Institute of nanotechnology

www.nano.org.uk/nano/glossary.htm

The glossary of terms from the UK "Institute of nanotechnology".

Nanotechnology Now

www.nanotech-now.com/nanotechnology-glossary-N.htm

The glossary of terms from "Nanotechnology now".

PAS71 (From the BSI)

www.bsi-global.com/en/Standards-and-Publications/Industry-Sectors/Nanotechnologies/PAS-71/

This Publicly Available Specification (PAS) was commissioned by the UK Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in collaboration with the British Standards Institution (BSI) for the purposes of developing and encouraging the use of a common language for nanoparticle technologies.

AEM

Analytical Electron Microscopy

AFM

Atomic Force Microscopy

BET

Brunnauer-Emmett-Teller (surface adsorption analysis)

CFD

Computational Fluids Dynamic

Detection

Presence or not of nanoparticles

EDS

Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy

EELS

Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy

ELPI

Electrical Low Pressure Impactor

Engineered particles

Particles that either has been created due to deliberate human activity, or has been changed for a specific purpose (e.g. coating of silica).

HEPA

High Efficiency particle attraction (filters) HRSEM High

HRTEM

High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy

IC

Integrated Circuit

ICPMS

Inductive Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer

LIBS

Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

LII

Laser Induced Incandescence

MEMS

Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems

MIE

Minimal Ignition Energy

Monitoring

Survey of ambient environment

Nano

A prefix meaning one billionth (1/1 000 000 000).

Nanomaterials

can be subdivided into nanoparticles, nanofilms and nanocomposites. The focus of nanomaterials is a bottom up approach to structures and functional effects whereby the building blocks of materials are designed and assembled in controlled ways ... readmore [Wikipedia]

Nanometre

One billionth of a metre. 10-9m, or a millionth of a millimetre.

Nanoparticles

Individual pieces of matter of dimensions lower than 100 nm. Nanoparticle threshold size can also be defined as the size leading to different physico-chemical behaviors and properties than bulk material ...readmore [Wikipedia]

Nanoscale

Between 0.1-100nm.

Nanotechnology

Areas of technology where dimensions and tolerances in the range of 0.1nm to 100nm play a critical role.

Nanotube

A one-dimensional fullerene (a convex cage of atoms with only hexagonal and/or pentagonal faces) with a cylindrical shape.

Nanowires

One-dimensional structures, with unique electrical and optical properties, that are used as building blocks in nanoscale devices.

NMR

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

Off-line detection

Measurements are performed later, on lab equipments

On-line detection

Real time detection of nanoparticles

PBPK

Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic

PCS

Photon Correlation Spectroscopy

PVD

Along with CVD, a group of surface treatments applied on tools and machine elements. In the area of machining and tooling PVD coatings are widely used to increase the life and productivity of production tools and therefore reducing manufacturing costs.

Quantum dot

A nano-scale crystalline structure that can transform the colour of light. The quantum dot is considered to have greater flexibility than other fluorescent materials, which makes it suited to use in building nano-scale computing applications where light is used to process information. They are made from a variety of different compounds, such as cadmium selenide.

RSEM

Resolution Scanning Electron Microscopy

SAW

Surface Acoustic Wave

SEM

Scanning Electron Microscopy

SMPS

Scanning Mobility Particle sizer

SNOM

Scanning Nearfield Microscopy

STEM

Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy

STM

Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

SWNT

Single Walled Nanotubes

TEM

Transmission Electron Microscopy