Trends in worldwide nanotechnology patent applications: 1991 to 2008

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 687-706

  Dang, Yan ^a   Zhang, Yulei ^a   Fan, Li ^a   Chen, Hsinchun ^a   Roco, Mihail C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Esp@cenet worldwide database; Longitudinal evolution; Nanotechnology; Number of patent applications; Patent family analysis; Patent topics; Research and development

Indexed keywords

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; KEYWORD SEARCH; NATIONAL NANOTECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES; PATENT APPLICATIONS; PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SOUTH KOREA;

BIOLOGY; DATABASE SYSTEMS; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

(1 BUTYLAMINO 3 METHYLBUTYL)(1 PYRROLIDINYL) KETONE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; BRAZIL; CANADA; CLINICAL DATA REPOSITORY; FRANCE; GERMANY; GOVERNMENT; MEXICO; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PATENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SOUTH KOREA; TAIWAN; UKRAINE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955090758     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-009-9831-7     Document Type: Review

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