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nanoshuttle

US/nɑnoʊ ˈʃʌtəl/

nanoshuttle noun: a nanoparticle assembly, consisting of gold, iron oxide, and polylysine, that carries cargo along a nanoscopic rail.

Noun

nanoshuttle (plural nanoshuttles)

  1. A nanoparticle assembly, consisting of gold, iron oxide, and polylysine, that carries cargo along a nanoscopic rail
    • 7C show a piezoelectric moveable arrangement (nanoshuttle) to control the translocation of ssDNA or ssRNA molecules. In particular, FIG. 7A shows a top view of a piezoelectric nanoshuttle that moves left and right.2013, Jaramillo Botero, Phosphorus Acids-Advances in Research and Application

Forms of nanoshuttle

pluralnanoshuttles

Origin of nanoshuttle

From nano- + shuttle.

Questions about nanoshuttle

What does nanoshuttle mean?
Nanoshuttle means a nanoparticle assembly, consisting of gold, iron oxide, and polylysine, that carries cargo along a nanoscopic rail.
What part of speech is nanoshuttle?
Nanoshuttle is a noun.
How do you pronounce nanoshuttle?
Nanoshuttle is pronounced /nɑnoʊ ˈʃʌtəl/ (US).
What is the plural of nanoshuttle?
The plural of nanoshuttle is nanoshuttles.

Words near nanoshuttle in the dictionary

  1. Nanoses
  2. nanosheet
  3. nanosheets
  4. nanoshell
  5. nanoshells
  6. nanoshuttle
  7. nanoshuttles
  8. nanosiemens
  9. nanosieve
  10. nanosievert
  11. nanosieverts

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