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- noun Plural form of
nanoneedle .
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Examples
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"Our nanoneedles are very, very small, smaller than a human hair," said Bai Xu, president, chief executive and founder.
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Drugs administered through IVs are not ideal because nanoneedles do not reach the blood vessels.
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The company's nanoneedles manage to open clogged pores to let oil out and let medicine in, Mr. Xu said.
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The optical properties of the nanoneedles can be easily controlled, something that is not readily possible with needles grown by other methods.
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"Impressively, just a 2 µm thick film of nanoneedles results in nearly 100% of light collection efficiency, even for high angles of incidence greater than 75°," Javey told our sister website nanotechweb.
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Black nanoneedles for anti-reflective coatings Researchers in the US have succeeded in growing germanium nanoneedle arrays on flexible substrates for the first time.
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The germanium nanoneedles have ultrasharp tips that measure just 2 nm across and strongly absorb light.
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