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Definitions
- Antibiotic resistance
- Bird flu
- Climate change & insect-borne disease
- Genomics
- Malaria
- Nanotechnology for health
- Tuberculosis
Below is a directory of terms used in discussions about nanotechnology for health.
M
Micrometer ('micron')
A micrometer is one millionth of a metre or one thousand nanometers.
Micron
See Micrometer.
Molecular engineering/manufacturing
Like molecular nanotechnology, this is the construction of products or materials by putting each atom and molecule precisely in the right place.
Molecular nanotechnology (MNT)
See Molecular engineering/manufacturing.
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