RSC Advances c5ra02140e PAPER Please check this proof carefully. Our staf will not read it in detail after you have submitted your proof corrections. Our staf will not read it in detail after you have submitted your proof corrections. Translation errors between word-processor files and typesetting systems can occur so the whole proof needs to be read. Please pay particular attention to: tabulated material; equations; numerical data; figures and graphics; and references. If you have not already indicated the corresponding author(s) please mark their name(s) with an asterisk. Corrections at this stage should be minor and not involve extensive changes. Please do not directly edit the text within the PDF file or send a revised manuscript. All corrections must be submitted at the same time. Please bear in mind that minor layout improvements, e.g. in line breaking, table widths and graphic placement, are routinely Please bear in mind that minor layout improvements, e.g. in line breaking, table widths and graphic placement, are routinely applied to the final version. applied to the final version. We will publish articles on the web as soon as possible after receiving your corrections; no late corrections will be made. no late corrections will be made. Please return your final final corrections, where possible within 48 hours 48 hours of receipt following the instructions in the proof notifica- tion email. 1 Controlled surface mineralization of metal oxides on nanofibers Nesrin Horzum, Margherita Mari, Manfred Wagner, Giuseppino Fortunato, Ana-Maria Popa, Mustafa M. Demir, Katharina Landfester, Daniel Crespy and Rafael Mu ˜ noz- Esp ´ ı * Metal oxide/polymer hybrid nanofibers are prepared by in situ formation of metal oxide nanoparticles on surface- functionalized polymer fibers. ART  C5RA02140E_GRABS 1 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 1 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50