nanomaterial
Atom-scale crafted matter
A nanomaterial is a substance engineered or structured at the nanometer scale—roughly 1 to 100 nanometers, where a nanometer is one billionth of a meter.
At this scale, materials often exhibit unusual properties—greater strength, different conductivity, or novel chemical reactivity—that differ from their bulk counterparts.
Nanomaterials include carbon nanotubes, quantum dots, and nanoparticles used in medicine, electronics, and manufacturing: The coating contains nanomaterials that make the surface self-cleaning.
Hollow molecular cylinders
- grapheneMonolayer carbon hexagonal lattice
- nanowiresAtom-scale conductive strands
- nanofibersUltrathin synthetic threads
- nanofabricationCreating nanometer-scale structures
Hybrid with nanometer-scale phase
- reinforcementAdding support or encouragement
- fillerSubstance closing gaps
- epoxyCatalyst-cured bonding compound
- resinViscous plant secretion
Deliberately untrue statement
- self-assemblySpontaneous structural organization
- colloidalEvenly suspended throughout
- sputteringParticle ejection from surfaces
- hydrothermalHot water underground
bottom-up · top-down · precursor · nucleation · templating · doping · characterization · purification
Administering medicine to body
- biosensorsDevices detecting via biological reactions
- coatingsApplied surface layers
- filtrationSeparating solids from liquids
- batteriesPortable energy storage units
supercapacitors · catalysis · electronics · displays · sunscreen · textiles · aerospace · cancer-treatment
Too small for eyes
Accepted by living tissue
- responsiveQuick to react
- multifunctionalHaving many uses
- adaptiveAble to change accordingly
- conductiveAllows energy transfer
magnetic · catalytic · antimicrobial · hydrophobic · piezoelectric · thermoelectric · tunable · optical
nanotubes
Hollow molecular cylinders
- grapheneMonolayer carbon hexagonal lattice
- nanowiresAtom-scale conductive strands
- nanofibersUltrathin synthetic threads
nanocomposite
Hybrid with nanometer-scale phase
- reinforcementAdding support or encouragement
- fillerSubstance closing gaps
- epoxyCatalyst-cured bonding compound
resin · dispersion · interface · hybrid
fabrication
Deliberately untrue statement
- self-assemblySpontaneous structural organization
- colloidalEvenly suspended throughout
- sputteringParticle ejection from surfaces
hydrothermal · bottom-up · top-down · precursor · nucleation · templating · doping · characterization · purification · dispersion
drug-delivery
Administering medicine to body
- biosensorsDevices detecting via biological reactions
- coatingsApplied surface layers
- filtrationSeparating solids from liquids
batteries · supercapacitors · catalysis · electronics · displays · sunscreen · textiles · aerospace · cancer-treatment · cosmetics
microscopic
Too small for eyes
biocompatible
Accepted by living tissue
- responsiveQuick to react
- multifunctionalHaving many uses
- adaptiveAble to change accordingly
conductive · magnetic · catalytic · antimicrobial · hydrophobic · piezoelectric · thermoelectric · tunable · optical · mechanical
- materialsmetal, metals, wood, ceramic, fabric
- Nanotechnanowire, nanobot, nanomachine, nanodevice, nanosensor
- chemistryatom, atoms, organic chemistry, molecule, chemistry