nanobullet

English

Etymology

From nano- +‎ bullet.

Noun

nanobullet (plural nanobullets)

  1. A nanoscale bullet, typically used to administer medicine.
    • 2016 January 14, Jessica Hall, “Nanoengineers build 'microcannons' that fire light-up bullets filled with drugs”, in ExtremeTech‎[1]:
      PFC vaporizes when hit with an ultrasound pulse, producing rapidly expanding gas bubbles that "fire" the nanobullets out of the microcannons at speeds on the order of meters per second -- and the fluorescent microbullets light up to show exactly where they landed in the tissue target.
    • 2016 February 1, Tom Whipple, “Microcannon firing nanobullets: the future of targeted medicine”, in The Times‎[2]:
      When an ultrasonic beam is fired at the microcannons, the emulsion evaporates, expanding rapidly into gas. This creates enough force to push the nanobullets out at velocities reaching several metres per second.
    • 2020 September 11, Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D, “What are the Recent Applications of Nanobullets?”, in AZO Nano‎[3]:
      A nanobullet comprising of multifunctional Janus nanocomposites (a head of magnetic Fe3O4 and a body of mesoporous SiO2 containing doxorubicin) is reported to be a safe and efficient treatment for liver cancer.

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