title: China and the United States--Global partners, competitors and collaborators in nanotechnology development.
abstract: USA and China are two leading countries engaged in nanotechnology research and development. They compete with each other for fruits in this innovative area in a parallel and compatible manner. Understanding the status and developmental prospects of nanotechnology in USA and China is important for policy-makers to decide nanotechnology priorities and funding, and to explore new ways for global cooperation on key issues. We here present the nanoscience and nanomedicine research and the related productivity measured by publications, and patent applications, governmental funding, policies and regulations, institutional translational research, industrial and enterprise growth in nanotechnology-related fields across China and USA. The comparison reveals some marked asymmetries of nanotechnology development in China and USA, which may be helpful for future directions to strengthen nanotechnology collaboration for both countries, and for the world as a whole.
authors.affiliation: Cancer Metastasis Alert and Prevention Center, and Biopharmaceutical Photocatalysis of State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, China.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: Cancer Metastasis Alert and Prevention Center, and Biopharmaceutical Photocatalysis of State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, China.
authors.forename: Biyu
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.affiliation: Cancer Metastasis Alert and Prevention Center, and Biopharmaceutical Photocatalysis of State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, China.
authors.forename: Weiyu
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.affiliation: The State University of New Jersey at Rutgers, Piscataway, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Patrick J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Sinko
authors.affiliation: Cancer Metastasis Alert and Prevention Center, and Biopharmaceutical Photocatalysis of State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, China.
authors.forename: Xiaodong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.affiliation: Cancer Metastasis Alert and Prevention Center, and Biopharmaceutical Photocatalysis of State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, China.
authors.forename: Huijuan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Cancer Metastasis Alert and Prevention Center, and Biopharmaceutical Photocatalysis of State Key Laboratory of Photocatalysis on Energy and Environment, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, China. Electronic address: cmapcjia1234@163.com.
authors.forename: Lee
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jia
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D038622:Internationality; D017146:Models, Organizational; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D012106:Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012586:Science / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States
keywords: Nanomedicine; Nanotechnology; National nanotechnology initiative