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Volume 5, Number 3 (June 2016) pp.183-301

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A Special Issue on Advanced Functional Materials: A Modern Perspective
Guest Editors: Vivek K. Singh, Yashashchandra Dwivedi, Jitendra Sharma, Ram Prakash, and Ashok K. Pathak
Mater. Focus 5, 183–186 (2016)
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Rare Earth Doped Upconverting Phosphors for Display and Temperature Sensing Applications
Astha Kumari, Abhishek Kumar Soni, and Vineet Kumar Rai
Mater. Focus 5, 187–194 (2016)
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Effects of Nano-Materials on Seed Germination and Seedling Growth: Striking the
Slight Balance Between the Concepts and Controversies

Shweta Singh, Durgesh Kumar Tripathi, N. K. Dubey, and D. K. Chauhan
Mater. Focus 5, 195–201 (2016)
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Hybrid Electric Discharge Machining Processes for Hard Materials: A Review
Varun Dutta, Sanjay Sharma, Kapil Chopra, and Balbir Singh
Mater. Focus 5, 202–208 (2016)
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Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Linear Low Density Polyethylene
/Organoclay Nanocomposites

Daniel Komatsu, Caio Márcio Paranhos, and Adhemar Ruvolo-Filho
Mater. Focus 5, 209–215 (2016)
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Fabrication of Alginate Fibers Loaded with Silver Nanoparticles Biosynthesized via
Dolcetto Grape Leaves (Vitis vinifera cv.): Morphological, Antimicrobial Characterization and
In Vitro Release Studies

Liu Yu, Hafeezullah Memon, Parag Bhavsar, and Sohail Yasin
Mater. Focus 5, 216–221 (2016)
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Synthesis and Upconversion Emission Properties of Green Emitting Y4MoO9: Er3+/Yb3+ Phosphor
Shriya Sinha, Manoj Kumar Mahata, and Kaushal Kumar
Mater. Focus 5, 222–226 (2016)
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Structural, Optical and Spectral Studies of Sm3+ Doped K3Gd(PO4)2 Bulk and
Nanophosphors Synthesized by Different Methods

Palvi Gupta and Vinay Kumar
Mater. Focus 5, 227–242 (2016)
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A Comparative Wet Chemical Synthesis of Zinc Oxide and Tin Oxide Nanoparticles: Structural
and Optical Properties

Taimur Athar
Mater. Focus 5, 243–248 (2016)
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Anti-Dermatophytic Potential of Ajuga bracteosa Wall Ex Benth Leaf Extract Mediated AgNPs with
Particular Emphasis to Plasma Membrane Lesion

Rohit Kumar Mishra, Vani Mishra, Shivesh Sharma, Avinash C. Pandey, and Anupam Dikshit
Mater. Focus 5, 249–257 (2016)
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Potentiostatically Deposited MnO2 Thin Film for Supercapacitor Application
B. P. Relekar, G. M. Lohar, R. K. Kamble, A. B. Bansode, H. D. Dhygude, and V. J. Fulari
Mater. Focus 5, 258–260 (2016)
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Use of Emblica officinalis Aqueous Extract as Antifungal Agent and Its Effect Over
Physical Properties of Denture Base Resins

P. Shubha, K. Namratha, C. S. Vicas, S. Ganesh, and K. Byrappa
Mater. Focus 5, 261–267 (2016)
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Pressure Effects on Structural, Elastic and Electronic Properties of MgRh Compound by
Ab Initio Study

Md. Lokman Ali, Md. Zahidur Rahaman, Md. Atikur Rahman, and Md. Afjalur Rahman
Mater. Focus 5, 268–274 (2016)
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Tunneling Current Density Model with Ideal Barrier for Ultra Thin Films Al2O3 High-k
Material Based MOS Devices

N. P. Maity, Reshmi Maity, and S. Baishya
Mater. Focus 5, 275–280 (2016)
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Radiation Induced Color Centers in Cr-Doped LiF Phosphor
Satinder Kumar, A. K. Gathania, Ankush Vij, and Ravi Kumar
Mater. Focus 5, 281–286 (2016)
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Effect of Firing Temperature on the Glucose Sensing Properties of In2O3 Based Thick Film
Resistors

Pradnya Joshi, Sushma Kulkarni, and B. S. Yadav
Mater. Focus 5, 287–292 (2016)
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Tribological Characterization of a Self Lubricating PTFE Under Lubricated Conditions
Karan Vohra, Ankush Anand, Mir Irfan Ul Haq, Ankush Raina, and M. F. Wani
Mater. Focus 5, 293–295 (2016)
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Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Based Study of Antimicrobial Attribute of
Nano-Based Phytomaterial

Anamika Mubayi, Sanjukta Chatterji, Prashant Kumar Rai, Gulab Singh Maurya, Awadhesh Kumar Rai, and Geeta Watal
Mater. Focus 5, 296–301 (2016)
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