nanomaterial

American  

[na-noh-muh-teer-ee-uhl] / ˈnæ noʊ məˌtɪər i əl /

noun

• nanomaterials
  plural

1. Engineering. any material that is made using nanotechnology or whose individual units are nanoscale in size.

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nanomaterial British  

/ ˈnænəʊməˌtɪərɪəl /

noun

1. any material that has an average particle size of between 1 and 100 nanometres

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• non-nanomaterial
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• nanomaterials
  plural

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Example Sentences

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nanomaterial nanomaterials

"With this new nanomaterial, this would no longer be the case."

From Science Daily ● Apr. 17, 2024

This approach simply did not work because any chemical reaction, the most common process, would lead to a product different from the desired nanomaterial.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 17, 2024

"We were specifically looking to create a two-dimensional nanomaterial from tungsten semi-carbide," said Stocek.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 17, 2024

It wasn't possible to construct the new tungsten semi-carbide nanomaterial using chemical means, so Stocek and Fanchini relied on plasma physics to form the single atom layers.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 17, 2024

She makes a sharp left into a lab where her nanomaterial collection bags are already stacked on her lab table.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

Phoenix-based Swift uses highly complex machinery to turn tiny particles called nanomaterials into antireflective coating, which can help make satellite-powered solar panels more effective, among other applications.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Nearly 15 years after discovering MXenes, a versatile class of two-dimensional conductive nanomaterials, researchers at Drexel University have now developed a way to create a one-dimensional version known as MXene nanoscrolls.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 31, 2026

"The sensor worked exceptionally well, showing that integrating optics, nanomaterials and biology can be an effective strategy to optimize a device," said Zhang.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 16, 2026

"When we looked deeper into how our bioactive nanomaterials were helping tissue repair, SerpinB3, a protein originally implicated in cancer, jumped at us as a key factor that correlated with nanomaterial-driven wound healing," Rege said.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 17, 2025

To control the growth, fabrication, and electronic and mechanical properties of nanomaterials, understanding these processes is essential.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 18, 2024

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