NANOMATERIALS GLOSSARY

Nanomaterials

materials exhibiting specific characteristics related to their nanometric structure

Carbon nanotubes

structure made up of carbon atoms arranged in a regular pattern based on a particular geometric layout

Nanosciences

science disciplines devoted to studying the mechanisms governing phenomena on the nanometric scale

Nanoparticles

mineral or organic particles with an elementary size close to the nanometer

Nanostructured copolymers,

or copolymers with controlled architecture,

or acrylic block copolymers

macromolecules consisting of monomer blocks arranged on the nanometric scale to endow them with specific properties