Any crystalline structure possessing dimensions measured in terms of nanometers.

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.

Synonyms: Nanoparticles, Material, Nanocrystalline, Nanocrystals, Nanoparticle, Materials, Nanocrystalline, Nanocrystalline Materials, Nanocrystal, Nanocrystalline Material