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ISRN Nanomaterials
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 816474, 8 pages
doi:10.5402/2012/816474
Research Article

Titanium Dioxide Nanofibers and Microparticles Containing Nickel Nanoparticles

Faheem A. Sheikh,1 Javier Macossay,1 Muzafar A. Kanjwal,2 Abdalla Abdal-hay,3,4 Mudasir A. Tantry,5 and Hern Kim6

1Department of Chemistry, University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, TX 78539, USA
2DTU Food, Technical University of Denmark, Soltofts Plads, Building 227 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
3Department of Bio and Nano System Engineering, College of Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea
4Department of Mechanical Design and Materials Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea
5National Center for Natural Products Research, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, The University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677, USA
6Department of Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology, Energy & Environment Fusion Technology Center, Myongji University, Kyonggi-do, Yongin 449-728, Republic of Korea

Received 30 September 2012; Accepted 18 October 2012

Academic Editors: J. Bai, G. Dzhardimalieva, T. Peijs, and X. Sun

Copyright © 2012 Faheem A. Sheikh et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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