Disciplines and Occupations

Nanotechnology

The development and use of techniques to study physical phenomena and construct structures in the nanoscale size range or smaller.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

The development and use of techniques to study physical phenomena and construct structures in the nanoscale size range or smaller.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Nanotechnologies

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12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

2002

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Previous Indexing

  • Microchemistry (1991-2001)
  • Miniaturization (1994-2001)

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  1. H01w.603w
  2. J01.897w.520w.600w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Nanotechnology. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D036103. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D036103
  2. Nanotechnology. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanotechnology
  3. Nanotechnology. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11468