nanoshuttle

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US/nɑnoʊ ˈʃʌtəl/

noun

A nanoparticle assembly, consisting of gold, iron oxide, and polylysine, that carries cargo along a nanoscopic rail

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Meanings

nounnanoshuttle (plural nanoshuttles)

plural nanoshuttles

  1. chemistryA nanoparticle assembly, consisting of gold, iron oxide, and polylysine, that carries cargo along a nanoscopic rail

    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.

    2013, Jaramillo Botero, Phosphorus Acids-Advances in Research and Application

Origin

From nano- + shuttle.

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nanoshuttle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanoshuttle

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“nanoshuttle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanoshuttle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nanoshuttle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanoshuttle.

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