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Advanced Materials









                                                                                                        Nanomaterials are

                                                                                                        generally defined as

                                                                                                        materials with a


                                                                                                        characteristic length

                                                Semiconductor                  Biomaterials             scale (particle

                                                                                                        diameter, grain size


                                                                                                        and layer thickness)

                                                                                                        smaller than 100 nm

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                                                                                                        (1nm = 10 m).

                                                       Smart                  Nanomaterials             Nanomaterials can
                                                     Materials                                          be metallic,


                                                                                                        polymeric, ceramic,

                                                                                                        electronic, or


                                                                                                        composite.

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