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Sign in to saveNanomaterials describe, in principle, chemical substances or materials of which a single unit is sized (in at least one dimension) between 1 and 100 nm (the usual definition of nanoscale).
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- Definition
- Sources
- Engineered
- Incidental
- Natural
- Types
- Nanoporous materials
- Nanoparticles
- Fullerenes
- Metal-based nanoparticles
- One-dimensional nanostructures
- Two-dimensional nanostructures
- Bulk nanostructured materials
- Applications
- Synthesis
- Bottom-up methods
- Top-down methods
- Characterization
- Mechanical properties
- Uniformity
- Nanomaterials in articles, patents, and products
- Health and safety
- World Health Organization guidelines
- Other guidance
- See also
- References
- External links
Nanomaterials describe, in principle, chemical substances or materials of which a single unit is sized (in at least one dimension) between 1 and 100 nm (the usual definition of nanoscale).
Nanomaterials research takes a materials science-based approach to nanotechnology, leveraging advances in materials metrology and synthesis which have been developed in support of microfabrication research. Materials with structure at the nanoscale often have unique optical, electronic, thermo-physical or mechanical properties.