nanotag

English

Etymology

nano- +‎ tag

Noun

nanotag (plural nanotags)

1. A nanoscale tag.
   • 2015 September 2, “Fresh Water Cyanobacteria Geitlerinema sp. CCC728 and Arthrospira sp. CCC729 as an Anticancer Drug Resource”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Recently, green carbon nanotags (G-Tags) from harmful cyanobacteria have been synthesized for use in cancer therapy because of their high solubility, excellent photostability, low cytotoxicity, and ability to induce death in multiple cancer cell lines, including human hepatocellular liver carcinoma (Hep-G2) and human breast adenocarcinoma (MCF-7).