nanoshuttle

English

Etymology

From nano- +‎ shuttle.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /nɑnoʊ ˈʃʌtəl/

Noun

nanoshuttle (plural nanoshuttles)

  1. (chemistry) A nanoparticle assembly, consisting of gold, iron oxide, and polylysine, that carries cargo along a nanoscopic rail
    • 2013, Jaramillo Botero, Phosphorus Acids-Advances in Research and Application:
      7C show a piezoelectric moveable arrangement (nanoshuttle) to control the translocation of ssDNA or ssRNA molecules. In particular, FIG. 7A shows a top view of a piezoelectric nanoshuttle that moves left and right.
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