Nanoparticle

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-018097",
  "term": "Nanoparticle",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Free standing nanosized material, consisting of between tens to thousands of atoms.\n\n2. 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 deliver systems and cancer targeting and imaging.",
  "references": [
    "EPA Nanotechnology White Paper Glossary at http://www.epa.gov/osa/pdfs/nanotech/epa-nanotechnology-whitepaper-0207.pdf",
    "NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/nanoparticle/"
}