Encyclopedia Nanotech

Interdisciplinary nanotechnology requires thoroughly defined and re-defined terms. This encyclopedia serves the function of defining terms and then expanding upon how these words are used in nanotechnology. Click the word to view its encyclopedia entry. To see more words, click on a letter below to see the words that begin with that letter.

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Dendrimer
From the Greek word dendra - tree, a dendrimer is polymer that branches.

Dip Pen Nanolithography
A method for nanoscale patterning of surfaces by the transfer of a material from the tip of a scanning probe microscope onto the surface.

Directed-Assembler
A specific type of assembler that makes use of directed-assembly, such that the assembly process requires external energy or information input.