Technology, Industry, and Agriculture

Nanoparticles

Nanometer-sized particles that are nanoscale in three dimensions. They include nanocrystaline materials; NANOCAPSULES; METAL NANOPARTICLES; DENDRIMERS, and QUANTUM DOTS. The uses of nanoparticles include DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS and cancer targeting and imaging.

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Abstract

Nanometer-sized particles that are nanoscale in three dimensions. They include nanocrystaline materials; NANOCAPSULES; METAL NANOPARTICLES; DENDRIMERS, and QUANTUM DOTS. The uses of nanoparticles include DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS and cancer targeting and imaging.

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  • Nanoparticle
  • Nanocrystalline Materials
  • Nanocrystals
  • Material, Nanocrystalline
  • Materials, Nanocrystalline
  • Nanocrystal
  • Nanocrystalline Material

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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2007; use NANOSTRUCTURES 2005-2006

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  1. J01.637.512w.600w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Nanoparticles. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D053758. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D053758
  2. Nanoparticles. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanoparticle
  3. Nanoparticles. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61231