of Porosity and
Surface Functionality in Au@SiO2 Nanoreactors for High Catalytic
Efficiency
(5839 – 5844)
Chemistry of Materials 20 #18 (2008)
Abstract
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Nanotechnology
US Patents
9/2/2008
Nanotubes
9/2/2008
7,419,650
Method
for the production of functionalised short carbon nanotubes and functionalised
short carbon nanotubes obtainable by said method
7,419,624
Methods
for producing composites of fullerene nanotubes and compositions thereof
Patterning
9/2/2008
7,419,764
Method
of fabricating nanoimprint mold
Self Assembly
9/2/2008
7,419,651
Method
for producing self-assembled objects comprising fullerene nanotubes and
compositions thereof
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Nanotechnology
Journal Articles
9/12/2008
Fibers
9/12/2008
Nanotechnologies and chemical fibres
(32-36 )
Fibre Chemistry 40 #1 ( 2008)
Microfabrication
9/12/2008
Two-Laser-Guided Three-Dimensional Microfabrication and Processing in a Flexible
Polymer Matrix
(p 3427-3432)
Advanced Materials 20 #18 (2008)
Abstract
9/12/2008
Structure and properties of keratin/PEO blend nanofibres
(2465-2475)
European Polymer Journal 44 #8 (2008)
Production of aligned helical polymer nanofibers by electrospinning
(2838-2844)
European Polymer Journal 44 #9 (2008)
9/12/2008
Ballistic nanoindentation of polymers
(# 093116)
Applied Physics Letters 93 #9 (2008)
Abstract
Fabrication of micro-structure on glass surface using micro-indentation and
wet etching process
(7243-7249)
Applied Surface Science 254 #22 (2008)
Size effects in indentation response of thin films at the nanoscale: A
molecular dynamics study
(2016-2031)
International Journal of Plasticity 24 #11 (2008)
9/12/2008
Stress Engineered Polymeric
Nanostructures by Self-Organized Splitting of Microstructures
(6374 – 6378)
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 47 #17 (2008)
Abstract
Nanosheets
9/12/2008
Band-like Transport in Surface-Functionalized Highly Solution-Processable
Graphene Nanosheets
(p 3440-3446)
Advanced Materials 20 #18 (2008)
Abstract
9/12/2008
In
vivo Imaging and Drug Storage by Quantum-Dot-Conjugated Carbon Nanotubes
(p 2489-2497)
Advanced Functional Materials 18 #17 (2008)
Abstract
Significantly Enhanced Photoluminescence of Doped Polymer-Metal Hybrid Nanotubes
(p 2526-2534)
Advanced Functional Materials 18 #17 (2008)
Abstract
Strong, Tough, Electrospun Polymer-Nanotube Composite Membranes with Extremely
Low Density
(p 2618-2624)
Advanced Functional Materials 18 #17 (2008)
Abstract
Toward a Fast, Easy, and Versatile Immobilization of
Biomolecules into Carbon Nanotube/Polysulfone-Based Biosensors for the Detection
of hCG Hormone
(6508 – 6514)
Analytical Chemistry 80, #17 (2008)
Abstract
Hot optical phonon decay in carbon nanotubes
(# 093110)
Applied Physics Letters 93 #9 (2008)
Abstract
Hydrophobicity-induced selective covering of carbon nanotubes with sol–gel
sheaths achieved by ultrasound assistance
(7438-7445)
Applied Surface Science 254 #22 (2008)
Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube
as a Unique Scaffold for the Multivalent Display of Sugars
(2408 – 2418)
Biomacromolecules 9 #9 (2008)
Abstract
Optical study of porphyrin-doped carbon nanotubes
(109-111)
Chemical Physics Letters 462 #1-3 (2008)
Discriminating the carboxylic groups from the total acidic sites in oxidized
multi-wall carbon nanotubes by means of acid–base titration
(256-259)
Chemical Physics Letters 462 #4-6 (2008)
Platinum–carbon nanotube interaction
(260-264)
Chemical Physics Letters 462 #4-6 (2008)
Electronic
Transport Properties of (7,0) Semiconducting Carbon Nanotube
(3212-3214)
Chinese Physics Letters 25 #9 (2008)
Abstract
Synthesis of water-soluble carbon nanotubes via surface initiated redox
polymerization and their tribological properties as water-based lubricant
additive
(2458-2464)
European Polymer Journal 44 #8 (2008)
Nanowires
9/12/2008
Fabrication of radial ZnO nanowire clusters and radial ZnO/PVDF composites with
enhanced dielectric properties
(p 2584-2592)
Advanced Functional Materials 18 #17 (2008)
Abstract
Functionalization of Magnetic
Nanowires by Charged Biopolymers
(2517 – 2522)
Biomacromolecules 9 #9 (2008)
Abstract
Electrical
Conductivity and Current–Voltage Characteristics of Individual Conducting
Polymer PEDOT Nanowires
(3474-3477)
Chinese Physics Letters 25 #9 (2008)
Abstract
Textiles
9/12/2008
