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nanomaterial

nanomaterial

2 7.9
A material made of very small parts that has special properties for electronics and medicine
  • noun
  • /ˌnænəʊməˈtɪəriəl/
  • Specialized
: nanomaterial
  • Nanomaterials are being used in medicine to enhance drug delivery systems.
  • nanomaterial-based component

So at the same time we were doing this chemist became very good at starting to build nanomaterials.

Examples

  • Molecularly designed materials, or nanomaterials, for example, have the promise to be 100 times stronger than steel and only one-sixth the weight.

    Academic text (2001)
  • One of the goals driving QD research and nanostructure research in general is the creation of complex nanomaterials with customized properties.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Additionally, over 80 percent of the proposed equipment used for the preparation of nanomaterials in these areas can be used for biological applications.

    Academic text (2009)
  • The text focuses on nanomaterials and nanoparticles, the sectors that hold the most promise for the future of medicine.

    Blog text (32)
  • The authors then explore the vast range of nanomaterials and systematically outline devices and applications in various industrial sectors.

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  • Graphene is a nanomaterial combining a very simple atomic structure with intriguingly complex and largely unexplored physics.

    Blog text (23)
  • A special emphasis should be given to the study of nanomaterials and new manufacturing processes, which are enabling a new direction for the development of nano-components.

    Academic text (2011)
  • We might expect significant breakthroughs in the role of functional nanomaterials to improve existing materials manufacturing and to lead to entirely new methods for building renewable energy system components.

    Academic text (2011)
  • NWHQ facilities and equipment are staged for growth opportunities within the nanomaterials market, starting with aerospace, defense, energy, electronics, catalysis, and consumer products.

    Academic text (2009)
  • His research activities include the development of hard, wear-resistant coatings for cutting tools, including low-pressure diamond and multilayer nanomaterial coatings.

    Academic text (2011)

How Small

nanomaterial
  • Specialized
2 7.9
material
843 2.1

Surface Forms

nanomaterial singular
nanomaterials plural

Morphology

nanomaterial = material (transparent) = nano + material

The word transparently means a material on the nanometer scale, built directly from the productive prefix 'nano-' and the noun 'material'.

Etymology

The word nanomaterial comes from the prefix nano-, from a Greek word meaning 'dwarf' or 'very small', and the common word material. So nanomaterials are literally materials made of very tiny parts, which is why they often have special properties and are used in new technology.