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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.     
Examples Calcifying Nanoparticles; Dendrimers; Metal Nanoparticles; Nanocapsules; Nanoconjugates; Nanodiamonds; Nanospheres; Quantum Dots 		Other names Nanoparticle; Nanocrystalline Material; Nanocrystal; Materials, Nanocrystalline; Material, Nanocrystalline; Nanocrystals; Nanocrystalline Materials
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Cu2ZnSnS4  0   *Tin *Copper *Sulfides *Zinc Nanoparticles. Chemistry. 2012 Mar 12;18(11):3127-31
MPG-8 peptide  0   *Oligopeptides *RNA-Binding Proteins RNA, Small Interfering Nanoparticles. Nucleic Acids Res. 2009 Aug;37(14):4559-69
monocrystalline iron oxide nanoparticle  0   Ferumoxytol Nanoparticles Contrast Media.

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