International Journal of Nano and Biomaterials (IJNBM)

International Journal of Nano and Biomaterials

2009 Vol.2 No.1/2/3/4/5

Special Issue on Nano and Biomaterials: the Building Blocks

Guest Editors: Dr. Sami S. Habib, Dr. Zishan H. Khan and Dr. Numan A. Salah

Editorial

Pages Title and author(s)
2-11Semiconductor layered nanomaterials to encapsulate organic compounds
A.A. El-Meligi
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027692
12-21Thermal analysis of smart fins in a micro heat exchanger
Sheikh N. Ahmad, Shariff M. Yasir
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027693
22-30Covalently-bound organic monolayers for biosensor applications
Ahmed Arafat
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027694
31-41Effect of gamma irradiation on the optical properties of nano-MgPc thin films
M.M. El-Nahass, E.F.M. El-Zaidia, S. Yaghmour
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027695
42-51Effect of accelerators and stabilisers on crystallinity of binary and ternary electroless nickel alloys
Aljohani Talal, Almarshad Abdullah, Al-Mayouf Abdullah
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027696
52-59Carbon nanotube-based electrochemical signal amplification for breast cancer gene detection
Abdel-Nasser Kawde
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027697
60-69Turbulent forced convection of Al2O3 nanofluid in a circular tube with tape inserts at low volume concentration
L. Syam Sundar, K.V. Sharma, Y. Raja Sekhar, V. Dharma Rao, T. Subramanyam, J.V. Ramana Rao
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027698
70-81Measurement of glucose nanoparticles concentration in plasma and blood accurately using laser sheet interferometry
H. El Ghandoor, A.M. Sallam, I.H. Ibrahim, N.A. Yasien
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027699
82-90Atomic force microscopy (AFM) analysis of cleaned and fouled nanofiltration membranes
A. Al-amoudi, C. Wright, P. Williams, R.W. Lovitt, A. Al-Hobiab
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027700
91-99Nanoindentation-induced structural phase transformations in crystalline and amorphous germanium
Maha M.O. Khayyat, M. Munawar Chaudhri, G. Patriarche, E. Le Bourhis
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027701
100-109Assessment of the osteoblastic cell response to a zinc glass reinforced hydroxyapatite composite (Zn-GRHA)
N. Sooraj Hussain, P.S. Gomes, M.H. Fernandes, M.A. Lopes, J.D. Santos
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027702
110-117Improved luminescence properties of nanocrystalline silicon films deposited by plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition technique at low temperature
Atif Mossad Ali, Ali Al-Hajry, M.S. Al-Assiri
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027703
118-125Optical properties of LiF:Mg,Cu,P nanorods
Numan Salah, Sami S. Habib, Zishan H. Khan, A.A. Al-Ghamdi
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027704
126-135Study on momentum density in semiconductor compounds ZnS, ZnSe and ZnTe by positron annihilation
N. Amrane
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027705
136-142Image processing using quantum computing and reverse emergence
M. Batouche, S. Meshoul, A. Al Hussaini
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027706
143-146Preparation and evaluation of nanospheres for lung targeting
Sree Harsha, Mohammed S. Al-Wesali
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027707
147-154Effect of temperature on threshold current density in InP/AlGaInP quantum dot laser structures
M.S. Al-Ghamdi, P.M. Smowton, P. Blood, A.B. Krysa
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027708
155-163Self-assembled Bi nanolines on the InAs(100) surface: a theoretical study
A.Z. AlZahrani, G.P. Srivastava
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027709
164-172Biomedical applications of iron oxide nanostructures
M.A. Shah, M.S. Al-Shahry, A.M. Asiri
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027710
173-183Metal alkoxides as molecular precursor for the synthesis of metal oxide nanomaterials
Taimur Athar
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027711
184-190Nano-hybrid materials and nano-composite materials based on PVA
O. Saber, A.A. Al Jaafari
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027712
191-203Erbium activated monolith silica-phosphate glasses planar waveguide and up-conversion mechanism
I.K. Battisha, M.A. Salem, A.M.S. Nahrawy, Y. Badr, B. Elouady, M. Kamal
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027713
204-215Characterisation of mechanical and wear properties of NiAl and Ni-Al-N thin films deposited by closed field unbalanced magnetron sputter ion plating
R. Said, N. Ali, W. Ahmed, Ian Sherrington, M. Abdalaziz, M.J. Jackson
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027714
216-225Synthesis and characterisation of nitrogen-doped ZnO thin films
Abdelkrim Mekki, Nouar Tabet, Mahmoud Hezam
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027715
226-233J-E characteristics of Ni-catalysed multiwalled carbon nanotubes
Zishan H. Khan, Samina Khan, M. Husain, Numan Salah, Sami Habib, Shamshad Ahmad Khan
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027716
234-239Synthesis and characterisation of nanostructured barium cuprate thin films
M. Faiz, N. Tabet
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027717
