nanoparticle
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
nanoparticle (plural nanoparticles)
- Any microscopic particle less than about 100 nanometers (nm) in diameter.
- 2005 February 22, Kenneth Chang, “Tiny Is Beautiful: Translating 'Nano' Into Practical”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN:
- Nanoparticles of various sorts are already found in products like sunscreen, paint and inkjet paper. More exotic varieties offer promise in medicine for sensitive diagnostic tests and novel treatments: the detection of Alzheimer's disease by finding a protein in spinal fluid, for instance, or nanoparticles that heat up and kill cancer cells.
Usage notes[edit]
In aerosol science, the term is often reserved for particles less than 50 nm in diameter; ultrafine particle is used for particles less than 100 nm in diameter.
Translations[edit]
microscopic particle
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See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- nanoparticle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia