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- noun Any
composite material one or more of whosecomponents is some form ofnanoparticle ; more often consists ofcarbon nanotubes embedded in apolymer matrix
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Examples
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That skin is a nanocomposite material, consisting of tiny fibers of collagen embedded in a softer matrix.
Resilient Urbanism 2008
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A nanocomposite particle can be constructed so that it has a mix of properties that would not otherwise happen in nature.
May 20th, 2007 2007
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As an undergraduate researcher working on compounding nanocomposite materials with exposure to supercritical fluids, mentors high school student researchers.
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That skin is a nanocomposite material, consisting of tiny fibers of collagen embedded in a softer matrix.
Archive 2008-03-01 2008
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The technique is the first successful synthesis of a diamond-nanotube nanocomposite, which means for the first time this specialized material has been produced at the nanometer size – one-millionth of a millimeter, or thousands of times smaller than the period at the end of this sentence.
The New Diamond-Nanotube Composite Material | Impact Lab 2005
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It is, to get technical, a nanocomposite polymer called - wait for it - polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane-poly carbonate-urea urethane, POSS-PCU for short.
Evening Standard - Home Dan Jones 2011
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A range could thus be determined for the silver nanocomposite coatings within they showed antibacterial properties and were yet found to be cytocompatible (i.e. friendly to cells).
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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A high-frequency plasma reactor in which the nanocomposite coatings are deposited on a substrate material.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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NanoRidge Materials, Inc. is a manufacturer of high-performance nanocomposite materials and composite components.
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Illuminex Cu-Si nanocomposite anodes allow silicon to be used by imparting structural support to the silicon with copper nanowires that act analogously to rebar in concrete, while imparting highly effective electrical exchange and added thermal stability. nanowire photovoltaic (PV) cells based on a dense array of silicon diode nanowires.
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