nanoscale

[nan-uh-skeyl, ney-nuh-]

adjective

1. of or relating to microscopic particles of matter, devices, etc., that are measured in nanometers or microns.

   a nanoscale sensor made of a single molecule.

noun

1. Measurements.,  a scale of measurement that uses nanometers or microns as units of measure.

nanoscale

1. Relating to or occurring on a scale of nanometers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of nanoscale¹

First recorded in 1980–85; nano- + scale ²

Example Sentences

Mirkin developed spherical nucleic acids, which are nanoscale particles coated densely with DNA or RNA.

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Intranasal delivery has been studied before for brain-targeted treatments, but no nanoscale therapy had previously shown the ability to activate immune responses against brain tumors using this route.

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"This is the first time that it has been shown that we can increase immune cell activation in glioblastoma tumors when we deliver nanoscale therapeutics from the nose to the brain," Mahajan said.

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A research group at the City University of New York and the University of Texas at Austin has found a method to make dark excitons, a class of previously unseen light states, emit bright light and be controlled with nanoscale precision.

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"By turning these hidden states on and off at will and controlling them with nanoscale resolution, we open exciting opportunities to disruptively advance next-generation optical and quantum technologies, including for sensing and computing."

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