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Nanoparticles  

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Definition

  • 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. Any crystalline structure possessing dimensions measured in terms of nanometers.

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-KF3LDRV9-6

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