What does "nanostructure" mean?

Any manufactured or natural structure having a scale between molecular and microscopic.

What is a synonym for "nanostructure"?

Common synonyms include: ultrastructure, ultrastructure.

Nanostructure

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Noun

1
Any manufactured or natural structure having a scale between molecular and microscopic.
"We demonstrated a chemiresistive sensor based on core-shell hybridized nanostructures of Fe 3 O 4 and PEDOT for the efficient detection of VOC biomarkers."

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ultrastructure ultrastructure

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"We demonstrated a chemiresistive sensor based on core-shell hybridized nanostructures of Fe 3 O 4 and PEDOT for the efficient detection of VOC biomarkers."

Etymology

From nano- + structure.

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