nanostructure
nanostructure noun: any manufactured or natural structure having a scale between molecular and microscopic.
Noun
nanostructure (plural nanostructures)
- Any manufactured or natural structure having a scale between molecular and microscopic.
- We demonstrated a chemiresistive sensor based on core-shell hybridized nanostructures of Fe 3 O 4 and PEDOT for the efficient detection of VOC biomarkers.2015 August 28, Tran Thanh Tung et al., “Core-shell nanostructured hybrid composites for volatile organic compound detection”, in International Journal of Nanomedicine, volume 10, →DOI
- In the close vicinity of a chiral nanostructure, the circular dichroism of a biomolecule could be greatly enhanced, due to the interaction with the local superchiral fields.2016, S. Hamed Shams Mousavi, Sajanlal R. Panikkanvalappil, Mostafa A. El-Sayed, Ali A. Eftekhar, Ali Adibi, “Large Enhancement of Circular Dichroism Using an Embossed Chiral Metamaterial”, in arXiv
Forms of nanostructure
| plural | nanostructures |
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Origin of nanostructure
From nano- + structure.
Questions about nanostructure
- What does nanostructure mean?
- Nanostructure means any manufactured or natural structure having a scale between molecular and microscopic.
- What part of speech is nanostructure?
- Nanostructure is a noun.
- What is the plural of nanostructure?
- The plural of nanostructure is nanostructures.
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