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.
Semantic type(s): Manufactured Object
MeSH record created: 05/07/2006
MeSH record revised: 09/07/2007