Molecular stratification nanotechnology in antiadhesive modification of fabric
fibres
(127-135 )
Fibre Chemistry 40 #2 ( 2008)
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Nanotechnology
US Patents
8/26/2008
Nanostructures /Fabrication
8/26/2008
7,416,908
Method for fabricating a micro structure
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Nanotechnology
Journal Articles
9/5/2008
Imprinting
9/5/2008
100[2008] Bovine serum albumin imprinted calcium phosphate /polyacrylate/alginate
multi-hybrid polymer microspheres in inverse-phase suspension (Short
communication)
e-Polymers (9/5/2008) (117)
[Abstract]
Light Emitting Diodes (LED)
9/5/2008
Lifetime of organic light emitting diodes on
polymer anodes
(# 083303)
Applied Physics Letters 93 #8 (2008)
Abstract
Metamaterials
9/5/2008
Low-loss left-handed metamaterials at millimeter
waves
(# 083104)
Applied Physics Letters 93 #8 (2008)
Abstract
Thin-film sensing with planar asymmetric
metamaterial resonators
(# 083507)
Applied Physics Letters 93 #8 (2008)
Abstract
Microfluidics
9/5/2008
Classification and evaluation of microfluidic devices for continuous
suspension fractionation
(53-66)
Advances in Colloid and Interface Science 142 #1-2 (2008)
Microrods
9/5/2008
Optical Waveguide Based on
Crystalline Organic Microtubes and Microrods
(p 7301-7305)
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 47 #38 (2008)
Abstract
Nanodisks
9/5/2008
A transmission electron microscope and electron diffraction study of carbon
nanodisks
(1535-1543)
Carbon 46 #12 (2008)
Nanofibers
9/5/2008
Electrospun biomimetic nanocomposite nanofibers of hydroxyapatite/chitosan
for bone tissue engineering
(4314-4322)
Biomaterials 29 #32 (2008)
098[2008] The structure and property of the electrospinning silk
fibroin/gelatin blend nanofibers
e-Polymers (9/5/2008) (117)
[Abstract]
106[2008] Preparation of polyaniline nanofibers using the organic solution
of aniline as seed
e-Polymers (9/5/2008) (117)
[Abstract]
Vanadium Oxide−PANI
Nanocomposite-Based Macroscopic Fibers: 1D Alcohol Sensors Bearing Enhanced
Toughness
(5541 – 5549)
Chemistry of Materials 20 #17 (2008)
Abstract
Nanofluids
9/5/2008
Temperature Dependence of Thermal Conductivity of Nanofluids
(3319-3322)
Chinese Physics B 17 #9 (2008)
Abstract
Nanofoams
9/5/2008
Directed Assembly of
Sub-Nanometer Thin Organic Materials with Programmed-Size Nanopores
(p 7036-7039)
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 47 #37 (2008)
Abstract
Nanotubes
9/5/2008
Nanoporous-Walled Tungsten
Oxide Nanotubes as Highly Active Visible-Light-Driven Photocatalysts
(p 7051-7055)
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 47 #37 (2008)
Abstract
Effect of defects on oscillation characteristics
and instability of carbon nanotube-based oscillators
(# 083107)
Applied Physics Letters 93 #8 (2008)
Abstract
rf resistance and inductance of massively
parallel single walled carbon nanotubes: Direct, broadband measurements and near
perfect 50 
impedance matching
(# 083119)
Applied Physics Letters 93 #8 (2008)
Abstract
Reversible separation of single-walled carbon
nanotubes in bundles
(# 083120)
Applied Physics Letters 93 #8 (2008)
Abstract
Visualization of nanoscale peeling of carbon
nanotube on graphite
(# 083122)
Applied Physics Letters 93 #8 (2008)
Abstract
Indium tin oxide modified transparent nanotube
thin films as effective anodes for flexible organic light-emitting diodes
(# 083306)
Applied Physics Letters 93 #8 (2008)
Abstract
Nanowires
9/5/2008
Control of Rapid Formation of
Interchain Excited States in Sugar-Threaded Supramolecular Wires
(p 3218-3223)
Advanced Materials 20 #17 (2008)
Abstract
Electrical Conductivity and Current–Voltage Characteristics of
Individual Conducting Polymer PEDOT Nanowires
(3474-3477)
Chinese Physics B 17 #9 (2008)
Self Assembly
9/5/2008
Macrocycles, catenanes, oligomers and polymers in gold chemistry
(2012 – 2027)
Chemical Society Reviews 37 #9 (2008)
Sensors
9/5/2008
Vanadium Oxide−PANI
Nanocomposite-Based Macroscopic Fibers: 1D Alcohol Sensors Bearing Enhanced
Toughness
(5541 – 5549)
Chemistry of Materials 20 #17 (2008)
Abstract
Ultrafiltration
9/5/2008
Sharpless Asymmetric
Dihydroxylation of Olefins in WaterSurfactant Media with Recycling of the
Catalytic System by Membrane Nanofiltration
(p 2086-2098)
Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis 350 #13 (2008)
Abstract
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