240-248Study of fluctuation induced conductivity on nano diamond doped bulk MgB2 superconductor
Intikhab A. Ansari, M. Shahabuddin, M. Husain, Arpita Vajpayee, V.P.S. Awana, H. Kishan
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027718
249-254Synthesis and characterisation of electrical conducting nanoporous carbon structures based on pyrogallol-formaldehyde
L. El Mir, N. Ben Mansour, I. Najeh, M. Saadoun, S. Alaya
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027719
255-262Synthesis and characterisation of ZnO structures containing the nanoscale regime
M. Al-Assiri, H. Al-Gharni, A. Alolah, A. Al-Hajry, Ahmad Umar, M. Vaseem, Y-B. Hahn, Farid El-Tantawy, M. Bououdina, S. Al-Heniti
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027720
263-272Finite element modelling of nano-structured materials
Mahmoud Abd-Rabou, Mahmopud Nadim Nahas
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027721
273-278Elaboration and characterisation of (Al, V) co-doped nanosized zinc oxide aerogel
J. El Ghoul, A. Alaya, L. El Mir, C. Barthou, M. Saadoun, S. Alaya
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027722
279-288Effects of deformation and physical aging on nano-scale free volumes in polycarbonate studied by positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy
M. Mohsen, E. Gomaa, M.A. Sharaf, H. Salem, W. Gomaa
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027723
289-298Infrared spectroscopy of human bone marrow: evidence of structural changes during acute leukemia
G.A. Raouf, W.F. Elkhateeb, H. Toumah, M. Quari, S. Jaouni, K. Elkebba, T.A. Kumosani
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027724
299-306Electrical conduction of calf-thymus DNA molecules
S. Abdalla, S.D. Jastaniah
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027725
307-312Electron beam induced current at a Schottky nanocontact
M. Ledra, N. Tabet
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027726
313-321Increasing contact area of microelectrodes in implantable microchannel array system for peripheral nerve regenerative using metal deposited nanospheres
Raghied Mohammed Atta
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027727
322-330Nanogenomics for medicine: emerging strategies to overcome bottlenecks in siRNA-based therapy of human diseases
Tariq Alsheddi, Alexandre Vetcher, Ancha Baranova
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027728
331-338Simulation of effect of microwave irradiation on I-V characteristics of Josephson junction using RCLSJ model with noise into consideration
M. Shahabuddin
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027729
339-346Investigation of mechanical, thermal properties and non-isothermal crystallisation kinetic of polypropylene/single-walled carbon nanotube
Abdolhosein Fereidoon, Morteza Ghorbanzadeh-Ahangari
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027730
347-353Physico-chemical properties of SiOXNY thin films
R. Mahamdi, L. Saci, F. Mansour, C. Molliet, P. Temple-Boyer, E. Scheid
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027731
354-359Morphological studies of nanoporous anodic aluminium oxide membranes
H. Idriss, A.E. Abdelrahman, S.V. Muniandy
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027732
360-374Comparative study for brain delivery of tacrine using polysorbate 80-coated poly(butylcyanoacrylate) and pegylated-poly(butylcyanoacrylate) nanoparticles
Basel A. Abdel-Wahab, Mohamed M. Abdel-Latif, Atef A. Abdel-Hafez
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027733
375-385Synthesis and characterisation of copper nanomaterial
Laila H. Abuhassan
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027734
386-395Mesoscopic studies on toxic effect of doxorubicin on rat cardiac muscles
Osama A.H. Abu-Zinadah, Salim M. El-Hamidy, Nevine Abdel Azim Refaat
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027735
396-408FT-IR spectroscopy as a tool for identification of apoptosis-induced structural changes in A549 cells treated with PM 701
Gehan Abdel-Raouf Ahmed, Faten Abdul Rahman Khorshid, Taha Abdullah Kumosani
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027736
409-415Applications of nanotechnology in oil and gas
Abdelmounam M. Sherik, Khalid M. Nabulsi
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027737
416-424Synthesis and photoluminescence properties of nanocrystalline terbium aluminium garnet phosphor
Humyra Shabir, Bansi Lal, Mohammad Rafat
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027738
425-430A molecular theoretic approach to GaN
F.S. Al-Hazmi, Khursheed Athar Siddiqui, Ali Zain Hamed Al-Zahrani
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027739
431-436DNA and genetic code: a candidate for nano devices
Ahmed Obaid Al-Zahrani, Mohammed Saeed G. Al-Ahmadi, Khursheed Athar Siddiqui
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027740
437-441Naturally endowed oxide nanoparticles from carbon ash in Saudi Arabia
Sami S. Habib
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027741

Additional paper

442-453Biotoxicity study of bone cement based on a functionalised multi-walled carbon nanotube-reinforced PMMA/HAp nanocomposite
Manoj K. Singh, Paula A.A.P. Marques, Antonio C.M. Sousa, Jose Gracio, Virgilia S. Silva, Paula P. Goncalves, Jose M.F. Ferreira, Susana Olhero
DOI: 10.1504/IJNBM.2009.027742